985, 2 1 1 Universities refer to 985 engineering universities and 21/engineering universities. "2 1 1 project", that is, the construction project of about 100 colleges and universities and a number of key disciplines for 2 1 century, is the largest and highest-level key construction project initiated by the state in the field of higher education since the founding of the People's Republic of China, and it is an important measure for the China government to implement the strategy of "rejuvenating the country through science and education".

Implementing the "985 Project" is an important decision made by the State Council, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China at the turn of the century. 1999, the State Council approved the action plan of the Ministry of Education to revitalize education for the 2 1 century, and the "985 Project" officially started construction. The first phase of "985 Project" was first implemented in Peking University and Tsinghua University.

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The purpose of implementing these educational projects is to accelerate the construction of world-class universities and high-level universities. According to the requirements of Scientific Outlook on Development, we should innovate the mechanism, stress reform, pay attention to quality and speed up construction. Closely combine the implementation of the national talent strategy and accelerate the construction of academic leaders and innovative teams;

Closely combine the construction of an innovative country, accelerate the improvement of independent innovation ability of high-level universities, and increase the training of top-notch innovative talents; Closely combine the implementation of the "going out" strategy to rapidly improve the international competitiveness of high-level universities; To achieve a new breakthrough in the reform of the management system and operation mechanism of colleges and universities, further concentrate resources, give full play to advantages, and embark on a road of building a high-level university in China.