Chongqing University of Technology

Not to be confused with Chongqing University of Science and Technology.

Chongqing University of Technology (Chinese: 重庆理工大学) is a university in Chongqing, China. It was established on September 18, 1940. It has around 17,000 students and 2650 teachers.

Chongqi University of Technology used to be named after Chongqi Technology Institute, one of the four universities with traditional ordnance department. It is originated from the 11th Technical School of the Department of War Industry, which was founded in the 18th of September in 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 Chongqi 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. It is capable of developing diploma students, undergraduates and postgraduates, and grants bachelor degree, master degree and titles of researchers and associate researchers in institutes in Chongqi City. Now it is a common tertiary institution supervised by Chongqi government and Ministry of Ordnance Industry (current China South Industries Group Corporation).

History

In the 18th 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 Chongqi by storm. The 11th Technical School was renamed to Chongqi Polytechnic College, and controlled by military government of Southwest Bureau of the CCP.

In April, 1965, it was updated and renamed to Chongqi 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 Chongqi Technical College and granted master degrees. It was still controlled by Ministry of Ordnance Industry and later jointly supervised by Chongqi government and Ordnance Industry Corporation.

In March, 2009, Ministry of Education of the PRC agreed to rename it “Chongqi University of Technology”, and then the establishment of several key laboratories for automobile manufacturing was reported.

On the 16th May, 2009, the university formally accepted the name, changing to “Chongqi University of Technology”. It is jointly supervised by Chongqi government and China South Industries Group Corporation. It is one of the remaining four universities with ordnance department.

Faculties

Full-time teachers of Chongqi University of Technology account for 54% of the total number of teachers, which ranks top in Chongqi City and southwestern area. In recent five years it has in sequence undertaken 1390 state-level and province-level major research projects and horizontal cooperation projects including National Natural Science Foundation and National Social Science Foundation. Two of them have gained 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

Main campus: Yangjiaping campus

Address: No. 4 Xingsheng Road, Yangjiaping, Chongqi. Post code: 400050

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 Chongqi City.

Huaxi campus

Address: No. 69 Hongguang Avenue, Lijiatuo, Banan District, Chongqing City. Post code: 400054

References

Chongqi Technical College Chongqi universities list

External links

• Official site