Project 985

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Project 985 is a Chinese government initiative launched in 1998 to develop a group of elite universities into world-class institutions through targeted funding and support.

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Former Project 985 Innovation Platform 1

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instanceOf Chinese government higher education initiative
university excellence program
aim build high-level research universities
improve global university rankings of Chinese institutions
announcedBy Jiang Zemin
announcedOnOccasionOf 100th anniversary of Peking University
beneficiaryType public universities
benefits increased research funding for selected universities
infrastructure development for universities
support for key disciplines
talent recruitment programs
contributedTo expansion of research output in Chinese universities
rise of Chinese universities in global rankings
country China
criticizedFor overemphasis on rankings and quantitative indicators
regional inequality in higher education resources
effect increased concentration of resources in top universities
widened gap between elite and non-elite universities
focus key disciplines
research universities
fundingType targeted government funding
governingLevel central government program
hasChineseName 985工程
implementedBy State Council of China
surface form: Chinese central government

Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China
inception 1998
initialMembers Peking University
Tsinghua University
languageOfOfficialName Chinese
namedAfter May 1998 announcement date
policyArea higher education
science and technology development
policyInstrument selective funding allocation
purpose concentrate resources on elite universities
develop world-class universities in China
enhance international competitiveness of Chinese higher education
region China
surface form: Mainland China
relatedTo Double First Class University Plan
Project 211
scope national
sector tertiary education
selectionCriteria academic reputation
research strength
strategic national importance
status policy framework largely integrated into Double First Class initiative
supersededBy Double First Class University Plan
target elite universities in China
timePeriod late 1990s–2010s

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Wuhan University affiliation Project 985
this entity surface form: Former Project 985 Innovation Platform
Nankai University memberOf Project 985
Sun Yat-sen University memberOf Project 985
Project 211 relatedTo Project 985