China Renmin University is located in Beijing. It is a university directly under the Ministry of Education jointly established by the Ministry of Education and Beijing, and ranks among the "double first-class" universities in China. [117] "211Project" and "985 Project" are the World University Alliance, the International Applied Science and Technology Development Cooperation Network, the Asia-Pacific International Education Association and the Asian Campus.
Fudan University, located in Shanghai, a municipality directly under the central government, is a national key university directly under the Ministry of Education of People's Republic of China (PRC), a university directly under the central government and a comprehensive research university. Jointly established by the Ministry of Education and Shanghai, it ranks among the national "double first-class", "985 Project" and "21/engineering" universities.