2 1 1 Universities: Sun Yat-sen University, South China Normal University, Jinan University, South China University of Technology.

Implementing the "985 Project" is an important decision made by People's Republic of China (PRC) Party and the State Council at the turn of the century.

1on may 4th, 998, Jiang Zemin, then president, declared to the whole society on behalf of the China * * * production party, the China people * * and the central people's government at the 0/00th anniversary celebration meeting of Peking University/kloc-0: In order to realize modernization, China should have a number of first-class universities with world-class standards. 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 was officially launched.

"2 1 1 project", that is, 100 colleges and universities and a number of key discipline construction projects oriented to 2 1 century, was officially launched in 1995 with the approval of the State Council.

"2 1 1 Project" is the largest and highest-level key construction work in the field of higher education initiated by the state since the founding of New China. This is an important measure taken by the China government to implement the strategy of "rejuvenating the country through science and education", and it is also an important decision made by the Chinese nation to develop higher education in the face of the domestic and international situation at the turn of the century.

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1At the end of the 9th century and the beginning of the 20th century, He Ziyuan and Qiu, veterans of the Revolution of 1911 and founders of modern education in China, successfully introduced western learning despite the interference of stubborn conservative forces.

The establishment of new schools in Guangdong brought civilian education into the vision of the Manchu court. Under the pressure of the situation, the Qing government had to make an exception and carry out educational innovation. At the end of 1905, a new academic system was promulgated, the imperial examination system was abolished, and new schools were popularized throughout the country. Western learning has gradually become the main form of school education.

The level of higher education in Guangdong Province ranks among the top in China. As of May 30th, 20 16, there were 47 universities/KLOC-0 in Guangdong Province, ranking second in China, including 37 public undergraduate colleges, 7 private undergraduate colleges, 2 Chinese-foreign cooperative colleges, 6 independent colleges 16, 57 public vocational colleges and 28 private vocational colleges.

In 20 13, China ranked first in two disciplines, and 26 disciplines entered the top 5 in China. ESI, a database of basic scientific indicators released in June, 20 18, shows that 60 disciplines of Guangdong 13 universities rank among the top in the world 1%, and the number of schools accounts for 5.9% of 2 19 universities, and the number of disciplines accounts for 6.72% of the whole country.

References:

Baidu encyclopedia-Guangdong

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia -985 Project

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia 2 1 1 project