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.[1] The term is no longer in official use by 1990s.[2][3] The term "zhòngdiǎn" 重点, translated here as "key," in this phrase can also be translated as "major," "priority," or "focal."[4] 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 Construction.[2][5] However, it remains part of the vernacular, as evidenced by some Chinese media articles which still refer to "National Key Universities".[1][6]

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  2. ^ a b Li, Jian; Xue, Eryong (2021), Li, Jian; Xue, Eryong (eds.), "The Policy Analysis of Creating World-Class Universities in China", Creating World-Class Universities in China : Ideas, Policies, and Efforts, Exploring Education Policy in a Globalized World: Concepts, Contexts, and Practices, Singapore: Springer, pp. 1–33, doi:10.1007/978-981-16-6726-8_1, ISBN 978-981-16-6725-1, S2CID 240467383
  3. ^ Yang, Guangliang (2014-09-01). "Are all admission sub-tests created equal? — Evidence from a National Key University in China". China Economic Review. 30: 600–617. doi:10.1016/j.chieco.2013.12.002.
  4. ^ The Chinese-English Dictionary (Heian International Pub. Co., 1979).
  5. ^ "国务院关于印发统筹推进世界一流大学和一流学科建设总体方案的通知_政府信息公开专栏". www.gov.cn. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
  6. ^ Liu, Ye (2016-10-08). Higher Education, Meritocracy and Inequality in China. Springer. p. 99. ISBN 978-981-10-1588-5.