Chongqing University of Science and Technology

Southwest University of Political Science and Law (SWUPL), established in 1950 in Chongqing, is one of China's earliest political and legal education institutions.

Southwest University sits on a 600-hectare campus at the foot of Jinyun Mountain, beside the Jialing River in Chongqing. It formed in 2005 from the merger of Southwest China Normal University and Southwest Agricultural University, building on roots that trace back to East Sichuan Teachers College in 1906. The university hosts 32 faculties and schools, offering programmes across philosophy, education, agronomy, psychology, engineering, and the arts. Its academic strengths include teacher education, psychology, and agricultural science—particularly silkworm genomics and ethnic education research in southwest China. Around 2700 academic staff support over 50,000 full-time undergraduates and postgraduates. Degree pathways span 107 bachelor’s, 46 master’s, and 21 doctoral programmes, alongside professional and postdoctoral options.

Yangtze Normal University (YZNU) is a full-time regular undergraduate university run by the Chinese government, with a history of over 80 years. It is in Fuling District, Chongqing (historically associated with the Ba Kingdom), and plays a significant role in Chongqing’s higher-education layout and local development. The School of International Education offers multilevel Chinese courses for international students—elementary to advanced comprehensive Chinese, reading, listening, writing, speaking, China Panorama, Chinese martial arts, Chinese painting, calligraphy, HSK, and HSKK—with a strong HSK pass rate among Chongqing universities. Cultural festivals, talent contests, and New Year parties support exchange; students also join Chinese cultural activities and social practice. Campuses cover over 320 acres with more than 700,000 square meters of built area. There are 20 schools and departments offering 53 undergraduate majors across ten disciplines: liberal arts, sciences, pedagogy, law, management, history, economics, engineering, agronomy, and art. Faculty include 1,478 professional teachers (about 470 with senior titles, 350 with doctorates, 700 with master’s degrees). Full-time students exceed 20,000, including about 200 international students from Asia, Europe, and Africa

Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications was established in 1950 and sits on the Nanshan hills in Chongqing. It specialises in information and communications technologies, with schools covering telecommunications engineering, computer science, automation, and management science. The university has awarded degrees to more than 90,000 graduates since its founding. Its academic staff include researchers and engineers with experience across national and international technical institutions. CQUPT offers undergraduate, master’s and doctoral programmes, with a particular emphasis on applied research in digital infrastructure and systems engineering.

Chongqing University (CQU) is a key national university directly under the Ministry of Education. It is a “211 Project” and “985 Project” university with support from central and local government. Founded in 1929, CQU has 28 colleges, plus the Graduate School, the City College of Science and Technology, the College of Continuing Education, and the College of Networking Education. Total enrollment is about 50,000: about 20,000 master’s and doctoral students and 30,000 undergraduates. The university has 24 postdoctoral mobile stations, 133 doctoral programs, 256 master’s programs, 18 professional master’s programs (including MBA, EMBA, MPA, and master of engineering), and 89 bachelor’s programs across science, engineering, liberal arts, economics, management, law, agriculture, and education. Staff: about 5,400 faculty and staff, including about 2,700 full-time teachers; 3 members of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and 12 contracted members from other institutions; 6 members of the Subject Appraisal Team of the Degree Committee under the State Council; 4 chief scientists of the National 973 Project; 4 state-level middle-aged or young experts with distinguished contribution; 500 doctorate supervisors; and 1,700 full professors and associate professors. CQU has exchange links with over 100 higher education institutions in about 20 countries, including the USA, England, France, Germany, Italy, Canada, Australia, Holland, Japan, South Korea, and Russia.

Chongqing Medical University (CQMU) was founded in 1956 and grew out of Shanghai First Medical College (now part of Fudan University). It is a comprehensive medical university offering bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, and postdoctoral programs. It was among the first universities approved by the Ministry of Education to accept international students for English-taught medicine. Since 2001, it has accepted over 1,000 international students from more than 30 countries and regions. It is listed in the WHO World Directory of Medical Schools and recognized by ECFMG (USA). Faculty have led more than 500 research projects and won over 110 science and technology awards. CQMU operates a national engineering research center and a national bio-industry base experimental animal center. Enrollment is about 28,000 students: over 20,000 undergraduates, about 5,000 postgraduates, and over 650 international students. Four nationally ranked key disciplines: infectious diseases, pediatrics, clinical laboratory diagnostics, and neurology. CQMU has 19 colleges and departments, a graduate school, a life sciences institute, about 1,400 professors and associate professors, and over 200 PhD/MD supervisors. It offers 24 bachelor specialties, including clinical laboratory medicine, pediatrics, and nursing (nationally ranked). It has 6 affiliated hospitals with 8,900 beds and over 7,000,000 outpatient visits each year.