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Chongqing University is one of the universities in China
that started higher science education at an early stage.
In 1929, the university established Science School as
one of the six primal schools of the university, and under
which there were two departments, i.e., the
Department of Physics, the Department of Mathematics. Chinese famous
scientists, as Dr. Li Siguang, He Lu, Ke Zhao, Hu Kunsheng,
Duan Diaoyuan, Pan Bu, Xie Changli, Guo Jianbai, Zhou
Xueou, Wang Yuanji, and etc, were faculties of the
school. With the nation-wide reconstruction of
higher education in 1950s, a large part of science
faculties were transferred to Sichuan University in Chengdu, China.
The splendent
history of Chongqnig University's science education was put to a
suspension.
A decade later, at the end of 1970s, the university regalvanized to enroll undergraduates of Applied
Mathematics and Applied Physics, and reconstructed the
Department of Applied Mathematics and the Department of
Applied Physics. To prepare for the university's
development into a first class comprehensive research
university with international reputation, a new Science
School was
re-established in 1998 on the basis of the Department of
Applied Mathematics and the Department of Applied
Physics. After the merger of Chongqing Jianzhu
University and Chongqing Architectural College into
Chongqing University, Science School expanded again.
At present, there are more than 150 faculties and staff
in the School. Among the faculties, there are 23 professors,
6 Doctorate Graduate Supervisors, and 41 Associated
Professors. The School enrolls students in 5
undergraduate programs, 9 Master Degree Programs, and 2
Doctorate Degree Programs. The School is renowned for
its 1 key laboratory and 5 key disciplines of Chongqing
Municipality, and 11 institutes. Having experienced
several dramastic historical changes, Science School is rapidly
progressing toward a internationally reputed Science
School with emphases both research and teaching. |
Brief Introduction