Search results
Project 985 (Chinese: 985工程) was a higher education development and sponsorship scheme of the Chinese central government for creating world-class higher education institutions, initiated in May 1998. There were 39 universities selected to be part of this program.
In June 2016, the Ministry of Education of China announced that the Project 211 and Project 985 had already been abolished and replaced by the Double First-Class Construction Initiative.
Aug 11, 2020 · The purpose of Project 985 is to create elite universities from the 39 universities under the 211 Project. It also aims to promote international cooperation and exchange, and attract international students. Project 985 initially provided more funding to 9 Chinese universities.
Project 211 is the Chinese government's new endeavor aimed at strengthening about 100 institutions of higher education and key disciplinary areas as a national priority for the 21st century. Project 985 is a constructive project for founding world-class universities in the 21st century.
Mar 1, 2016 · Project 985 was a program implemented by the Chinese government that provided funding for a set of universities to build new research centers.
- Charles E. Eesley, Jian Bai Li, Delin Yang
- 2016
The project involves both national and local governments allocating large amounts of funding to certain universities in order to build new research centers, improve facilities, hold international conferences, attract world-renowned faculty and visiting scholars, and help Chinese faculty attend conferences abroad.
People also ask
What is Project 985?
What is Project 211 & Project 985?
Does Project 211 and Project 985 increase prestige for Chinese universities?
What happened to Project 985?
Project 211, Project 985, and the Double First-rate University Plan are among the most important projects launched by the Chinese government that apply to the higher education 8 National Strategies Towards World-class Universities.
