Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences (CUAS) is a full-time general undergraduate institution of higher education sponsored by the Chongqing Municipal People's Government, a national language standardization demonstration school, a garden-style unit in Chongqing, a high-level new engineering construction university in Chongqing, and the first batch of national innovation and entrepreneurship universities. In 2021, CUAS was approved as a master's degree-granting unit. There are 15 schools and 66 undergraduate majors covering 10 disciplines such as Literature, Science, Engineering, Management, Education, Agriculture, Economics, etc., realizing a successful transformation to multidisciplinary, application-oriented and comprehensive with 23,000 students. Three majors, which are Mechanical, Material and Chemical Engineering, and Agriculture, have been approved as master's degree authorization units. It has signed cooperation agreements with more than 30 universities in the United States, Russia, Italy and other foreign countries, and is a subsidized unit of the State Scholarship Council for sending students abroad. It has trained more than 300 overseas students, and jointly trained more than 600 graduate students with more than 40 universities, including Chongqing University and University of Electronic Science and Technology.
Located in Fuling District of Chongqing, Yangtze Normal University is a full-time undergraduate higher education institution, which boasts fine traditions of teacher education and distinctive characteristics as an application-oriented university. Founded in 1931, Yangtze Normal University has a profound school-running history. The campus covers an area of more than 1700 mu, and the environment is elegant. The university now has 21 secondary teaching units, more than 23,000 undergraduate students and 56 undergraduate majors, including 3 state-level first-class major construction sites, 12 municipal-level first-class major construction sites, and 1 Sino-foreign educational cooperation program. The university has more than 1,300 full-time teachers, including nearly 600 teachers with senior professional titles, more than 400 teachers with doctoral degrees, one state-level candidate for the "National Hundred, Thousand and Ten Thousand Talent Project in the New Century”, and more than 100 provincial-level and ministerial-level talents, such as Chongqing academic and technical leaders and members of the Chongqing Talents Program. Adhering to the principle of opening up, Yangtze Normal University has signed inter-university cooperation and exchange agreements with 39 foreign universities and institutions from 12 countries. The University has sent more than 500 teachers and students abroad for academic visits and exchanges, and enrolled more than 600 overseas students from 30 countries. Against this backdrop, benefits from international exchange platforms such as the Belt and Road Malaysia-China Cultural Exchange Center and the China-Poland Cultural Research Center have become increasingly prominent.
Chongqing University of Science and Technology（CQUST) is a full-time public undergraduate institution.The university has a strong focus on engineering and a balanced development in disciplines such as science, management, economics, law, humanities, and the arts. The university excels in fields such as oil and gas exploration and green development, as well as low-carbon metallurgy and advanced materials. In 2017, CQUST was authorized to confer master's degrees and in 2021, it received approval to establish doctoral degree programs, making a new milestone in its growth as an application-oriented research university. The university is located in the heart of the Western (Chongqing) Science City. The campus boasts a beautiful environment and is well-equipped with comprehensive facilities for studying, living, cultural activities, and sports. The campus covers a total area of 1,694,700 square meters, with buildings occupying 732,500 square meters. The total value of teaching and research instrument and equipment approaches 680 million yuan. The library, covering an area of over 40,000 square meters, houses more than 2.1 million physical books and 2.04 million e-books, along with extensive digital information resources. The university has been recognized as a Chongqing Garden-Style Institution and is among the first batch of Chongqing Civilized Campus awardees. CQUST has a faculty and staff team of over 1,700, including 660+senior professionals and more than 730 doctorate holders. The university has s student population of over 24,500 full-time students, including over 2,400 master's degree candidates.The university comprises 22 schools (departments, institutes, and centers).There are also 21 secondary-discipline master's programs or professional degree areas. The university has 10 nationally recognized first-class undergraduate programs. CQUST actively engages in domestic and international academic and research collaborations. It has established partnerships with over 60 universities worldwide in teaching, research, and talent cultivation , including Edinburgh Napier University in the UK, University of Illinois at Chicago in the US, University of Regina in Canada, Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences in Finland, Hanze University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands, University of Veracruz in Mexico, Kyungpook National University and Changwon National University in South Korea, as well as Chinese institutions such as Chongqing University, University of Science and Technology Beijing, China University of Petroleum, Southwest Petroleum University, Xi’an University of Science and Technology, and the Army Logistics Academy. Dedicated to serving regional economic and social development, CQUST is committed to cultivating high-quality talent with global perspectives, innovative capabilities, and practical skills. The university is on a determined path to becoming a high-level, application-oriented research university with distinct characteristics
Founded in 1954, Chongqing University of Education or CQUE is a full-time public higher education institute under the administration of Chongqing Municipal Education Commission. At present, there are 45 undergraduate majors, involving education, literature, science, engineering, management, economics, art and other disciplines. Chongqing University of Education adheres to open education and strives to develop itself into an international education platform. The university has carried out exchanges and cooperation with countries such as the United States, U.K., Spain, Italy, South Korea, Thailand. Located in Chongqing Nan'an District, the university enjoys advantageous geographic location. Currently, the university has two campuses：Xuefu Avenue campus and Nanshan campus, and they are both very near to the Liberation Monument which is the landmark of Chongqing. CQUE has developed exchange relationships with more than 80 universities and teaching institutes worldwide. It also has carried out Sino-foreign cooperative programs by introducing quality educational resources from the US, the UK, and Spain. CQUE currently offers 5 undergraduate programs (Athletic Rehabilitation, Business English, Tourism Management, Chinese Language and Literature, Networks and New Media) and Chinese language program. Upon successful completion of the prescribed curriculum, passing the assessments, and defending the graduation thesis, students are awarded an undergraduate degree. Chongqing University of Education warmly welcomes overseas students who are aware of and friendly to China to study in the University.
