The Double First Class Initiative

What is THE DOUBLE FIRST CLASS INITIATIVE？

The initiative was released in 2019 by China's government. It aims to ultimately build a number of world-class universities and disciplines by the end of 2050 in an effort to make China an international higher education power. According to the circular, 42 universities and colleges will be developed into world-class educational institutions, while 95 universities will focus on building their preponderant disciplines into first-rate ones. Different from Project 985 and Project 211, the Double First-Class title for universities is not an interminable status; they will receive dynamic monitoring and management.

The Double First Class Initiative - List of Universities

No	Province/Municipality	University
1.	Beijing	Beijing Foreign Studies University Beijing Forestry University Beijing Institute of Technology Beijing Jiaotong University Beijing Normal University Beihang University Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing University of Chinese Medicine Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications Beijing University of Technology Capital Normal University Central Academy of Drama Central Academy of Fine Arts Central Conservatory of Music Central University of Finance and Economics China Agricultural University China Conservatory of Music China Foreign Affairs University China University of Geosciences (Beijing) China University of Petroleum (Beijing) China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing) China University of Political Science and Law Communication University of China Minzu University of China North China Electric Power University Peking Union Medical College Peking University People's Public Security University of China Renmin University of China Tsinghua University University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences University of International Business and Economics University of Science and Technology Beijing
2.	Jiangsu	China Pharmaceutical University Hohai University Nanjing Aeronautics and Astronautics University Nanjing Agricultural University Nanjing Forestry University Nanjing Medical University * Nanjing Normal University Nanjing University Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications Nanjing University of Science and Technology Southeast University Soochow University Jiangnan University China University of Mining and Technology
3.	Shanghai	Donghua University East China Normal University East China University of Science and Technology Fudan University Second Military Medical University Shanghai Conservatory of Music Shanghai International Studies University Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai Ocean University ShanghaiTech University * Shanghai University Shanghai University of Finance and Economics Shanghai University of Sport Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Tongji University
4	Guangdong	Guangzhou Medical University * Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine Jinan University South China Agricultural University * South China Normal University South China University of Technology Sun Yat-sen University Southern University of Science and Technology *
5	Shannxi	Chang'an University Fourth Military Medical University Xi'an Jiaotong University Xidian University Shaanxi Normal University Northwest University Northwestern Polytechnical University Northwest A&F University
6	Sichuan	Chengdu University of Technology Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Sichuan University Southwest Jiaotong University Southwest Petroleum University Southwestern University of Finance and Economics University of Electronic Science and Technology of China Sichuan Agricultural University
7	Hubei	China University of Geosciences (Wuhan) Wuhan University Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan University of Technology Huazhong Agricultural University Central China Normal University Zhongnan University of Economics and Law
8	Tianjin	Hebei University of Technology Nankai University Tianjin Medical University Tiangong University Tianjin University Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
9	Hunan	Central South University Hunan Normal University Hunan University National University of Defense Technology Xiangtan University
10	Harbin	Harbin Engineering University Harbin Institute of Technology Northeast Agricultural University Northeast Forestry University
11	Liaoning	Liaoning University Northeastern University Dalian Maritime University Dalian University of Technology
12	Anhui	Anhui University Hefei University of Technology University of Science and Technology of China
13	Jilin	Jilin University Northeast Normal University Yanbian University
14	Shandong	Ocean University of China China University of Petroleum (Huadong) Shandong University
15	Chongqing	Chongqing University Southwest University
16	Fujian	Xiamen University Fuzhou University
17	Xinjiang	Shihezi University Xinjiang University
18	Guizhou	Guizhou University
19	Gansu	Lanzhou University
20	Hainan	Hainan University
21	Henan	Henan University Zhengzhou University
22	Jiangxi	Nanchang University
23	Qinghai	Qinghai University
24	Shanxi	Shanxi University Taiyuan University of Technology
25	Yunnan	Yunnan University
26	Zhejiang	Zhejiang University Hangzhou University
27	Guangxi	Guangxi University
28	Inner Mongolia	Inner Mongolia University
29	Ningxia	Ningxia University
30	Tibet	Tibet University
31	Zhejiang	China Academy of Art Zhejiang University Ningbo University