That is, the school is directly under the Ministry of Education. Including the removal and appointment of principals, are under the control of the Ministry of Education.
In contrast, provincial colleges and universities are under the control of provinces.
The Ministry of Education directly manages a number of institutions of higher learning, aiming at taking the lead in exploring reforms and playing an exemplary role in improving teaching, scientific research and serving the society. After the adjustment of the national university management system at the turn of the century, a number of universities with strong strength and distinctive academic characteristics were placed under the management of the Ministry of Education, and there are currently 72 universities. Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, most of the key universities identified by the state are directly under the Ministry of Education.
Not all of them are 2 1 1 engineering universities.