Double First-Class Construction
双一流建设 | |
Map of the universities and colleges selected for the Double First-Class Construction | |
| Predecessor | Project 211 and Project 985 |
|---|---|
| Formation | 2015 |
Region | China |
| Membership | 147 public universities nationwide |
The World First-Class Universities and First-Class Academic Disciplines Construction (世界一流大学和一流学科建设), together known as Double First-Class Initiative (双一流建设), is a higher education development and sponsorship scheme of the Chinese central government, initiated in 2015. The Universities included in the Double First Class Initiative are recognized as "Double First-Class Universities". There are 147 universities and colleges selected to be part of the program.
The program was announced under the Xi Jinping administration in 2015 to replace the original higher education development programs Project 211 and Project 985.