According to the national list of 985 and 2 1 1 universities, Ningxia University is a 21university, but not a 985 university. There are115211colleges and universities in China, and there are 39 985 colleges and universities, among which there are no 985 colleges and universities in Ningxia, only121colleges and universities, which are currently 985 and 2/kloc-0. Ningxia University 985 or 2 1 1 Ningxia University is a university jointly established by the Ministry of Education and the people's government of the autonomous region, and is a key university under the national "21/project". Ningxia University was founded in 1958. 1997 65438+February, Ningxia University merged with the former Ningxia Institute of Technology and Yinchuan Teachers College (including Ningxia Education College); In February 2002, it merged with Ningxia Agricultural College to form a new Ningxia University. The difference between 985 and 2 1 1 university is that the proposed time, construction objectives and national and local support are different. In different periods, 2 1 1 proposed by 1995 to face 2 1 century, and in 985 1985 proposed to build a world-class university with advanced level.