Chongqing Normal University - Chongqing Municipal Government Mayor's Scholarship for International Students

About the university

Chongqing Normal University (CNU), located in the municipality of Chongqing, is a full-time comprehensive normal university sponsored by the Chongqing Municipal People's Government and administered by the Chongqing Municipal Education Commission. It has been selected into the Ministry of Education's Excellent Teacher Training Program, is among the first batch of pilot universities for the Outstanding Agricultural and Forestry Talent Education and Training Program, and is part of the first national-level New Liberal Arts Research and Reform Practice Projects. It is a Chongqing first-class discipline construction university, the leading unit of the Chongqing National Center for Applied Mathematics, a National Typical Experience University for Graduate Employment, and hosts the Innovation and Talent Introduction Base for Optimization and Control Discipline (111 Plan). Founded in January 1954 as Chongqing Normal Junior College, it was renamed Chongqing Normal College in September 1960 and granted the qualification to offer undergraduate programs. In September 1962, it reverted to its original name, and Chengdu Normal Junior College was merged into it. In January 1978, it was again renamed Chongqing Normal College. It was authorized to confer bachelor's degrees in 1981 and master's degrees in 1986. In May 2001, Chongqing Preschool Normal School and Chongqing Textile Workers' University were merged into the college. In April 2003, the Ministry of Education approved its renaming to Chongqing Normal University, and in September of the same year, Chongqing No.1 Normal School (originating from the Guanzhong East Sichuan Normal School founded in 1906) was merged in. The university's University Town campus broke ground in July 2004 and welcomed its first students in October 2005. In 2017, it was approved as a unit for recommending master's students without examination, and in 2018, it became a doctoral degree-granting institution. In 2019, the archaeology program established a postdoctoral research station. In 2020, it joined the Chengdu-Chongqing Double City Economic Circle University Art Alliance. In December 2021, the construction of the Chongqing National Center for Applied Mathematics project began on campus, marking the start of the university's first national-level scientific research platform. In September 2023, the School of Archaeology and Cultural Heritage was established, and the mathematics program obtained a postdoctoral research station. In October 2024, the university signed a memorandum of understanding with the University of Rwanda to jointly promote international Chinese language education in Rwanda. As of November 2024, the university has three campuses covering a total area of 2,688 mu, with 17 secondary colleges and 5 directly affiliated colleges. It offers programs across 12 academic disciplines, including 4 first-level doctoral degree authorization disciplines, 24 first-level master's degree authorization disciplines, 20 professional master's degree authorization points, and 74 undergraduate programs. The university has nearly 2,200 faculty and staff, and over 34,000 enrolled students, including over 25,000 full-time undergraduates, over 8,100 doctoral and master's students, and nearly 500 international students. It has established 5 Confucius Institutes and 1 Chinese Language Normal College on five continents, and hosts 3 country (region) research centers registered with the Ministry of Education.