Chongqing Jiaotong University

Chongqing Jiaotong University, founded in 1951, is a teaching and research-oriented institution with a multi-tiered talent cultivation system encompassing bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Jointly established by the Ministry of Transport and the Chongqing Municipal Government, it possesses distinct characteristics and strengths in transportation. Primarily focused on engineering, the university promotes the coordinated development of disciplines including engineering, management, science, economics, humanities, and law.

    The university traces its origins to the Southwest Transportation College, established in 1951 to support the construction of the Sichuan-Tibet Highway and the development of Southwest China. It underwent several name changes before being restructured as Chongqing Transportation College in 1960. Between 1961 and 1963, the Civil Engineering Department of Chengdu Institute of Technology, the Metallurgy Department of Sichuan Institute of Metallurgy, and the Hydraulic Engineering Department of Wuhan Water Transport College were successively merged into the institution. In 1972, Chongqing Institute of Transportation merged with Chongqing Institute of Architecture and Engineering. In 1979, Chongqing Institute of Transportation resumed independent operation; that same year, Chongqing Navigation Engineering School was incorporated into the institution. In 1985, the university was approved to confer master's degrees. In 1986, the Southwest Water Transport Engineering Research Institute of the Ministry of Communications was integrated into Chongqing Institute of Transportation. In 1999, Chongqing Transportation School (formerly Chongqing River Transport School) came under the university's administration. In 2000, the university was transferred from the Ministry of Communications to Chongqing Municipality, adopting a management system jointly administered by the central government and local authorities, with Chongqing Municipality taking the lead. That same year, Chongqing Transportation Technical School came under the university's administration. In 2006, the institution was renamed Chongqing Jiaotong University and gained the authority to confer doctoral degrees.

    The university comprises the South Bank Campus, Shuangfu Campus, and Daping Branch (Chongqing Southwest Water Transport Engineering Research Institute), covering an area of 3,120 mu (approximately 208 hectares). Its campus buildings span over 720,000 square meters, with fixed assets valued at nearly 3 billion yuan. Teaching and research equipment exceeds 260 million yuan in value. The library houses over 30 foreign language databases, subscribes to more than 2,400 periodicals annually, and holds a collection of over 3.4 million volumes. The university currently enrolls over 27,000 full-time students, with a total student population exceeding 40,000 across all programs and levels.

    The university boasts outstanding disciplinary strengths and distinctive academic specialties. After over 60 years of development, it has established a multidisciplinary framework centered on engineering, with coordinated advancement across engineering, management, science, economics, humanities, arts, and law. It currently offers 3 first-level doctoral programs, 13 second-level doctoral programs, 13 first-level master's programs (covering 55 second-level disciplines), 3 postdoctoral research stations, 11 professional master's programs in engineering, and 59 undergraduate majors. The university is authorized to confer master's degrees to individuals with equivalent academic qualifications and to recommend outstanding undergraduates for direct admission to master's programs. The university hosts: - 1 National Engineering Technology Research Center - 1 National Key Laboratory Cultivation Base - 1 National-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory - 20 Provincial/Ministerial-level Key Laboratories (Engineering Technology Research Centers, Humanities and Social Sciences Bases) 1 National College Student Cultural Literacy Education Base, 7 provincial/ministerial-level or higher Talent Cultivation Model Innovation Experimental Zones, 15 provincial/ministerial-level Teaching Teams, 12 provincial/ministerial-level or higher Characteristic Majors, 3 provincial/ministerial-level or higher Comprehensive Major Reform Pilot Projects, 7 provincial/ministerial-level or higher Experimental Teaching Demonstration Centers, and nearly 50 provincial/ministerial-level or higher bilingual teaching demonstration courses, video open courses, high-quality courses, and high-quality resource-sharing courses.
    The university prioritizes talent development, maintaining a well-structured and highly qualified faculty. It currently employs over 2,000 staff members, including more than 1,500 full-time teachers. The faculty comprises nearly 50 doctoral advisors, over 580 master's advisors, and approximately 700 professors with senior professional titles. Among them are: - 1 recipient of the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars - 1 leading talent in the “Ten Thousand Talents Plan” for scientific and technological innovation - 7 national-level candidates in the “Hundred, Thousand, Ten Thousand Talents Project” - Over 120 provincial/ministerial-level and above experts and professors, including: - National Outstanding Contributors in Science and Technology - National Outstanding Teachers - Special Government Allowance recipients from the State Council Over 150 renowned scholars from China and abroad, including Academicians Zheng Jialian, Han Qiwei, Liang Yingchen, and Du Yanliang of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, serve as Distinguished Professors, Chief Scientists of Disciplines, or *** Professors at the university.