Chongqing Three Gorges Medical College is an institution of higher learning approved by the Ministry of Education, organized by the Chongqing Municipal People’s Government, and administered directly by Chongqing Municipal Commission of Education. The campus of Chongqing Three Gorges Medical College is located in Wanzhou District, Chongqing Municipality，boasts a land covering of more than 2,071 mu (nearly equivalent to 341 acres) and a housing system of over 698,000 square meters. Moreover, it owns 2 directly affiliated hospitals with over 2,000 beds available, 8 non-directly affiliated hospitals, and 10 teaching hospitals. The college is academically organized into 9 teaching departments including Clinical Sciences, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nursing and Pharmacy, etc. The college of Pharmacy offers majors including Pharmacy, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Drug Operation and Management, Pharmaceutical Preparation Technology, Pharmaceutical Equipment Application Technology, Drug Quality and Safety, Traditional Chinese Medicine Pharmaceutical Technology, Traditional Chinese Medicine Production and Processing. The college enrolls students from 26 provinces and municipals across the country. There are currently over 22,500 full-time students. Today more than 1,700 faculty members instruct these students in college, and over 300 possess senior professional titles. The college attaches great importance to international exchange and cooperation, establishes friendly cooperative relations with 12 foreign institutions (units). The school serves the “Belt and Road” Initiative, explores the “go global” model of traditional Chinese Medicine, and facilitates people-to-people exchanges between China and foreign countries. It actively participates in the development of 22 international education resources such as the international vocational standards of Tanzania. The college has jointly established “Shennong College” with medical colleges (institutions) in Uzbekistan, Uganda and other countries, and has carried out multi-form and multi-level cooperation and exchanges in long-term as well as short-term international student education and teacher training. It cultivates 189 international students, provides appropriate techniques training of traditional medicine for 154 people. It has also been approved to carry out a number of municipal and national international projects over the years.
Chongqing Medical and Pharmaceutical College (CQMPC), founded in 1948, is one of China's first vocational college listed in the Building Plan of High-Level Vocational Schools and Majors with Chinese Characteristics. It has first-class teaching teams,and majors with high professional precision and strong competitiveness. The educational strength and talent training quality have been widely recognized by society. Since its establishment 76 years ago, CQMPC has trained more than 200,000 medical and health professionals. The college has over 820 faculty members; over 30% of full-time teachers have senior titles, and more than 20% of full-time teachers have doctorates. The college has a group of outstanding teachers with highly recognized reputations, like National Famous TCM teachers and National “10,000 Talents Plan” Famous Teachers. The college offers 25 majors such as pharmacy, clinical medicine, stomatology, preventive medicine, nursing, medical laboratory technology, and Traditional Chinese medicine. According to the Golden Apple Ranking, the most influential ranking tool for Chinese vocational colleges, the competitiveness of medicine and health majors of CQMPC ranks the first among all vocational colleges in China. CQMPC has more than ten modern on-campus training bases supported by Central and Chongqing municipal governments. There has 1 affiliated hospital, 1 co-constructed-and-managed affiliated-hospital, 17 non-directly affiliated hospitals, 20 teaching hospitals, and more than 100 off-campus practice bases. CQMPC has deepened international exchanges and cooperation and achieved remarkable results in recent years. As a member of the China-Africa Vocational Education Alliance, China-Thailand Vocational Education Alliance, and International Land-Sea Trade Corridor Vocational Education Alliance, the college has established friendly cooperative relations with more than 30 universities and institutions in the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Ireland, Laos, Uganda, and other countries. The college runs 2 Sino-foreign cooperative education programs cooperated with Canada and Ireland and conducts overseas education programs in Uganda. Besides, CQMPC has initiated and carried out foreign aid project approved by the Ministry of Education, Silk Road Project of the Chongqing Municipal People’s Government Foreign Student Mayor’s Scholarship Program, project of International Characteristics of Chongqing and project of Inland Education Open-up Highland Construction. Currently. There are 117 international students on campus.
