(22 Nov 2024) China will further expand its Double First-Class initiative to develop world-class universities and excellence in specific academic disciplines on par with the best in the world, Minister of Education Huai Jinpeng told a recent meeting of the National People’s Congress (NPC), China’s legislature.
The new phase of the initiative will include more interdisciplinary research, strengthened collaboration with industry, as well as adopting longer-term approaches to research.
Huai said the government will “moderately expand” the signature programme with a focus on ‘advantageous disciplines’ that more precisely match the country’s strategic goals. In recent years China has been culling university programmes to make way for more technology programmes related to key industries.
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