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The '''C9 League''' ({{zh|s=九校联盟|t=九校聯盟|p=Jiǔxiào Liánméng}}) is an alliance of nine [[China|Chinese]] [[university|universities]], which were selected by the Chinese government in 1998. |
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The C9 League (simplified Chinese: 九校联盟; traditional Chinese: 九校聯盟; pinyin: Jiǔxiào Liánméng) is an alliance of nine Chinese universities, which were selected by the Chinese government in 1998.
History
On May 4, 1998, Project 985 was initiated by the Chinese government in order to advance the higher education system [citation needed]. In the first phase, nine universities were selected and allocated funding for an initial period of three years: Fudan University, Harbin Institute of Technology, Nanjing University, Peking University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Tsinghua University, University of Science and Technology of China, Xi'an Jiao Tong University and Zhejiang University.
Peking University and Tsinghua University are in Beijing, the capital and a municipality of China. Fudan University and Shanghai Jiao Tong University are in Shanghai, a municipality in East China. Nanjing University is in Nanjing of Jiangsu province. University of Science and Technology of China is in Hefei of Anhui province. Zhejiang University is in Hangzhou of Zhejiang province. These five universities are in the greater Yangtze River Delta region. The other two universities are in Western China and Northeast China respectively. Xi'an Jiao Tong University is in Xi'an of Shaanxi province, and Harbin Institute of Technology is in Harbin of Heilongjiang province.
On October 10, 2009, these nine universities were named "the C9 League".[1], in an attempt to evoke the Ivy League, which includes some notable US institutions.[2]. The Ivy League, however, is thus named because it constitutes a real athletic league, in which the institutions compete in a variety of athletic fields. Furthermore, the league was self-organized by the institutions themselves, rather then created by government officials. The nine universities account for 3% of the country's researchers but receive 10% of national research expenditures. They produce the 20% of the journal articles published and 30% of total citations.[3]
Goals
The aim of the C9 is to communicate with each other in order to foster better students, sharing their resources, including campuses, teachers, and so on.[4][5] More importantly, they have committed themselves to world-class excellence.[6][5] The establishment of the C9 League has been welcomed by Chinese public opinion. Its central idea of building world-class universities has been well supported by both government and society. However, although there are few criticisms of C9, there are still some concerns, such as how to share the benefits of the C9 with other universities in China.[6]
List of 9 universities
| University | Location | Year Founded | QS World University Rankings 2011/12[7] |
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| Fudan University | Shanghai[note 1] | 1905 | 91 |
| Harbin Institute of Technology | Harbin, Heilongjiang | 1920 | >400[note 2] |
| Nanjing University | Nanjing, Jiangsu | 1902 | 186 |
| Peking University | Beijing[note 1] | 1898 | 46 |
| Shanghai Jiao Tong University | Shanghai[note 1] | 1896 | 124 |
| Tsinghua University | Beijing[note 1] | 1911 | 47 |
| University of Science and Technology of China | Hefei, Anhui | 1958 | 188 |
| Xi'an Jiao Tong University | Xi'an, Shaanxi | 1896 | 382[note 3] |
| Zhejiang University | Hangzhou, Zhejiang | 1897 | 191 |
Notes
- ^ a b c d Beijing and Shanghai are two municipalities of China, not belonging to any province.
- ^ Harbin Institute of Technology has a special history in China especially with the military system, and is the best university in Northeast China, thereby getting special consideration from the government.
- ^ Part of Jiao Tong University was moved from Shanghai to Xi'an in 1956 to promote the education in the remote western regions, thereby Jiao Tong University being split into two independent ones. Xi'an Jiao Tong University became the highest ranked university in Western China.
See also
References
- ^ "九校高校签订《一流大学人才培养合作与交流协议书》".
- ^ Sainsbury, Michael (4 November 2009). "China establishes group of Ivy League universities". The Australian.
- ^ "Eastern stars: Universities of China's C9 League excel in select fields".
- ^ "China's 'Ivy League'".
- ^ a b http://brand.hjenglish.com/b1094/p15877/
- ^ a b http://www.qsworldclass.com/showcase/mainfeature2.php
- ^ "QS World University Rankings 2011/12".
External links
- "China's 'Ivy League'". The Malaysian Insider, 16 October 2009.
- "China establishes group of Ivy League universities". The Australian, 4 November 2009.
- "九校签订《一流大学人才培养合作与交流协议书》". 西安交大新闻网, 9 October 2009.
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