The Hebei Normal University of Science and Technology is a provincial public college in Qinghuangdao, Hebei, China. It is affiliated with the Province of Hebei and sponsored by the provincial government. Previously a vocational technical college, the institute was granted college status in 2003. Despite its English name, the institute has not been granted university status.
The Shanghai Institute of Technology (上海应用技术大学), also known as Shanghai Applied Technological University, is a municipal public application-orientated university in Fengxian, Shanghai, China. It is affiliated with the City of Shanghai and funded by the Shanghai Municipal People's Government.
Central South University is a public university in Changsha, Hunan, China. The university is affiliated with and funded by the Ministry of Education of China. It is part of Project 211, Project 985, and the Double First-Class Construction.
Project 211 was a higher education development and sponsorship scheme of the Chinese central government for preparing approximately 100 universities for the 21st century, initiated in November 1995. There were 115 universities and colleges selected to be part of this program.
National Key Universities 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. The term is no longer in official use by 1990s. The term "zhòngdiǎn" 重点, translated here as "key," in this phrase can also be translated as "major," "priority," or "focal." The term "National Key Universities" then became defunct, and these schools are now normally referred to as "Double First Class Universities“, based on the China state Double First Class University Plan. However, it remains part of the vernacular, as evidenced by some Chinese media articles which still refer to "National Key Universities".
Project 985 was a higher education development and sponsorship scheme of the Chinese central government for creating world-class higher education institutions, initiated in May 1998. There were 39 universities selected to be part of this program.
Higher education in China is the largest in the world. By the end of 2021, there were over 3,000 colleges and universities, with over 44.3 million students enrolled in mainland China and 240 million Chinese citizens having received high education. The system includes Bachelors, Masters and Doctoral degrees, as well as non-degree programs, and is also open to foreign students.
The University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC) is the third overseas campus of the University of Nottingham and China's first sino-foreign cooperative university. Located in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, it is a joint venture partnership between the University of Nottingham and the Zhejiang Wanli Education Group. All its academic programmes lead to University of Nottingham degrees.
The Jilin University of Finance and Economics is a provincial public university located in Changchun, Jilin, China. It is affiliated with the Jilin Provincial Government, and co-sponsored by the Jilin Provincial Government and the State Taxation Administration.
Kunming City College (昆明城市学院) is a for-profit private college in Kunming, Yunnan, China. The school is owned and managed by the private Kunming Boxin Technology Development Co., Ltd..
Weifang University is a provincial public undergraduate and tertiary vocational college in Weifang, Shandong, China. Despite its self-designated English name, the institute has not been granted university status by the authorities but college status instead.
Beijing City University is a private college in Haidian, Beijing, China. The school was granted college status in 2003. Despite its English name, the institute has not yet been granted university status.
The World First-Class UniversityandFirst-Class Academic Discipline Construction (世界一流大学和一流学科建设), together known as Double First-Class Construction (双一流建设), is a higher education development and sponsorship scheme of the Chinese central government, initiated in October 2015. There are 147 universities and colleges selected to be part of the program.
Self-Taught Higher Education Examinations (STHEE) is a test for graduation of higher education and bachelor's degree in China. STHEE allows students to finish studies through self-study without going to school. It is practiced by National Education Examinations Authority (NEEA) of China. NEEA is an agency of the Chinese Ministry of Education.
School district houses are houses within a school district in China that allow students free admission to the nearest school. Students who take advantage of school district houses can enter the nearest school without exams.
Compulsory education in the People's Republic of China details the mandatory implementation of education within the actual jurisdiction of the People's Republic of China.
In China, universities and colleges are classified in different ways for administrative purposes by the Ministry of Education of China.
