National Key Universities
National Key Universities (Chinese: 国家重点大学; pinyin: guójiā zhòngdiǎn dàxué) previously referred to universities recognized as prestigious and which received a high level of support from the central government of the People's Republic of China.[2][5] However, it remains part of the vernacular, as evidenced by some Chinese media articles which still refer to "National Key Universities".[7] The current project, established in 2015, is the Double First-Class Construction to create world-class universities by 2050.[14] In October 2015, the State Council of People's Republic of China published the 'Overall Plan for Promoting the Construction of World First-Class Universities and First-Class Disciplines (Double First-Class University Plan)' , which made new arrangements for the development of higher education in China, replacing previous projects of Chinese higher education.[15][16] As of February 2022, the 147 Double First Class Universities are considered as the most elite part of higher education in Mainland China.