The first echelon:

Tsinghua (Tsinghua) and Peking University (Peking University).

The second echelon:

Fudan University (Fudan University), Shanghai Jiaotong University (Shanghai Jiaotong University), China Renmin University (National People's Congress), China University of Science and Technology (China University of Science and Technology), Zhejiang University (Zhejiang University) and Nanjing University (Nantah).

The third echelon:

Beihang University (Beihang University), Tongji University (Tongji University), Nankai University (Nankai University), Beijing Normal University (Beijing Normal University), Xi Jiaotong University (Xi Jiaotong University), Wuhan University (Wuhan University), Huazhong University of Science and Technology (Huazhong University), Sun Yat-sen University (Zhong Da University), Harbin Institute of Technology (Harbin Institute of Technology), Southeast University (Dongda University),

The fourth echelon:

Beijing Institute of Technology (Beijing Institute of Technology), South China University of Technology (South China University of Technology), East China Normal University (East China Normal University), Sichuan University (Sichuan University), University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (Chengdian), Northwestern Polytechnical University (Xigong University), Central South University, Shandong University (Shanda University), Dalian University of Technology (Dagong University), Jilin University (Jida University), China Agricultural University.

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It means the general name of the first-class universities in China. According to the inquiry of 958 University, 958 University is the general name of the first-class universities in China. The implementation of the "985 Project" is an important decision made by the Party of China, the people of China and the State Council at the turn of the century to implement the strategy of rejuvenating the country through science and education of the CPC Central Committee and the call of Comrade Jiang Zemin.

958 University and 2 1 1 University are two different high-level university construction projects launched by the Ministry of Education in different periods. 2 1 1 University means 1995, the Ministry of Education of China launched the "2 1 1 project", a high-level university construction project. This project aims to improve the level of higher education in China and cultivate more outstanding talents.

The Ministry of Education has decided to support some universities such as Peking University and Tsinghua University to establish world-class universities and high-level universities in the implementation of the "Action Plan for Education Revitalization Facing 2 1 Century", which is referred to as "985" universities for short, also known as "985 Project" universities.