Chongqing University of Science and Technology

Chongqing University of Science and Technology is a full-time public university offering both bachelor and master degree programs. It was officially established with the approval of the ministry of Education in May 2004 through the merger of two well-reputed colleges founded in 1951 under the administration of two ministries of central government, viz.-Chongqing Polytechnic College and Chongqing Petroleum College. The latter was awarded as a key college listed in the national model tertiary technical college. The university is the proud recipient of multiple titles, including, a pilot unit of the National Education Training Program for Excellent Engineers, a deputy-directorial member of the National Association of Universities of Applied Sciences , a deputy-directorial member of the National Union of New Colleges and Universities, a directorial member of Chongqing Municipal Universities Transformation and Development Alliance. It has been strongly supported by Chongqing Municipal government as a high-level new engineering college, and rated a National Model College in Innovation And Entrepreneurship as well as National Model College in Innovation and Entrepreneurship Education Reform. In 2018, it was accredited to be an institution officially permitted to offer master degree programs

CQUST covers an area of nearly 140 hectares, with a total built-up area of more than 600,000 square meters that houses497 million Yuan worth of research equipment .. It is located in the University town of Chongqing high-tech zone, which is regarded as the intellectual core of the Chongqing science city under construction and the important base of the western China scientific and technological innovation center. Next to Gele Mountain National Forest Park in the east and Jinyun Mountain National Forest Park in the west, the university is an ideal place to study, do sports, and enjoy life with its ample facilities. The library has an area of more than 44,000 square meters housing 1.91 million printed books, and over 1.92 million e-books, and an abundant collection of digital resources. The university is recognized as a garden-style institution of higher learning in Chongqing.