    The university upholds independent innovation and possesses robust research capabilities with abundant achievements. It has repeatedly received the National Science and Technology Progress Award, National Invention Award, and National Teaching Achievement Award. The university has achieved a series of world-leading results in fields such as arch bridge construction, inland waterway navigation and port channel development, and mountainous highway construction. It has undertaken over 500 major national and provincial/ministerial research projects, including the National Key Technology R&D Program, the National “863 Program,” the National Major Basic Research Program (973 Program), National Natural Science Foundation projects, and the Ministry of Education's Major Philosophy and Social Sciences Research Program, with annual research funding exceeding 100 million yuan. Over the past decade, the university has received nearly 200 provincial and ministerial-level awards for scientific and technological progress, including 16 national honors: First, Second, and Third Prizes of the National Science and Technology Progress Award, National Invention Award, National Teaching Achievement Award, and the Mao Yisheng Science and Technology Award—China Bridge Award. The university publishes three academic journals. Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, formerly edited by Academician Qian Weichang of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and sponsored by the university, is indexed by SCI and EI. It is published in both Chinese and English editions and distributed to over 50 countries and regions worldwide. The Journal of Chongqing Jiaotong University (Natural Science Edition) is listed as a Chinese Core Journal and a Core Journal of Science and Technology in China.

    The university has innovated its talent cultivation model, producing graduates of high caliber who are well-received by society. The university actively implements a dual-major system and vigorously advances international talent development initiatives such as the “Outstanding Engineer Education and Training Program” and international cooperative programs like “2+2,” “3+1,” and “4+1” models. It collaborates with enterprises to offer customized talent development programs including the “Mao Yisheng Class,” “Overseas Program Class,” “General Class,” and “Chang'an Class.” Over 500 large enterprises and institutions serve as student internship, practical training, and hands-on practice bases. Students demonstrate high comprehensive quality and strong applied capabilities, having repeatedly won top honors including the International First Prize in the Mathematical Contest in Modeling (MCM), the National Gold Award in the “Challenge Cup” National College Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition, and the First Prize in the National College Student Mathematical Modeling Competition. In 2012, the university fielded its first team to the 21st Century China-UK Business Plan Competition, securing the China Regional First Prize before advancing to the London International Finals where they claimed third place. The initial employment rate for undergraduate graduates has exceeded 90% for 16 consecutive years, making the university one of the first nationally recognized institutions for exemplary graduate employment practices. In the inaugural China Bridge Culture Week organized by the Ministry of Transport, five teams representing the university and its alumni were honored as the “Top Ten Bridge Hero Teams,” while five alumni were named among the “Top Ten Bridge Figures.”

    The university maintains an open international orientation, recruiting international students from around the world. It has established long-term cooperative relationships with over 50 universities and research institutions in countries such as the United States, Russia, Canada, Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Japan, and Australia, as well as in Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan. Experts and scholars are exchanged between these institutions to conduct academic exchanges and research collaborations. It operates a Confucius Institute in Benin, serves as a designated institution for the Chinese Government Scholarship program, offers an undergraduate major in International Chinese Education specifically for international students, and is authorized to enroll students from Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan.
    Since 2000, the university has been honored with numerous national accolades, including: National Advanced Primary-Level Party Organization; National Advanced Collective for Graduate Employment and Career Services; National Pioneer in Graduate Employment Best Practices; National Advanced Unit for Spiritual Civilization Development; National Model Workers' Home; and the Grand Prize for Ideological and Political Work Innovation from the Banshuetan magazine.

     Over more than 60 years of operation, the school has cultivated over 100,000 graduates across various disciplines and levels for the nation. Looking ahead, the university will continue to uphold its motto of “Cultivating Virtue and Reaching Far, Connecting the World Through Transportation,” adhere to its academic ethos of “Rigorous and Pragmatic, United and Progressive,” promote its educational tradition of “Willingly Serving as Paving Stones, Striving Endlessly,” and champion the spirit of “Empty Talk Harms the Nation, Hard Work Revives the Country.” Rooted in the west and oriented toward the nation, it will strive to build a high-level teaching and research university with international influence and domestic renown. distinguished by distinctive characteristics and prominent strengths.