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Chongqing University is a nationally famed comprehensive key university in China, directly under the State Ministry of Education, also a university listed among the first group of "211 Project" universities gaining preferential support in their construction and development from the Central Government of China. Currently, Chongqing University runs a graduate school and offers a wide range of undergraduate programs covering diverse branches of learning such as sciences, engineering, liberal arts, economics, management,law and education. Founded in 1929, Chongqing University had become a national comprehensive university consisting of six colleges in liberal arts, science, engineering, law science and medical science early in 1940s, thus earned a prestige both domestic and abroad then for its outstanding performance in schooling. A large number of famous scholars such as Li Siguang, Ma Yinchu, He Lu, etc., have dedicated to the establishment of a solid academic foundation as well as a religious schooling tradition of Chongqing University. In 1952, the nationwide restructuring of higher learning institutions turned Chongqing University into an engineering-orientated multi-disciplinary university under the State Ministry of Education. In 1960, Chongqing University was designated as one of the first key national universities. Since the implementation of reform and opening-up policy in China, Chongqing University has stressed the development of disciplines like humanities, business management, art, sports education, which further speeds up the process of developing itself into a comprehensive institution of higher learning. To suit the needs of higher education development in the 21st century, and to further promote the university's overall strength, in accordance with the State resolution on institutional reform of universities, Chongqing University merged with Chongqing Jianzhu University and Chongqing Architectural College on May 31 2000, forming a new Chongqing University. In maintaining its previous disciplinary advantage in mechanical and electrical engineering, energy, material science, information technology, bioengineering, business administration, the merger upgrades the new Chongqing University's academic status in China in the fields of architecture, civil engineering and environmental protection. For its further construction and development, and with the greater support of the State Ministry of Education and Chongqing Municipal Government in terms of capital investment, the new Chongqing University has readjusted its education philosophy, formulated its development scheme during the tenth "five-year plan" period. Correspondingly, the university has revised its talent-cultivation scheme and teaching program by laying stress on fostering students' innovation ability, improving students' allround quality. Thus, the university has carried out a series of new measures in its teaching reform, including: renowned professors giving lectures for undergraduate students, bilingual teaching project, innovative talent training program, the system for outstanding students to conduct a consecutive study of bachelor's degree and master's degree programs, etc. Besides, the university has perfected its credit system by adding and strengthening the major and minor specialty program, the flexible schooling system, the second-degree program, and the outstanding students training program, etc. The university has also reformed its standards and modes of choosing undergraduate students for conducting postgraduate programs without taking the entrance exam. At present, Chongqing University runs 26 colleges or faculties, plus the Graduate school, the City College of Science and Technology, the College of Continuing Education, the College of Networking Education. The University now has a total enrollment of 52,000 students, of which 16,000 are master's and doctoral students. The university owns 18 mobile workstations for postdoctoral study, 16 preliminary-level programs and 60 secondary-level programs for doctoral study, 182 programs for master's degree study as well as 9 specialized master's degree programs, namely MBA, EMBA,MPA, master of engineering, and 82 bachelor's degree programs. Currently, the university has a total number of 5,742 faculty and staff members, among which 2,709 are full-time teachers, 10 members of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and of the Chinese Academy of Science (including academicians engaged from other institutions), 5 members of the Subject Appraisal Team of the Degree Committee under the State Council, 15 titled the state-level middle-aged or young experts with distinguished contribution, 277 doctoral tutors, 330 experts awarded the governmental allowance, 1,530 full professors and associate professors 重庆大学是国家教育部直属的国家“211工程”和“985工程”重点建设大学。学校地处国家西南工商业重镇、长江上游经济中心——重庆直辖市,校园坐落在人文荟萃的文化名区沙坪坝。 重庆大学创办于1929年,早在20世纪40年代就成为拥有文、理、工、商、法、医等6个学院的国立综合性大学,闻名国内外。李四光、马寅初、何鲁、冯简、柯召、吴宓、吴冠中等大批著名学者曾在学校执教。经过1952年全国院系调整,重庆大学发展成为国家教育部直属的、以工科为主的多科性大学,1960年被国家确定为全国重点大学。改革开放以来,学校大力发展人文、经管、艺术、教育等学科专业。新学科专业的崛起,加速了学校向综合性大学发展的进程。1996年学校成为国家“211工程”重点建设高校。2000年5月31日,原重庆大学、重庆建筑大学、重庆建筑高等专科学校三校合并组建成新重庆大学,使得一直以机电、能源、材料、信息、生物、经管等学科优势而著称的重庆大学,在建筑、土木、环保等学科方面也处于全国较高水平,奠定了高水平大学建设的坚实基础。为建设好新重庆大学,国家教育部和重庆市签署共建协议,从政策和资金上给予重庆大学大力支持,使学校成为国家“985工程”重点建设高校。2004年学校被确定为中央直管高校,2005年学校以“优秀”通过教育部本科教学工作水平评估。
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