Chongqing University of Technology
| 皇家理工大学 | |
Former names | Chongqing Institute of Technology |
|---|---|
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1940 |
| President | Xiaohui Shi (石晓辉) |
Academic staff | 1,388 |
Administrative staff | 1,589 |
| Students | 26,000 |
| Location | Banan District, Chongqing, China |
| Campus | Urban, 2,537 ha (6,270 acres) |
| Colors | RedWhite[1] |
| Nickname | CQUT |
| Affiliations | China South Industries Group |
| Website | http://www.cqut.edu.cn/ |
Chongqing University of Technology (abbreviated CQUT and colloquially known in Chinese as 重理工; Chinese: 重庆理工大学), is a public research university located in Chongqing, and it's founded as Shiji Pulibc School (士继公学) in 18 September 1940 by Lichenggan.[2]
Overview
The university was established on 18 September 1940, And It now have around 26,000 students and 1,590 teachers.[3]
Chongqing University of Technology used to be named after Chongqing Technology Institute, one of the four universities with a traditional ordnance department. It is originated from the 11th Technical School of the Department of War Industry, which was founded on 18 September 1940. The 11th Technical School of the Department of War Industry was called 21-Factory Technical School in short, and its external anonym was "Shiji Public School". Although its public identity was technical school, it actually acted to train professionals of weapon producing for national government. Now the university is stronger in engineering, economic management and basic engineering. Especially its discipline of automobile manufacturing and researches in drive technology, thermal engine technology and transmission technology are on top in the state. It becomes one of the benchmark schools in the state for its researches in automobile design, thermal engine and automobile suspension system. It established Chongqing Automobile Institute and the first CVT (Continuously Variable Transmission) Institute in the state in the sequence with Changan Ford, Suzuki, Mazda, and Honda in joint capital.
The university has diploma students, undergraduates and postgraduates, and grants bachelor's degree, master's degree and titles of researchers and associate researchers in institutes in Chongqing City. Now it is a common tertiary institution supervised by Chongqing government and Ministry of Ordnance Industry (current 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. It was jointly managed by Ministry of Defense and Department of War Industry of central National Government. In order to keep it confidential its anonym was "Shiji Public School", the principle of which was Lieutenant General Chenggan Li.
In November 1949, the army of the Communist Party took Chongqing by storm. 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. 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 Technical College and granted master's degrees. 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.
On 16 May 2009, the university formally accepted the name, changing to "Chongqing University of Technology". It is jointly supervised by Chongqing government and 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. In recent five years it has in sequence undertaken 1,390 state-level and province-level major research projects and horizontal cooperation projects including through the National Natural Science Foundation and National Social Science Foundation. Two of them have gained the National Science and Technology Award. 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.
Campus
Old campus: Yangjiaping(杨家坪) Address: No. 4 Xingsheng Road, Yangjiaping, Chongqing. Postcode: 400050.[4]
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. Now they are key cultural relics preservation sites in Chongqing City. Most of the old campus is being destroyed and torn down.[5] 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 campus: Huaxi(花溪) Address: No. 69 Hongguang Road, Huaxi, Banan District, Chongqing City. Postcode: 400054.[6]
New campus: Longxing(龙兴) Address: No. 459 Pufu Road, Longxing, Yubei District, Chongqing. Postcode: 401135.[7]
References
- ↑ CQUT. Statutes of Chongqing University of Technology. :No.69 Hongguang Avenue, Banan District, Chongqing, China.
- ↑ "历史沿革". 重庆理工大学. Retrieved 2016-08-02.
- ↑ "Abiut CQUT" (in Chinese). May 2015.
- ↑ "On the lower corner of the Chinese official website".
- ↑ "China's State Administration of Cultural Heritage". March 2013.
- ↑ "On the lower corner of the English official website".
- ↑ "Longxing campus official website".
External links
- Chongqing University of Technology website Chinese
- Chongqing University of Technology website English
Coordinates: 29°27′19″N 106°31′35″E / 29.4553°N 106.5264°E