The Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Finance and the National Development and Reform Commission jointly issued the Notice on Publishing the List of World-class Universities and First-class Discipline Construction Universities and Discipline Construction, and officially confirmed the publication of the list of world-class universities and first-class discipline construction universities and disciplines. The first batch of 137 universities with double first-class construction, including 42 world-class universities (36 in Class A and 6 in Class B).
Building world-class universities and disciplines, referred to as "double-class", is a major strategic decision of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council. It is also another national strategy in the field of higher education in China after "2 1 1 Project" and "985 Project", which is conducive to enhancing the comprehensive strength and international competitiveness of higher education in China.
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"Double First-class" World-class University Class A Construction University (36 universities)
Peking University, China Renmin University, Tsinghua University, Beihang University, Beijing Institute of Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing Normal University, Minzu University of China, Nankai University, Tianjin University, Dalian University of Technology, Jilin University, Harbin Institute of Technology, Fudan University, Tongji University, Shanghai Jiaotong University, East China Normal University, Nanjing University, Southeast University, Zhejiang University, University of Science and Technology of China, Xiamen University, Shandong University, etc.
Wuhan University, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Central South University, Sun Yat-sen University, South China University of Technology, Sichuan University, Chongqing University, University of Electronic Science and Technology, Xi Jiaotong University, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Lanzhou University, National University of Defense Technology.
"Double First-class" World-class University Class B Construction University (6 universities)
Northeastern University, Zhengzhou University, Hunan University, Yunnan University, Northwest A&F University, Xinjiang University
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