Project 985
CHINESE HIGHER EDUCATION PROJECT
985 program; Workshop on building top-class universities; 985 Project
Project 985 () was a project that was first announced by General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party Jiang Zemin at the 100th anniversary of Peking University on May 4, 1998, to promote the development and reputation of the Chinese higher education system by founding world-class universities in the 21st century.Project 985,The University of Edinburgh The name derives from the date of the announcement, May 1998, or 98/5 according to the Chinese date format.