Double First Class University Plan

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The World First Class University and First Class Academic Discipline Construction (Chinese: 世界一流大学和一流学科建设), combined and are known as Double First Class (Chinese: 双一流; pinyin: shuāngyīliú),[1][2] is a tertiary education development initiative designed by the People's Republic of China government in 2015,[3] which aims to comprehensively develop elite Chinese universities into world-class institutions through developing and strengthening their individual faculty departments by the end of 2050.[4][5] The Double First Class University Plan has made new arrangements for the Chinese higher education institution development. The universities included in this plan are called Double First Class Universities.[2][4]

The Double First Class Universities are considered to be the most elite institutions of Chinese tertiary education, representing the top 5% of overall universities and colleges in Mainland China (approximately 3,000 higher education institutions).[2][6]

History[]

In October 2015, The State Council of the People's Republic of China published the 'Overall Plan for Promoting the Construction of World First Class Universities and First Class Disciplines' (Double First Class University Plan), which made new arrangements for the development of higher education in China, replacing previous projects including Project 211, Project 985, Project Characteristic Key Disciplines, etc.[4]

In September 2017, the full list of the universities and their disciplines of the Double First Class University Plan was published by the Ministry of Education of China, the Ministry of Finance of China and the National Development and Reform Commission of China. According to the list, 140 universities have been approved as ‘Double First Class Universities’ by the central government of China. The Double First Class University Plan underlines that driving the overall development of universities by building and strengthening their faculties and departments, and eventually developing the 140 listed elite universities into world-class universities by 2050. [4][7][1]

The Double First Class University Plan represents a new way of ranking universities in China.[7]In 2019, the Ministry of Education of China reconfirmed that both Project 211 and Project 985 had been abolished and substituted by the Double First Class University Plan.[8]

In December 2021, the 23rd meeting of Central Comprehensively Deepening Reforms Commission chaired by Chinese president XI Jinping deliberated and approved 'Some Suggestions on Further Promoting the Construction of World First Class Universities and First Class Disciplines'.[9]

By 2021, there are 3,012 universities and colleges in Mainland China,[6] and the 140 Double First Class Universities accounted for roughly 4.6% of the higher education institutions in China, representing the most elite part of higher education in this country.

Map of the double first class universities in China

Double First Class Universities[]

See also: List of universities in China

There are 140 Double First Class Universities in China by 2021. The list of Double First Class University Plan's Class A, Class B, and Double Class discipline universities were issued by Chinese Ministry of Education, Ministry of Finance, and National Development and Reform Commission without any ranking within the lists (by "school code").[1]

Double First Class Universities listing follow in alphabetical order[]

Class A (36 universities)[]

Class A by province
  • Beihang University (北京航空航天大学)
  • Beijing Institute of Technology (北京理工大学)
  • Beijing Normal University (北京师范大学)
  • Central South University (中南大学)
  • China Agricultural University (中国农业大学)
  • Chongqing University (重庆大学)
  • Dalian University of Technology (大连理工大学)
  • East China Normal University (华东师范大学)
  • Fudan University (复旦大学)
  • Harbin Institute of Technology (哈尔滨工业大学)
  • Huazhong University of Science and Technology (华中科技大学)
  • Jilin University (吉林大学)
  • Lanzhou University (兰州大学)
  • Minzu University of China (中央民族大学)
  • Nanjing University (南京大学)
  • Nankai University (南开大学)
  • National University of Defense Technology (国防科技大学)
  • Northwestern Polytechnical University (西北工业大学)
  • Ocean University of China (中国海洋大学)
  • Peking University (北京大学)
  • Renmin University of China (中国人民大学)
  • Shandong University (山东大学)
  • Shanghai Jiao Tong University (上海交通大学)
  • Sichuan University (四川大学)
  • South China University of Technology (华南理工大学)
  • Southeast University (东南大学)
  • Sun Yat-sen University (中山大学)
  • Tianjin University (天津大学)
  • Tongji University (同济大学)
  • Tsinghua University (清华大学)
  • University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (电子科技大学)
  • University of Science and Technology of China (中国科学技术大学)
  • Wuhan University (武汉大学)
  • Xi'an Jiaotong University (西安交通大学)
  • Xiamen University (厦门大学)
  • Zhejiang University (浙江大学)

Class B (6 universities)[]

Class B by province

Double first class disciplines universities (95 universities)[]

Double first class disciplines universities by province

*CUG and CUGB, UPC and CUP, or CUMT and CUMTB are considered as a combination, respectively, in the list.

