Starting from 1953, China began to make national short-and medium-term plans in a five-year cycle. The first "five-year plan" is simply called "the first five-year plan", and so on. The full name of the Twelfth Five-Year Plan is: Outline of the Twelfth Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development of the People's Republic of China. The 12th Five-Year Plan starts and ends at 20 1 1-20 15. "2 1 1 project" is the challenge of the world's new technological revolution. Facing the 2 1 century, the government of China should concentrate the strength of the central and local governments and build about 100 institutions of higher learning and a number of key disciplines by stages. By the year 2000, the quality of education, scientific research, management level and school-running efficiency will be greatly improved. "2 1 1 Project" is the largest key construction project in the field of higher education officially approved by the state since the founding of the People's Republic of China. It is also the development project of higher education and the systematic reform project of higher education during the Ninth Five-Year Plan period.