On the morning of January 18, Chongqing Yitong College and Chongqing University of Finance and Economics, which were converted from independent colleges to ordinary undergraduate colleges, were officially inaugurated.

  Recently, the Ministry of Education has replied to the Chongqing Municipal People’s Government to approve the transfer of Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications Transit College to Chongqing Transit College, Chongqing Technology and Business University Rongzhi College to Chongqing Finance and Economics College, and Chongqing Normal University Foreign Business School to Chongqing Foreign Affairs College. The School of Economics and Trade, the Chongqing Southern Institute of Translation and Interpretation of Sichuan International Studies University were transferred to Chongqing University of Foreign Languages ​​and Foreign Affairs, and the Urban Science and Technology College of Chongqing University was transferred to Chongqing City University of Science and Technology.

  After the transfer, the several schools are all independent undergraduate-level private general higher education institutions. The school is positioned as an applied higher education institution and mainly cultivates high-quality applied and technical talents required for regional economic and social development.

  Up to now, Chongqing has 68 full-time universities, including 26 undergraduate universities, 42 higher vocational colleges, and 9 private undergraduate universities.

(Reporter Xiao Jiangchuan)

Editor in charge: [Lu Yan]