Double First Class Universities listing based on geographical locations[]

Province/Municipality City University
Beijing (34) Beijing (34)
Jiangsu (15) Xuzhou
Wuxi
Suzhou
Nanjing (12)
Shanghai (14) Shanghai (14)
Shaanxi (8) Xi'an (7)
Xianyang
Sichuan (8) Chengdu (7)
Ya'an
Hubei (7) Wuhan (7)
Tianjin (6) Tianjin (6)
Guangdong (5) Guangzhou (5)
Hunan (4) Changsha (4)
Heilongjiang (4) Harbin (4)
Liaoning (4) Shenyang (2)
  • Northeastern University
Dalian (2)
Anhui (3) Hefei (3)
Jilin (3) Changchun (2)
Yanji
Shandong (3) Qingdao (2)
Jinan
  • Shandong University
Zhejiang (3) Hangzhou (2)
Ningbo
Chongqing (2) Chongqing (2)
Fujian (2) Xiamen
Fuzhou
Henan (2) Kaifeng
Zhengzhou
  • Zhengzhou University
Xinjiang (2) Shihezi
Ürümqi
Guizhou Guiyang
Gansu Lanzhou
  • Lanzhou University
Hainan Haikou
Jiangxi Nanchang
Qinghai Xining
Shanxi Taiyuan
Yunnan Kunming
Zhejiang Hangzhou
  • Zhejiang University
Guangxi Nanning
Inner Mongolia Hohhot
Ningxia Yinchuan
Tibet Lhasa

Valuation[]

The Double First Class University Plan underlines that strengthening universities' disciplines and faculties to develop the listed Chinese elite universities into world-class universities.

On 18 September 2020, the members of "Double First Class" expert valuation group, which was headed by Lin Huiqing, Chairman of the Medical Education Expert Committee of the Ministry of Education and former Vice Minister of the Ministry of Education, unanimously agreed that Tsinghua University has been fully established as a world-class university.[10]

See also[]

  • List of universities in China
  • Imperial Universities, a grouping of elite older universities in Japan
  • Golden Triangle (English universities), a group of elite universities in the UK
  • Ivy League, a formal grouping of elite private universities in the United States
  • Russell Group, a grouping of research intensive universities in the UK
  • TU9, alliance of nine leading Technical Universities in Germany
  • SKY (universities), a group of prestigious Korean universities
  • Canadian U15, a group of 15 research intensive universities in Canada
  • Go8, a coalition of 8 research intensive Australian universities
  • State Key Laboratories, a list of key laboratories receiving support from the central government of the P.R. China

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "教育部 财政部 国家发展改革委 关于公布世界一流大学和一流学科建设高校及建设 学科名单的通知 (Notice from the Ministry of Education and other national governmental departments announcing the list of double first class universities and disciplines)" (in Chinese).
  2. ^ a b c "Implementation measures released for China's new world-class university policy".
  3. ^ "Print China sets direction for world class universities".
  4. ^ a b c d "国务院关于印发统筹推进世界一流大学和一流学科建设总体方案的通知_政府信息公开专栏". www.gov.cn. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
  5. ^ "China to develop 42 world-class universities". People's Daily. September 21, 2017.
  6. ^ a b "全国高等学校名单 - 中华人民共和国教育部政府门户网站". www.moe.gov.cn. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
  7. ^ a b "双一流大学 (shuāngyīliú dàxué): Double top university plan".
  8. ^ "关于985、211名单的咨询 - 中华人民共和国教育部政府门户网站". www.moe.gov.cn. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
  9. ^ "习近平主持召开中央全面深化改革委员会第二十三次会议强调 加快建设全国统一大市场提高政府监管效能 深入推进世界一流大学和一流学科建设-新华网". www.news.cn. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
  10. ^ Tsinghua University. ""Double First Class" Expert Council: Tsinghua University is fully built into a world-class university". Tsinghua University. Archived from the original on September 24, 2020. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
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