Nine Major Alliances (C9) is the first top university alliance in China, which was launched in June 2009. The members of the alliance are the first batch of nine first-class universities in the "985 Key Construction" in China, including nine universities including Peking University, Tsinghua University, Fudan University, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Nanjing University, Zhejiang University, University of Science and Technology of China, Harbin Institute of Technology and Xi Jiaotong University.

The nine-school alliance aims to strengthen cooperation and exchanges in the fields of personnel training and scientific research, and complement each other's advantages. It is internationally known as China Ivy League School. After the establishment of the alliance, many substantive activities were carried out, such as student exchange, seminars, summer camps, etc.

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1. The university alliances with universities directly under the Ministry of Education as the main body are:

(1), nine-school alliance: Peking University, Tsinghua University, Zhejiang University, Fudan University, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Xi Jiaotong University, Nanjing University, University of Science and Technology of China, Harbin Institute of Technology.

(2) Alliance of Universities of Excellence: Beijing Institute of Technology, Chongqing University, Dalian University of Technology, Southeast University, Harbin Institute of Technology, South China University of Technology, Tianjin University, Tongji University and Northwestern Polytechnical University.

(3) Beijing Hi-tech University Alliance: beijing university of chemical technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing Jiaotong University, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, North China Electric Power University, Harbin Engineering University, xidian university, China Geo University, China University of Mining and Technology, Youshi University in China, Yanshan University.

(4) High-quality resource alliance of high-level characteristic universities: xidian university, East China University of Science and Technology, China University of Mining and Technology, China Geo University (Wuhan), China Youshi University (East China), Southwest Jiaotong University, Chang 'an University, Donghua University, Hohai University, Jiangnan University, Nanjing Agricultural University, Northeast Forestry University and Hefei University of Technology.

(5) Li Ge League: China University of Political Science and Law, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Southwest University of Political Science and Law, East China University of Political Science and Law, northwest university of politics and law, Gansu University of Political Science and Law, Shanghai University of Political Science and Law, Shandong University of Political Science and Law.

2. University alliances with universities directly under the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology as the main body are:

G7 Alliance (Seventh National Defense School): Including: Beihang University (Aerospace, Aviation), Beijing Institute of Technology (Weapons, Aerospace), Harbin Institute of Technology (Aerospace, Aviation), Northwestern Polytechnical University (Aviation, Aerospace, Navigation, Weapons), Harbin Engineering University (Navigation, Nuclear Energy, Aerospace, Aviation, Weapons), Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics)

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