Chongqing University of Science and Technology is a university located in the Shapingba District of Chongqing City supported by the Chongqing Municipal People's government, the China National Petroleum Corporation, the China Petrochemical Corporation, and the China National Offshore Oil Corporation. The university was part of the "Engineering Excellence Education Program" and the "Data China 100 School Project". The university's programs focus on petrochemicals, metallurgy, machinery, materials, electronics, and environmental protection with courses offered in science, engineering, economics, management, law, literature, and the arts.
Location and campus
Chongqing University of Science and Technology (CQUST) is a public university offering both bachelor's and master's degree programs. It was officially established with the approval of the Ministry of Education in May 2004 through the merger of two colleges under the administration of two ministries of the central government. Both previous colleges had been well-known educational institutions, and Chongqing Petroleum College was a key college listed in the national model as a tertiary technical college. The new university received multiple designations, including:
Pilot unit of the National Education Training Program for Excellent Engineers, Deputy-directorial member of the National Association of Universities of Applied Sciences Deputy-directorial member of the National Union of New Colleges and Universities, and Directorial member of Chongqing Municipal Universities Transformation and Development Alliance.
CQUST has been strongly supported by the Chongqing Municipal government as a high-level new engineering college, and was rated as:
National Model College in Innovation and Entrepreneurship
National Model College in Innovation and Entrepreneurship Education Reform
In 2018, it was accredited as a master's institution.
Location
CQUST covers an area of nearly 140 hectares, with a total built-up area of more than 600,000 square meters. It is located in Chongqing's high-tech zone which is the base of the western China scientific and technological innovation center. It is next to Gele Mountain National Forest Park in the east and Jinyun Mountain National Forest Park in the west.
Faculty
CQUST has more than 1,500 faculty members, with over 1,200 full-time teachers, including 3 members of the China Engineering Academy. There are more than 120 high-caliber talents at provincial and ministerial levels including members of University Teaching Guidance Committee of the Education Ministry, national technical talents, Chongqing Talent Program, Bayu Scholars Program, academic (industrial) technology leaders, and Young and Middle-aged Pillar Teachers. There are more than 20,000 full-time students, including more than 600 postgraduates and 400 international students.
Schools
CQUST has 16 schools: School of Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering School of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering School of Mechanical and Power Engineering School of Electrical Engineering School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering School of Civil Engineering and Architecture School of Safety Engineering (School of Emergency Management) School of Marxism School of Business Administration School of Law, Political Science, Business and Trade School of Mathematics and Big Data School of Foreign Language School of Humanities and Arts School of Sports Science and Physical Education School of Intelligent Technology and Engineering Normal School of Vocational and Technical Education (School of Continuing Education, Self-Education Examination Department)
The university runs 7 professional and academic master’s programs in Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering, Safety Engineering, Geography Engineering, Metallurgy Engineering, Chemistry and other fields.
Undergraduate programs
There are 65 undergraduate programs at CQUST. Among them, Petroleum Engineering and Metallurgy Engineering are national first-class majors, and 17 other majors are first-class majors in Chongqing. It has 2 national-level specialty majors, 5 majors in the National Program for the Educational Cultivation of Excellent Engineers and 16 municipal-level specialty majors. Additionally, 8 majors have received the accreditation from the Engineering Education Accreditation Association.