Project 211

Project 211 is a project of 106 (as of 2007) Key universities and colleges in the 21st century initiated in 1995 by the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China. The project aims at cultivating high-level elite for national economic and social development strategies. The project began from the idea that, in the mid 1990s, the 30 elite universites at the time were too low by international research standards.

Inclusion in the project means that universities have to meet scientific, technical and HR standards and to offer set advanced degree programs.

The figure of "21" and "1" within "211" are from the abbreviation of the 21st century and approximate 100 universities respectively.

China now has more than 1,700 standard institutions of higher education, and about 6 percent of them are 211 Project institutions. 211 Project schools take on the responsibility of training 4/5 of doctoral students, 2/3 of graduate students, 1/2 of students abroad and 1/3 of undergraduates. They offer 85 percent of the State's key subjects; hold 96 percent of the State's key laboratories; and utilize 70 percent of scientific research funding. [ [http://english.people.com.cn/90001/6381319.html Over 10 billion yuan to be invested in "211 Project" - People's Daily Online ] ]

During the first phase of the project from 1996 to 2000, approximately US$2.2 billion was distributed.cite journal | author=Li Lixu| title=China’s Higher Education Reform 1998-2003: A Summary| journal=Asia Pacific Education Review| year=2004| volume=V| issue=1| url=http://eri.snu.ac.kr/aper/pdf/Vol%205%20No%201%20July%202004%20PDF/02.Li%20Lixu.pdf| pages=14–22]

Universities list

# Anhui University
# Beijing Foreign Studies University
# Beijing Forestry University
# Beijing Institute of Technology
# Beijing Jiaotong University
# Beijing Normal University
# Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
# Beijing University of Chemical Technology
# Beijing University of Chinese Medicine
# Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications
# Beijing University of Technology
# Central Conservatory of Music
# Central South University
# Central University for Nationalities
# Central University of Finance and Economics
# Chang'an University
# China Agricultural University
# China Pharmaceutical University
# China University of Geosciences
# China University of Mining and Technology
# China University of Petroleum
# China University of Political Science and Law
# Chongqing University
# Communication University of China
# Dalian Maritime University
# Dalian University of Technology
# Donghua University
# East China Normal University
# East China University of Science and Technology
# Fourth Military Medical University
# Fudan University
# Fuzhou University
# Guangxi University
# Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
# Guizhou University
# Harbin Engineering University
# Harbin Institute of Technology
# Hebei University of Technology
# Hefei University of Technology
# Hohai University
# Huazhong Agricultural University
# Huazhong Normal University
# Huazhong University of Science and Technology
# Hunan Normal University
# Hunan University
# Inner Mongolia University
# Jiangnan University
# Jilin University
# Jinan University
# Lanzhou University
# Liaoning University
# Nanchang University
# Nanjing Agricultural University
# Nanjing Normal University
# Nanjing University
# Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
# Nanjing University of Science and Technology
# Nankai University
# National University of Defense Technology
# North China Electric Power University
# Northeast Agricultural University
# Northeast Forestry University
# Northeast Normal University
# Northeastern University
# Northwest A&F University
# Northwest University
# Northwestern Polytechnical University
# Ocean University of China
# Peking Union Medical College
# Peking University
# Renmin University of China
# Second Military Medical University
# Shandong University
# Shanghai International Studies University
# Shanghai Jiaotong University
# Shanghai University
# Shanghai University of Finance and Economics
# Sichuan Agricultural University
# Sichuan University
# South China Normal University
# South China University of Technology
# Southeast University
# Southwest Jiaotong University
# Southwestern University of Finance and Economics
# Sun Yat-sen University
# Suzhou University
# Taiyuan University of Technology
# Tianjin Medical University
# Tianjin University
# Tongji University
# Tsinghua University
# University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
# University of International Business and Economics
# University of Science and Technology Beijing
# University of Science and Technology of China
# Wuhan University
# Wuhan University of Technology
# Xiamen University
# Xi'an Jiaotong University
# Xidian University
# Xinjiang University
# Yanbian University
# Yunnan University
# Zhejiang University
# Zhengzhou University
# Zhongnan University of Economics and Law

See also

* Project 985
* 863 Program

References

External links

* [http://www.edu.cn/20010101/21852.shtml Project 211: A Brief Introduction]
* [http://www.eol.cn/article/20030911/3090736.shtml Project 211: the 106 universities and colleges (the webpage written in Simple Chinese)]
* [http://www.moe.edu.cn/edoas/website18/info12752.htm Ministry of Education] 211 Project