Project 211 (Chinese: 211工程) was a higher education development and sponsorship scheme of the Chinese central government for preparing approximately 100 universities for the 21st century, initiated in November 1995. There were 115 universities and colleges selected to be part of this program.[1][2][3][4]
 Map of universities of Project 211 in China | |
| Formation | 1995 |
|---|---|
| Defunct | 2014 |
Region | China (115 universities nationwide) |
Project 211 and Project 985 were both initiated by the Jiang Zemin administration in 1990s. They were nullified in 2016 and replaced by the Double First-Class Construction in 2017, under the Xi Jinping administration.[5][6]
Etymology
editProject 211 was a project of developing comprehensive universities and colleges initiated in 1995 by the then National Education Commission of China, with the intent of raising the research standards of comprehensive universities and cultivating strategies for socio-economic development.[7]
The name for the project comes from an abbreviation of the slogan "In preparation for the 21st century, successfully running 100 higher education institutions" (面向21世纪，办好100所高校). One hundred was the approximate number of participating universities.[8]
History
editIn November 1995, with the approval of the State Council, the then State Planning Commission, the then State Education Commission, and the Ministry of Finance jointly issued the "Project 211 Overall Construction Plan" document. This document officially started Project 211.[9]
In October 2015, the State Council of China published the "Overall Plan for Promoting the Construction of World First Class Universities and First Class Disciplines" (Double First-Class Construction), which made new arrangements for the development of higher education in China, replacing previous higher education projects.[10]
On June 7, 2016, the Ministry of Education of China under Xi Jinping nullified the two projects by invalidating the fundamental documents "Measures for the Implementation and Management of Project 211 Construction" and "Opinions on the Continued Implementation of Project 985 Construction Projects."[11][12][13]
On June 27, 2016, the Ministry of Education said in response to The Beijing News reporters’ questions that the two projects faced the issues such as lack of competition, redundant overlaps, and uneven distribution of resources.[14] The ministry believed there was a need to amend the plan and strengthen the integration of resources.[15]
List of Project-211 universities and colleges
editBy 2008, China had some 116 public universities and colleges selected as part of Project 211.[8]
See also
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- State Key Laboratories, a list of key laboratories with support from the central government of China
- Double First-Class Construction, a project of developing world-class universities by the central government of China
- C9 League, a inter-university group of nine universities in the China
- Project 985, a former project of developing 39 leading research universities in China
- Excellence League, an alliance of leading Chinese universities with strong backgrounds in engineering
References
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- ^ "教育部国务院学位委员会国家语委关于宣布失效一批规范性文件的通知 - 中华人民共和国教育部政府门户网站". www.moe.gov.cn. Archived from the original on March 7, 2019. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
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- ^ Li Lixu (2004). "China's Higher Education Reform 1998-2003: A Summary" (PDF). Asia Pacific Education Review. V (1): 14–22. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 23, 2010.
- ^ a b ""211工程"大事记". Ministry of Education, PRC (in Chinese). Archived from the original on November 22, 2016. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
- ^ "关于印发《"211工程"总体建设规划》的通知". www.elinklaw.com. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
- ^ 马娟. "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_教育_中国政府网". www.gov.cn. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
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- ^ "涉及985和211工程，教育部宣布失效一批规范性文件-东北农业大学". wwwold.neau.edu.cn. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
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- ^ "985、211时代或终结 高校发展如何破除身份壁垒？" (in Simplified Chinese). 中国新闻网. June 30, 2016. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
- ^ 韩雪枫 (June 29, 2016). "985、211不再继续？教育部回应:年内启动双一流" (in Simplified Chinese). 新京报. Archived from the original on October 21, 2017. Retrieved September 30, 2017.
- ^ "浙江大学中文系百年学脉的传承与拓展". The Paper. Archived from the original on June 4, 2022. Retrieved June 4, 2022.