Chongqing University of Education, or CQUE, was founded in 1954 as Chongqing Secondary School Teachers' Spare-Time Training School. Later, it was renamed Chongqing Teachers' Training College, and then Chongqing College of Education. In March 2012, with the approval of the Ministry of Education (MOE), it was renamed Chongqing University of Education (CQUE).

Located in Nan'an District, Chongqing, it has two campuses, Xuefu Avenue Campus and Nanshan Campus, covering an area of 742,300 square meters and a building area of 392,800 square meters. As of the end of 2020, the CQUE libraries have had a total of 1.98 million copies of books and various digital resources that support teaching and research.