A Brief Introduction to Chongqing Normal University
Chongqing Normal University (hereafter as “CNU”), founded in 1954, is a full-time comprehensive institution of higher education under the leadership of Chongqing Municipal Government of P. R. China. CNU covers over 190 hectares (2688 mu) and is located in Shapingba District, the cultural and educational district of Chongqing. CNU is a higher education institution authorized to award Master’s and Bachelor’s degree with the approval of the Degree Awarding commission of the State Council, P. R. China. Currently, there are 17 colleges, 75 bachelor’s degree programs, 24 first-level discipline of authorized master degree programs, 14 professional authorized master degree programs, 1 first-level discipline of authorized doctoral degree programs，authorized secondary vocational master’s degree, authorized advanced teachers professional master degree of literature, science, economics, management, art, physical education, etc., forming an educational system which is able to train postgraduates, undergraduates, associates and overseas students. And Chongqing Normal University was granted doctor degree institute by Chinese education government in 2018. Currently, there are over 25,000 full time undergraduate students,4000 graduate students, 570 international students, and over 2000 teachers including more than 1000 professors and doctors.
Grasping the tendency of educational globalization, CNU perseveres in the mode of “open university” and is the host university of Chinese Government Scholarship, Confucius Institute Scholarship, Chongqing Municipal Mayor Scholarship. The university has successively established cooperation and exchange relationship by various forms, as jointed education, jointed scientific research, and mutual visit, with education institutions in over 30 countries such as USA, UK，Russia, Japan, Australia, Malaysia, Indonesia Canada, Sweden, etc. Actively promote the international education of Chinese language, the university was awarded as the "Confucius Institute Advanced Chinese Cooperation Agency" three times by the Headquarter of Confucius Institute. It has organized "Confucius Institute" and "Chinese Teachers College" in the United States, Britain, Rwanda, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and other countries, which realizes the layout of the Confucius Institute in five continents.
CNU attaches much importance to overseas students’ education and administration in a way of classified teaching and human-based management, insisting on classification teaching and humanization management. International Students Office enjoys much popularity with overseas students as their home in China, and gets the widely acclaimed by them. CNU provide international students a better integration of education, carrying out the convergence management and teaching. CNU took the lead in Chongqing to set up International College of Chinese Language and Culture, providing better education and administration for Chinese language training students. The college offers favorable learning environment for overseas students as much as possible with small-sized classes and special tutoring.
CNU will actively promote the campus as the teaching-research normal universities of distinctive features, the front rank in western areas and be of great influence in China!
