Chongqing University (CQU; Chinese: 重庆大学, colloquially abbreviated as ChóngDà) is a public research university located in Chongqing, China. It is a National Key University directly funded by the central government of China as part of the Double First Class University Plan, Project 211 and Project 985 and a member of the "Excellence League". It is also designated by the Chinese Ministry of Education as a Class A Double First Class University.