Chengdu University of Technology


The Chengdu University of Technology 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 Initiative.CDUT was established in 1956 on the basis of geology-related faculties from Chongqing University, Nanjing University, Northwest University, Beijing Institute of Geology, Northeast College of Geology, and Jiao Tong University.
The university covers an area of 1.92 square kilometers. There are 23 colleges, 1 Institute of Sedimentary Geology, and 1 Institute of Geological Survey. CDUT ranked within the 601-700 band globally in the 2025 Academic Ranking of World Universities.

History

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, former Northeast College of Geology, 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 was a key university under the administration of the Ministry of Land and Resources of China.
In 2001, Chengdu Institute of Technology renamed to Chengdu University of Technology. It is a state key university jointly-administered by the Ministry of Education of China, the Ministry of Natural Resources of China, and the Provincial Government of Sichuan. CDUT is included in the Chinese national Double First-Class Initiative and approved as a Double First Class University.

Campus and Location

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.

International Cooperation and Exchange

In the 2010s, 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.
CDUT began to carry out in-depth cooperation with several British universities in 2005, and it is one of the earliest universities in China to set up Sino-foreign dual-degree education programs. 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.

National Key Disciplines

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 and 4 second-level National Key Disciplines by 2008.

University structure

Faculties & Colleges

Business School
College of Communication Science & Art
College of Computer & Cyber Security
College of Earth Physics
College of Earth and Planetary Sciences
College of Ecology & Environment
College of Energy Sciences
College of Environment & Civil Engineering
College of Geography & Planning
College of Humanities & Law
College of International Education
College of Materials, Chemistry & Chemical Engineering
College of Mathematics
College of Management Sciences
College of Nuclear Technology & Automatic Engineering
College of Physical Sciences
College of Physics
Institute of Sedimentary Geology
School of Marxism
''School of Mechanical & Electrical Engineering''

Students & Teaching Staff

Approximately 36,000 students are enrolled in the year 2022. By July 2025, the university has 3,154 teaching and administrative staff, including 4 research teams of fellows of Chinese Academy of Science, 630 professors and 865 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.

Museum

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.

Library & Archive

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.

Scientific Research

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, strategic research and consulting projects of Chinese Academy of Engineering 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. As of 2019 more than 1920 patents have been granted to CDUT.
The university participates in the key national projects including west-to-east power transmission, west–east gas transmission, south-to-north water diversion, Sichuan-Tibet railway, oil and gas geological exploration, energy development, large-scale hydropower station, regional and urban environment protection, as well as other national large-scale transportation infrastructure projects.

State Key Laboratories

State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation

The State Key Laboratory of Reservoir Geology and Exploitation is the first state key laboratory in the petroleum industry in China, with 123 permanent researchers. The research directions mainly include: 1) comprehensive study of oil and gas reservoirs dynamics of petroliferous basins and potential analysis of oil and gas resources; 3) theories and methods of geophysical exploration of complex oil and gas reservoirs.
Based on the national key discipline of Mineral Survey and Exploration of CDUT, the State Key Laboratory of Reservoir Geology and Exploitation of CDUT covers two first-level doctoral programs of 'Geological Resources and Geological Engineering' and 'Geology'. Including 9 doctoral programs: 'Mineralogy, Petrology, Mineralogy', 'Paleontology and Stratigraphy', 'Structural Geology', 'Sedimentology', 'Mineral Survey and Exploration', 'Earth Exploration and Information Technology', 'Applied Geophysics', 'Oil and Gas Field Development Geology', 'Oil and Gas Field Development Engineering'. It also has postdoctoral stations for the first-level disciplines of 'Geological Resources and Geological Engineering' and 'Geology'. The laboratory is an important base for high-level scientific research, academic exchanges and training of high-level talents in the field of oil and gas reservoir geology and engineering in China.
The State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation of CDUT relies on 'Petroleum Geology and Exploration', the national key discipline, and 'Geology', one of the first 'World First Class disciplines' identified by the Ministry of Education. Through more than 60 years of accumulation, three stable research directions have been formed: 1) petroliferous basin dynamics and oil and gas accumulation theory; 2) oil and gas reservoir geology theory and evaluation technology; 3) geophysical prediction methods and techniques for complex oil and gas reservoirs. In recent years, combined with the needs of national energy strategy and the frontier development, new directions have been developed, including geological-engineering integration of oil & gas reservoirs and equipment, geothermal resources evaluation and development, etc.