Чэнду Технологиялық Университеті

Public university in Chengdu, Sichuan, China

The Chengdu University of Technology (CDUT; ) is a national public research university located in Chengdu, Sichuan, China. It is a technology focused institution co funded by the Ministry of Education of China, the Ministry of Natural Resources of China, and the Sichuan Provincial People's Government. The university is part of the Double First Class Construction. CDUT was established in 1956 on the basis of geology related faculties from Chongqing University, Nanjing University, Northwest University, Beijing Institute of Geology (now China University of Geosciences), Northeast College of Geology (now Jilin University), and Jiao Tong University. The university covers an area of 1.92 square kilometers. There are 18 colleges, 1 Institute of Sedimentary Geology, and 1 Institute of Geological Survey. As of 2023, the university offers 66 undergraduate majors and more than 100 master's and doctoral programs, with 3,031 teaching and research staff (including 511 professors and 799 associate professors). CDUT ranked within the 801 900 band globally in the 2023 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU).

Chengdu Institute of Geology, the predecessor of Chengdu University of Technology, was founded in 1956, based on the combination of geology related faculties of Chongqing University, Nanjing University, Northwest University, former Beijing Institute of Geology (China University of Geosciences), former Northeast College of Geology (Jilin University), former Jiaotong University, etc., with the approval of the State Council of the People's Republic of China. In 1993, Chengdu Institute of Geology renamed to Chengdu Institute of Technology. Chengdu Institute of Technology (Chengdu Institute of Geology) was a key university under the administration of the Ministry of Land and Resources of China (now the Ministry of Natural Resources of China).

CDUT is located in Central Chengdu, at the heart of Chenghua District. The main campus occupies an area of approximately 1.92 km2. The campus is served by the Chengdu University of Technology Station on the Line 7 and Line 8 of Chengdu Metro.

In recent years, CDUT has invited Nobel Prize laureates and a large number of world renowned experts and scholars to give lectures. The university recruits foreign experts to set up courses for undergraduates and postgraduate students on a regular basis and bring them into the talent training system. CDUT is included in the National Scholarship Council's innovation program and other national projects. The university has established exchanges and cooperation with more than 180 universities and scientific research institutions in Australia, Britain, Canada, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Russia, the United States, and other countries. In 2013, Chengdu University of Technology and the University of Edinburgh signed a memorandum of cooperation in education. The two universities carry out the '2+2' dual degree education program in several undergraduate majors, including Geology, Geology and Physical Geography, Geophysics, Geophysics and Meteorology, Geophysics and Geology, Environmental Geoscience, etc. Students study in Chengdu University of Technology for the first two years of undergraduate courses, and then go to the University of Edinburgh for further studies. After completing the rest two years of undergraduate courses, the students can obtain graduation certificate and degree from Chengdu University of Technology and degree from the University of Edinburgh.

CDUT is one of a limited number of universities with both first level and second level national key disciplines in China. In 1988, when the first batch of National Key Disciplines were appraised and reviewed, CDUT's two disciplines were rated as first National Key Disciplines. After the merges and restructures of disciplines made by the Chinese Ministry of Education in the following years, the university has 1 first level National Key Discipline (Geological Resources and Geological Engineering) and 4 second level National Key Disciplines by 2008.

Approximately 36,000 students are enrolled in the year 2021. By October 2023, the university has 3,031 teaching and administrative staff, including 4 fellows of Chinese Academy of Science, 551 professors and 799 associate professors. CDUT has international cooperative relationships and exchanges with more than 60 universities and institutions outside China. More than 2,800 scholars and experts from over 40 countries have visited CDUT to conduct research or to lecture by 2019. Students from the United States, Australia, Germany, Austria, Korea, Japan, Russia and other countries have studied at CDUT in different fields. Over 300 international cooperative research projects have been completed. In recent years, the university has successfully held several international academic conferences.

