C9 League
Appearance
| 九校联盟 | |||||||
| Formation | 4 May 1998 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Founded at | Beijing, China | ||||||
Region served | China | ||||||
| Members | 9 universities nationwide | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 九校联盟 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 九校聯盟 | ||||||
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The C9 League is an alliance of nine public universities in China. It was established on May 4, 1998, during the 100th anniversary of Peking University.
Membership
[edit]The C9 league comprises nine public universities:[1]
- Fudan University – Shanghai
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University – Shanghai
- Harbin Institute of Technology – Harbin, Heilongjiang
- Nanjing University – Nanjing, Jiangsu
- Peking University – Beijing
- Tsinghua University – Beijing
- University of Science and Technology of China – Hefei, Anhui
- Xi'an Jiaotong University – Xi'an, Shaanxi
- Zhejiang University – Hangzhou, Zhejiang
All C9 League schools are part of Project 985, Project 211, Plan 111, and Double First-Class Construction.[2][3] In 2014, the University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences started to participate in the C9 League meetings.[4]
Rankings
[edit]The following are the rankings of the C9 schools in the four major world university rankings that are recognized by governments in multiple countries and regions.[5][6][7][8]
| University | City | QS
(2027)[9] |
THE
(2026)[10] |
ARWU
(2025)[11] |
USNWR
(2026)[12] |
Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Members | ||||||
| Tsinghua University | Beijing | 14 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 12 |
| Peking University | Beijing | 13 | 13 | 23 | 19 | 17 |
| Shanghai Jiao Tong University | Shanghai | 36 | 40 | 30 | 37 | 36 |
| Zhejiang University | Hangzhou | 47 | 39 | 24 | 35 | 36 |
| Fudan University | Shanghai | 26 | 36 | 41 | 49 | 38 |
| University of Science and Technology of China | Hefei | =134 | 51 | 40 | 59 | 71 |
| Nanjing University | Nanjing | =90 | 62 | 75 | 77 | 76 |
| Harbin Institute of Technology | Harbin | 190 | 131 | 101-150 | 111 | 139 |
| Xi'an Jiaotong University | Xi'an | =296 | 201-250 | 92 | 129 | 186 |
| Participant[4] | ||||||
| University of Chinese Academy of Sciences | Beijing | =360 | N/A | N/A | 53 | 206 |
See also
[edit]- List of universities in China
- Double First-Class Construction, a scheme for improving 147 of China's top universities
- Excellence League, an alliance of leading Chinese universities with strong backgrounds in engineering
- Project 985, a former project for developing 39 leading research universities in China
- Project 211, a former program for developing 115 comprehensive universities in China
- National Key Universities (China)
- Seven Sons of National Defence
References
[edit]- ↑ "Eastern stars: Universities of China's C9 League excel in select fields". Times Higher Education. Archived from the original on 2013-01-17. Retrieved 2011-06-02.
- ↑ "China to develop 42 world-class universities - People's Daily Online". en.people.cn. Archived from the original on 2020-08-12. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
- ↑ Li, Jian; Xue, Eryong (2021), "The Policy Analysis of Creating World-Class Universities in China", in Li, Jian; Xue, Eryong (eds.), 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, archived from the original on 2022-04-17
- 1 2 "我校承办2014年度C9 高校研究生学位、学籍学生事务和奖助管理工作交流会". 2014-11-13. Archived from the original on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
- ↑ "关于印发《留学回国人员申办上海常住户口实施细则》的通知 Notice on the Issuance of the "Implementation Rules for Application for Shanghai Permanent Residential Registration by Returned Overseas Students"". 上海市人力资源和社会保障局 Shanghai Municipal Human Resources and Social Security Bureau. 2020-11-13. Archived from the original on 2021-08-24. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
- ↑ "Quality Migrant Admission Scheme | Immigration Department". The Immigration Department of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Archived from the original on 2023-03-21. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
- ↑ Media, P. A. (2022-05-30). "Visa scheme for graduates from top 50 non-UK universities is launched". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 2023-02-28. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
- ↑ "Residence permit for orientation year". Government of the Netherlands. Archived from the original on 2023-10-18. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
- ↑ "QS World University Rankings 2027: World's Best Universities". Top Universities. 2026-06-18. Retrieved 2026-06-18.
- ↑ "World University Rankings 2026". Times Higher Education (THE). Retrieved 2025-10-09.
- ↑ "ShanghaiRanking's Academic Ranking of World Universities 2025". www.shanghairanking.com. 2025-08-15. Retrieved 2025-08-15.
- ↑ "Top World University Rankings | US News Best Global Universities 2026". www.usnews.com. 17 June 2026. Retrieved 17 June 2026.