The CTBU Research Centre of the Economy of the Upper
Reaches of Yangtze River was established in September 2002 as a
replacement of the former Regional Economy Research Institute of CTBU.
The Centre is an academic research institute composed of famous
professors and scholars in Chongqing whose mission is “to organize the
professors and scholars of science, engineering, management, and liberal
arts at CTBU and to carry out research on multi-level, systemic and
comprehensive theories and policies confronting the crucial issues in
the economic development of Chongqing Municipality and Upper Reaches of
Yangtze River. The Centre conducts research projects, cooperates in
related research and carries out academic exchanges in order to provide
a scientific basis for major decision-making of Chongqing municipal
government.”
In recent years, with research reform as the direction, the Centre has
established a knowledge innovation mechanism and has enriched theories
of regional economic development on the basis of application research. A
research system has been formed that features broad research scope and
conspicuous emphasis on projects such as the Development of the Western
Regions of China, the Economic Development of the Upper Reaches of
Yangtze River, the Economic Development of Chongqing, and the
Sustainable Development of Three Gorges Reservoir as the dominant
research subjects. The Centre has combined and integrated such subjects
as regional economics, industrial economics, urban economics,
resources economics and more in order to make the research more
scientific and practical. Historically the Centre has undertaken 120
research projects at the national, provincial and municipal levels, won
16 provincial and national awards for scientific research achievement,
and published 228 research papers and 18 academic books. Now the Centre
has shaped its own characteristic imprint and demonstrated the
advantages of its research on the economic development of Three Gorges
Reservoir, on industrial structure adjustment, and on industrial
development and urbanization research, all of which have had fruitful
research results. It has also won favorable social comments for its
significant contribution to local economic development and to shared
expertise with the municipal government on management and
decision-making.