According to the official website, the 2 1 1 project of the Ministry of Education refers to the construction project of about 100 colleges and universities and a number of key disciplines facing the 2 1 century. The "985 Project" refers to an important decision made by the Chinese Production Party, the people of China and the State Council to build a world-class university in their lifetime. Huaqiao University is not included in these two projects.

Huaqiao University (Overseas Chinese? University), headquartered in Quanzhou, Fujian, directly under the leadership of the Central United Front Work Department. This is a university directly under the central government approved by Premier Zhou Enlai. It is a comprehensive university jointly established by the United Front Work Department of the Central Committee, the Ministry of Education and the People's Government of Fujian Province, and has been designated as a "national key university" by the Central Committee.