Founded in 1965, Chongqing Polytechnic University of Electronic Technology (CQUET) is a public undergraduate vocational university. In May 2024, the Ministry of Education approved CQUET's establishment by merging with Chongqing College of Electronic Engineering, making it the first public undergraduate vocational university in Chongqing.The key facts of CQUET are as follows: •CQUET has campuses in University Town, Beibei District, and Yongchuan District, spanning an area of about 1.71 million square meters (2,566.18 mu) with 772,900 square meters of school buildings. •Eight specialized colleges and four functional colleges ,serving 21,508 full-time students . •Guided by its major characteristics, CQUET has established 14 digital intelligence-based characteristic major groups, including information security technology applications, Internet of Things technology applications, automobile manufacturing and test technology, and intelligent building engineering technology. •In 2024, CQUET offers six full-time vocational undergraduate enrollment majors and 65 full-time higher vocational majors across 10 categories such as electronics and information, equipment manufacturing, and finance and trade.
Chongqing Industry Polytechnic College is a full-time public general institution of higher education organized by Chongqing Municipal Government and under the supervision of Chongqing Municipal Education Commission. The institution was formerly known as Chongqing Machine Manufacturing School, which was founded by the former State Second Machinery Industry Ministry in 1956; Chongqing Machine Manufacturing School and Chongqing Mechanical Workers' University were merged and upgraded to Chongqing Industry Polytechnic College in 2000; in 2006, it was approved to be the first batch of 28 national demonstration higher vocational colleges and universities; in 2010, it was relocated and moved into the Yubei Air Port; in 2019, it was approved to be the China Characteristics of high-level high-vocational Schools and professional construction program construction unit (B grade). The institution has two campuses, Yubei Airport Campus and Nanchuan Campus, covering an area of 1,867.82 acres and a building area of 505,100 square meters. There are more than 16,000 full-time students, 2,268,400 books and 338,658,100 yuan of teaching and research equipment. It has 11 secondary colleges and teaching units, including School of Mechanical Engineering, School of Vehicle Engineering, School of Artificial Intelligence and Big Data, School of Economics and Management, School of Design, School of Architectural Engineering, School of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Engineering, School of Electronics and Internet of Things Engineering, School of Electrical Engineering, School of Marxism (Ideological and Political Theory Teaching and Research Department), and School of Liberal Studies (Department of Physical Education), and offers 56 majors. The school has achieved remarkable results in school running. It is one of the first batch of national model higher vocational colleges and universities, the national “double-high program” construction of high-level school (B grade) construction units, has been awarded three times as the national advanced unit of vocational education, and won the national vocational colleges and universities, “Top 50 teaching management”, “Top 50 student management”, “Top 50 student management”, “Top 50 student management” and “Top 50 student management”. In the “2022 Annual Report on the Quality of Vocational Education in China”, the school was honored as one of the 100 outstanding institutions in the Teacher Development Index of Higher Vocational Institutions, one of the 100 outstanding institutions in the Student Development Index of Higher Vocational Institutions, and one of the 60 typical institutions in terms of the contribution of services provided by higher vocational institutions.
Chongqing City Management College is a state-owned higher education institution supported by Chongqing Municipal People's Government and jointly built by the Ministry of Civil Affairs and Chongqing Municipal People's Government. The college won various awards and titles such as a national model backbone of high quality vocational college, a member of the High-level and Professional Construction Programme with Chinese Characteristics", a national leading organisation of vocational education, a national-level leading institution for graduates employability, an outstanding contributor to skill cultivation, a well-managed campus, the first batch of municipal model vocational college in Chongqing, a pilot college of teaching quality review and improvement in vocational institutions of the Ministry of Education, and a high quality vocational college in Chongqing. Founded in 1984 as Chongqing Civil Affairs School of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the school was upgraded to Chongqing Social Work Vocational College in March 2001 and renamed Chongqing City Management College in March 2006 covering an area of 1800 mu, has 11 secondary school, 48 majors and nearly 15,000 students. After nearly 40 years of construction, the college has focused on "based on civil affairs, service to the local community, characteristic development" and witnessed the expansion of operations, improvement of the learning environment, development of programmes and improvement in teaching quality.
