The "985 University" refers to the "985 Project" in general, which was a decision made by China in May 1998 to build a "world-class university". The first batch of "985 Project" built nine universities, namely the nine-university alliance, namely Peking University, Tsinghua University, China University of Science and Technology, Fudan University, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Xi Jiaotong University, Nanjing University and Zhejiang University. Up to now, 39 "985 Project" universities have been approved for construction.