Fudan University, located in Shanghai, a municipality directly under the Central Government, is a national key university directly under the Ministry of Education of People's Republic of China (PRC) and a vice-ministerial level directly under the Central Government. Ranked among the first batch of "double first-class" (Class A), "985 Project" and "2 1 1 Project" key construction universities in China. Selected into the Everest Plan, Qiangji Plan,11Plan, 201/Plan, excellent doctoral education and training plan, excellent legal talent education and training plan, national high-level university public graduate program, new engineering research and practice project, China government scholarship receiving institution for international students in China, China's first batch of demonstration universities to deepen innovation and entrepreneurship education reform, the first batch of independent degree accreditation institutions, nine founding members, Pacific Rim University Alliance, China University Presidents Association, Fudan University-Durham University Joint Financial Research Center, East Asia Research University Association, New International Engineering Education Alliance, Medical "Double First-Class" Construction Alliance, Yangtze River Delta Research University Alliance and Yangtze River Delta University Think Tank Alliance, and China University Think Tank Forum Secretariat units are the top comprehensive research universities in China. ?