Chongqing University of Technology

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Not to be confused with Chongqing University of Science and Technology.

Chongqing University of Technology
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Chongqing University of Technology (CQUT) is a

Shanghai Ranking", placed the university 5th in Chongqing.[3]

Overview

The university was established on 18 September 1940, it now has around 26,000 students and 1,590 teachers.[4]

Chongqing University of Technology used to be named the Chongqing Technology Institute, one of four universities with a traditional ordnance department.[

anonym
was "Shiji Public School". Although its public identity was technical school, it acted to train professionals in weapon production for the Nationalist government.

Today the university is strong in the fields of engineering, economic management and basic engineering — the disciplines of automobile manufacturing and research in drive technology, thermal engine technology and transmission technology are top in the state. It has become one of the benchmark schools in China for its research in automobile design, thermal engine and automobile suspension systems. It established Chongqing Automobile Institute and the first CVT (

Continuously Variable Transmission) institute in China in a joint capital partnership with Changan Ford, Suzuki, Mazda, and Honda.[citation needed
]

The university has diploma students, undergraduates and postgraduates. It grants bachelor's degree, master's degree and titles of researchers and associate researchers in institutes in

China South Industries Group Corporation
).

History

On 18 September 1940, its origin, the 11th Technical School of the Department of War Industry of National Government of the Republic of China was founded.[

Li Chenggan.[citation needed
]

In November 1949, the army of the Communist Party took Chongqing by storm.[citation needed] The 11th Technical School was renamed to Chongqing Polytechnic College, and controlled by military government of Southwest Bureau of the CCP.

In April 1965, the institution was updated and renamed to Chongqing Industry College, under the fifth Ministry of Machine building.[citation needed] It had several key laboratories of Ministry of Defense and Ministry of Ordnance Industry. In fact it was one of the universities with ordnance department which served for national defense.

In May 1999, it was renamed to Chongqing Institute of Technology and granted master's degrees.[citation needed] It was still controlled by Ministry of Ordnance Industry and later jointly supervised by the Chongqing government and Ordnance Industry Corporation.

In March 2009, Ministry of Education of the PRC agreed to rename it "Chongqing University of Technology", and then the establishment of several key laboratories for automobile manufacturing was reported.[citation needed]

On 16 May 2009, the university formally accepted the name, changing to "Chongqing University of Technology".[

China South Industries Group Corporation
. It is one of the remaining four universities with ordnance department.

Faculties

Full-time teachers of Chongqing University of Technology account for 54% of the total number of teachers, which ranks top in Chongqing City and the southwestern area of China.[

National Natural Science Foundation and National Social Science Foundation. Two of them have gained the National Science and Technology Award.[citation needed] Its vehicle engineering is state-level key discipline, and its province-level key disciplines are biological engineering, drive and thermal engine, automation, basic accounting and pharmaceutical engineering. The university also has over 30 university-level institutes and over 160 out-of-campus practice bases.[citation needed
]

Rankings

As of 2023, the

Shanghai Ranking", placed the university 5th in Chongqing.[3]

In 2022, Chongqing University of Technology was ranked in the top 2000 universities in the world by several international rankings including the U.S. News & World Report Best Global Universities Ranking, the URAP World Ranking - University Ranking by Academic Performance and the Scimago Institutions Rankings.[5][6][7]

Campus

Old campus: No. 4 Xingsheng Road, Yangjiaping (杨家坪), Chongqing. Postcode: 400050.[8]

It has buildings with green tiles which were the site of Crown Corps of Military Council of National Government and headquarters of the 8th theater.[citation needed] Now they are key cultural relics preservation sites in Chongqing City. Most of the old campus is being destroyed and torn down.[9] Trees are being removed and sent to the new campus while buildings are being torn down. Most faculty and almost all students are now located on the main campus.

Main/Huaxi campus (花溪校区): No. 69 Hongguang Road,

Chongqing City. Postcode: 400054.[10]

Longxing campus (龙兴校区): No. 459 Pufu Road, Yubei District, Chongqing. Postcode: 401135 (29°42′41″N 106°47′28″E / 29.71129°N 106.791114°E / 29.71129; 106.791114).[11]

References

  1. ^ CQUT. Statutes of Chongqing University of Technology. No.69 Hongguang Avenue, Banan District, Chongqing, China.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  2. ^ "History". IstorCQUT. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  3. ^ a b "ShanghaiRanking's Best Chinese Universities Ranking". www.shanghairanking.com. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Abiut CQUT" (in Simplified Chinese). May 2015. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  5. ^ "Best Global Universities Rankings: Chongqing University of Technology". U.S. News & World Report. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  6. ^ "URAP - University Ranking by Academic Academic Performance". urapcenter.org. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  7. ^ "University Rankings 2022". www.scimagoir.com. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  8. ^ "On the lower corner of the Chinese official website".
  9. ^ "China's State Administration of Cultural Heritage". March 2013. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  10. ^ "On the lower corner of the English official website". Archived from the original on 30 June 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  11. ^ "Longxing campus website".

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