Chongqing Vocational Institute of Engineering (CQVIE) is a full-time higher vocational school established by Chongqing Municipal People’s Government and supervised by Chongqing Municipal Education Commission. Founded in 1951, the school is a higher education, and National Demonstrative High-level and High-quality Vocational Institute with Chinese Characteristics and Specialized Construction Plan. The institute has 12 secondary faculties and departments, offering 57 higher vocational specialties. With more than 16,000 full-time students, CQVIE still accepts more than 200 students for international education and training and offers an average of more than 40,000 persons continuing education and training per year. CQVIE boasts one teaching team at national level, three vocational education teachers' innovation teams at national level, eight national key programs, six national core programs, two national bases for cultivating "dual-qualified" teachers, two national production-oriented training bases, eight training bases funded by the central government, one national collaborative innovation center and one national special training base for "Online Learning Space for Everyone". There are also four national online quality vocational education courses and one national professional teaching resource library for vocational education, with 4 national teaching achievement awards. The library of CQVIE houses over 1.2 million volumes of print books, nearly 1.4 million electronic books, and over 40,000 electronic journals. Additionally, it has established a rich and sharing cloud platform with a database of vocational education resources. CQVIE insists on opening up to the outside world, and upholds the international cooperation talent cultivation concept of “mutual understanding of civilizations, tripartite construction, and multi-dimensional dual cultivation”. Since 2016, the university has trained nearly 1,500 long-term and short-term international students and carried out technical services with more than 20 countries along the “Belt and Road”, including Thailand, Malaysia, Laos, Russia, Uzbekistan, Tanzania, etc.
Chongqing Water Resources and Electric Engineering College is a public full-time ordinary college approved by the Chongqing Municipal People’s Government and recorded by the Ministry of Education of China. It is a national high-level training base for senior skilled personnel, a national demonstration college for higher vocational education in water conservancy, a backbone vocational college in Chongqing, a post-doctoral scientific research workstation in Chongqing, and a national high-quality vocational college in water conservancy and a construction unit for Chongqing’s “Double High-levels Plan”. The college was originally established in 1964 and was upgraded to a full-time regular higher education institution in 2004. It covers an area of 936 acres, with over 300 internship bases both on and off campus, and offers 42 majors covering 10 major categories, including water conservancy, electric power, resources, environment and safety, energy, power and materials, equipment manufacturing, education and sports. At present, there are 13,700 full-time students, more than 720 faculty members, 165 professors and associate professors, more than 350 people with postgraduate degrees or above, and more than 50 doctors. It has 8 municipal top-teachers and famous-teachers, 143 core-teachers, and 268 double-professionally-titled teachers. Teachers and students have won more than 100 awards in national, provincial and ministerial vocational skills competitions, and more than 300 national, provincial and ministerial awards in sports, literature and art.
Chongqing City Vocational College is an accredited institution by the Ministry of Education, sponsored by the Chongqing Municipal People's Government and supervised by the Chongqing Municipal Education Commission. It is a full-time public higher vocational institution established in 1950 as the Chongqing Workers' Political School. The college has been recognized as an advanced unit for vocational education teaching reform in Chongqing and has been selected among the top 50 "Outstanding High Vocational Schools for Talent Cultivation", "Outstanding High Vocational Schools for Service Contribution", and "Outstanding High Vocational Schools for Industry-Education Integration" in the western region of China. Located at the "bridgehead" of the Chengdu-Chongqing Economic Circle, the Western Vocational Education Base, the Chongqing Yongchuan National High-tech Zone, and the core area of the Big Data Industrial Park. The campus covers nearly 1000 acres with a building area of over 300,000 square meters. There are more than 14,000 full-time students currently enrolled. The college employs over 700 staff members, including more than 150 teachers with doctoral degrees, associate professors, and professors, and over 200 "dual-skilled" teachers. Additionally, there are more than 400 teachers with master's degrees or postgraduate qualifications. The college leads the establishment of the "China-Laos Vocational Education Development Community", with the Chongqing Municipal Education Commission and the Department of Technical and Vocational Education of Ministry of Education and Sports, Lao PDR have jointly signed the "Memorandum of Cooperation on Supporting the Construction of the China-Laos Vocational Education Development Community". The college has built an international shared industry college with Laos, forming an international exchange and cooperation platform with "one college and four centers". The "Construction of Laos Shared International Industry College" has been selected as an international characteristic project in Chongqing. The college has developed 33 international courses and course standards for Laos, established 10 bilingual Chinese-Laos international courses and 17 course standards; developed 7 international vocational standards for Tanzania and 2 for Sri Lanka, and had 4 course standards certified and introduced by the Cambodian Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sports. Students from Laos, Cambodia, Angola, Indonesia, and other countries have come to the college for academic visits and research, which are continuously enhancing its international influence.
