"University 2 1 1" is a higher education project initiated by the Ministry of Education of China government on 1995, aiming at improving the education quality and scientific research level of some high-level universities in China and promoting the integration of China's higher education with the world's advanced level. "2 1 1" is the name of this project, which comes from the homonym of "2.2 1" on February 2 1995, so it is called "21/project".

The primary goal of this project is to build some universities in China into internationally renowned high-level universities and improve the overall strength of higher education in China. Colleges and universities participating in the project need to meet certain standards, such as hardware facilities, teachers, teaching quality, scientific research ability and so on. Up to now, about 100 colleges and universities have been identified as "2 1 1 project" key construction institutions.

"2 1 1 project" is an important milestone in the history of China's higher education development, an important measure of China's higher education reform, and is of great significance to improving the overall level and international influence of China's higher education.