Project 211 (simplified Chinese: 211工程; pinyin: 211 gōngchéng) 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 four-fifths of doctoral students, two-thirds of graduate students, half of students abroad and one-third of undergraduates. They offer 85% of the State's key subjects; hold 96 percent of the State's key laboratories; and utilize 70% of scientific research funding.^[1]

During the first phase of the project from 1996 to 2000, approximately US$2.2 billion was distributed.^[2]

Contents 1 Universities list 2 See also 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Universities list

1. Anhui University
2. Beijing Foreign Studies University
3. Beijing Forestry University
4. Beijing Institute of Technology
5. Beijing Jiaotong University
6. Beijing Normal University
7. Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
8. Beijing University of Chemical Technology
9. Beijing University of Chinese Medicine
10. Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications
11. Beijing University of Technology
12. Central Conservatory of Music
13. Central South University
14. Central University of Finance and Economics
15. Chang'an University
16. China Agricultural University
17. China Pharmaceutical University
18. China University of Geosciences
19. China University of Mining and Technology
20. China University of Petroleum
21. China University of Political Science and Law
22. Chongqing University
23. Communication University of China
24. Dalian Maritime University
25. Dalian University of Technology
26. Donghua University
27. East China Normal University
28. East China University of Science and Technology
29. Fourth Military Medical University
30. Fudan University
31. Fuzhou University
32. Guangxi University
33. Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
34. Guizhou University
35. Harbin Engineering University
36. Harbin Institute of Technology
37. Hebei University of Technology
38. Hefei University of Technology
39. Hohai University
40. Huazhong Agricultural University
41. Huazhong Normal University
42. Huazhong University of Science and Technology
43. Hunan Normal University
44. Hunan University
45. Inner Mongolia University
46. Jiangnan University
47. Jiangxi Agricultural University
48. Jiangxi Normal University
49. Jilin University
50. Jinan University
51. Lanzhou University
52. Liaoning University
53. Minzu University of China (formerly known as the Central University for Nationalities)
54. Nanchang University
55. Nanjing Agricultural University
56. Nanjing Normal University
57. Nanjing University
58. Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
59. Nanjing University of Science and Technology
60. Nankai University
61. National University of Defense Technology
62. North China Electric Power University
63. Northeast Agricultural University
64. Northeast Forestry University
65. Northeast Normal University
66. Northeastern University
67. Northwest A&F University
68. Northwest University
69. Northwestern Polytechnical University
70. Ocean University of China
71. Peking Union Medical College
72. Peking University
73. Renmin University of China
74. Second Military Medical University
75. Shandong University
76. Shanghai International Studies University
77. Shanghai Jiao Tong University
78. Shanghai University
79. Shanghai University of Finance and Economics
80. Sichuan Agricultural University
81. Sichuan University
82. South China Normal University
83. South China University of Technology
84. Southeast University
85. Southwest Jiaotong University
86. Southwestern University of Finance and Economics
87. Sun Yat-sen University
88. Suzhou University
89. Taiyuan University of Technology
90. Tianjin Medical University
91. Tianjin University
92. Tongji University
93. Tsinghua University
94. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
95. University of International Business and Economics
96. University of Science and Technology Beijing
97. University of Science and Technology of China
98. Wuhan University
99. Wuhan University of Technology
100. Xiamen University
101. Xi'an Jiaotong University
102. Xidian University
103. Xinjiang University
104. Xinjiang Medical University
105. Yanbian University
106. Yunnan University
107. Zhejiang University
108. Zhengzhou University
109. Zhongnan University of Economics and Law

[edit] See also

• Project 985
• 863 Program
• Chinese university ranking
• Science and technology in China

[edit] References

1. ^ Over 10 billion yuan to be invested in "211 Project" - People's Daily Online
2. ^ Li Lixu (2004). "China’s Higher Education Reform 1998-2003: A Summary". Asia Pacific Education Review V (1): 14–22. http://eri.snu.ac.kr/aper/pdf/Vol%205%20No%201%20July%202004%20PDF/02.Li%20Lixu.pdf. 

[edit] External links

• Project 211: A Brief Introduction
• Project 211: the 106 universities and colleges (the webpage written in Simple Chinese)
• Ministry of Education 211 Project

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