Double First Class Plan

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The Double First Class Plan is a Chinese government initiative aimed at developing a group of world-class universities and academic disciplines to enhance the country’s global higher education competitiveness.

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instanceOf Chinese government higher education initiative
university excellence program
aim develop world-class academic disciplines
develop world-class universities
enhance China’s global higher education competitiveness
alsoKnownAs World-class Universities and World-class Disciplines initiative
announcedBy Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China
Ministry of Finance of the People's Republic of China
surface form: Ministry of Finance of the People’s Republic of China

National Development and Reform Commission of China
surface form: National Development and Reform Commission of the People’s Republic of China
beneficiary selected Chinese universities
selected academic disciplines in Chinese universities
continuityWith Project 211
Project 985
country China
evaluationAuthority Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China
evaluationCycle periodic assessment
firstListReleased 2017
focus key academic disciplines
research universities
fundingSource State Council of China
surface form: central government of the People’s Republic of China
geographicalScope China
surface form: People’s Republic of China
governanceBody Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China
State Council of China
surface form: State Council of the People’s Republic of China
includesCategory Double First Class disciplines
Double First Class University Plan
surface form: Double First Class universities
intendedImpact raise global university rankings of Chinese institutions
strengthen China’s innovation capacity
languageOfOfficialName Chinese
launchDate 2015
launchedBy State Council of China
surface form: State Council of the People’s Republic of China
objective improve research quality of Chinese universities
optimize allocation of higher education resources
promote internationalization of Chinese higher education
support key disciplines with strategic importance
policyArea science and education
policyDocumentIssued 2015
policyLevel national
policyType higher education development strategy
university classification scheme
replaces Project 211
Project 985
scope mainland China universities
sector higher education
successorTo Project 211
Project 985
timeHorizon long-term national strategy

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Double First Class University Plan abbreviation Double First Class Plan