Southwest University of Political Science and Law

Southwest University of Political Science and Law is located in Chongqing, a municipality directly under the central government in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River in China. It was the earliest institution of higher education in political science and law established in the People’s Republic of China, one of the first national key universities after reform and opening-up, and one of the first national education and training bases for outstanding legal professionals. It is jointly supported by the Ministry of Education and the Chongqing Municipal People’s Government.

The university has Shapingba, Yubei and Baoshenghu campuses, covering more than 3000 mu in total. Yubei Campus is the teaching and education center for undergraduate and postgraduate students, while Shapingba Campus is a base for continuing education and cadre training. It has over 23000 students and more than 2300 faculty and staff.

The university offers undergraduate, master’s and doctoral education. It has 25 undergraduate programs across law, economics, management, literature, philosophy, engineering and other disciplines; 8 first-level disciplines and 38 second-level disciplines authorized to award master’s degrees; 8 professional master’s degree authorization fields; 1 first-level discipline and 16 second-level disciplines authorized to award doctoral degrees; 1 postdoctoral research station in Law; and 3 Chongqing distinctive discipline and program cluster development projects.

The university pursues openness in education and continually advances international exchange and cooperation. It has established exchange and cooperative relationships with more than 90 universities in 16 countries and regions and operates nearly 93 student exchange programs. It established the first Confucius Institute in the northwestern United States, actively promoting the teaching of Chinese as a foreign language and educational exchange and cooperation between China and other countries. It has research institutions including the China-ASEAN Legal Research Center and the Human Rights Institute.