The CDUT museum, with more than 100,000 specimens, is the largest natural museums in West China. Many world and national class treasures are on display. Among these treasures, the 22 meter long Mamenchisaurus hochuanensis, the world's longest necked Jurassic dinosaur's fossil, is the highlight of the museum. Another notable treasure is the Chungkingichthys tachuenses, a rare complete fish fossil. The new landmark CDUT Museum, connected with the Shilidian Station of Chengdu Metro Line 8, opened in September 2022.

The CDUT library holds 2,756,000 paper volumes, 2,597,000 electronic books, and over 48,000 electronic journals. Additionally, the library has subscribed to 90 well known databases including SCI, Elsevier, CNKI, etc. CDUT's East Library has opened since 2016, providing additional 6000 seats. The CDUT Archive is one of the first grade archives in China's research institutions and universities, and one of the largest archives in Sichuan Province.

As an important national base for scientific research and high level talent cultivation, CDUT undertakes a large number of important projects including national major research and development programs, national major science and technology projects, national science and technology support plan projects, national natural science fund projects, national '863 programs' , national '973 programs', national social science foundation projects, national geological surveys and so on. By 2022, CDUT has received a total of 1,040 national, provincial and ministerial science and technology awards, including 1 Grand Prize of the National Science and Technology Progress Award, 4 First Prizes of the National Science and Technology Progress Award, 1 China International Science and Technology Cooperation Award, 1 Second Prize of the National Natural Science Award, 9 Second Prizes of the National Science and Technology Progress Award, 1 China Patent Award, 9 National Technological Invention Awards and Third Prizes of the National Science and Technology Progress Award.

The State Key Laboratory of Geo hazard Prevention and Geo environment Protection (SKLGP) was established on the basis of the College of Environment and Civil Engineering of CDUT and the National Key Specialty Lab of Geological Engineering of CDUT (funded by the Ministry of Education of China). The SKLGP provides master and doctoral degree programs and runs a postdoctoral research station. Based on the national key discipline of Geological Engineering at CDUT, the SKLGP has been taking advantage of the strong geoscience strength and conducting frontier scientific research. The laboratory has four main research directions: 1) evaluation and prevention for major geological disasters; 2) corresponding mechanism between human activities and geological environment, and disaster control; 3) regional geological environment evaluation and protection; 4) geological hazard monitoring, early warning and information technology. During the past decade, the SKLGP has undertaken nearly 1,500 national, provincial and ministerial research projects, solving a series of theoretical and technical issues in the fields of prevention & control of geological disasters and construction of major projects. The scientific research involves many fields, including geological environmental protection and geological disaster prevention, water conservancy and hydropower development, highway, railway and airport construction, subway and high rise building development, etc. The SKLGP's scientific research achievements included winning 3 First Prizes of National Scientific & Technological Progress Awards, 6 Second Prizes of National Scientific & Technological Progress Awards, 1 International Scientific & Technological Cooperation Award, 1 National Patent Gold Award, and more than 60 ministerial and provincial awards by 2019. Additionally, the laboratory has published more than 105 monographs & teaching materials and more than 5,000 papers both domestically and internationally, and obtained nearly 500 authorized invention patents. By 2020, there are 87 permanent staff in the laboratory, including 70 permanent researchers and 17 technical and managerial staff. Among the researchers, 44 of whom are professors, 37 are doctoral supervisors, and 98.6% of the staff hold a doctoral degree. The SKLGP has 7 research divisions and centers and 9 well equipped testing labs, playing a vital role in national scientific research and high level talent training and becoming one of the most important geo hazard research centers worldwide. The SKLGP initiated and led the establishment of the International Research Association on Large Landslides (iRALL) in 2013. The iRALL international doctoral training program has trained more than 300 young doctorates from more than 20 countries and regions. For opening up and cooperations, there is an open fund set up by the laboratory, subsidizing 15 to 20 open projects annually, in order to attract more talents from home and abroad to work in the SKLGP. Besides, international communication and cooperation is always priority. SKLGP has established long term and stable academic relationships with the universities and research institutions from US, UK, Netherlands, Italy, France, Japan, South Africa, Hong Kong, Taiwan, etc. Additionally, the SKLGP has organized many international academic conferences.