Project 211
China's higher education development scheme initiated in November 1995
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| 2024 | Ranked 7th in China, 15th in Asia, and 75th worldwide in the Aggregate Ranking of Top Universities, combining THE, ARWU, and QS rankings. |
| 2022 | Chen Yulu becomes the president of Nankai University, succeeding Cao Xuetao who led the university from 2018 to 2022. |
| 2022 | Ranked 5th in China and the Asia Pacific region, and 8th in the world in the Nature Index Annual Table for scientific research output. |
| 2018 | Gong Ke concludes his presidency of Nankai University after leading the institution from 2011 to 2018. |
| 2018 | Cao Xuetao assumes the presidency of Nankai University, leading from 2018 to 2022. |
| 2018 | Expanded academic offerings to 80 undergraduate programs, 231 Master and 172 PhD programs, with 28 post-doctoral research stations and 24,525 full-time students. |
| 2017 | Ranked 91-100 in World Reputation Ranking by Times Higher Education, 114th by QS World University Rankings, and placed #101 globally in QS Graduate Employability Rankings. |
| 2017 | Project 211 was replaced by the Double First-Class Construction initiative under the Xi Jinping administration, signaling a new approach to higher education development in China. |
| 2016 | Began being consistently ranked among the top 20 universities in the world by Nature Index. |
| 2016 | Project 211 was nullified by the Chinese government, marking the end of this specific higher education development initiative. |
| June 27 2016 | The Ministry of Education acknowledged issues with Project 211, including lack of competition, redundant overlaps, and uneven resource distribution, indicating a need to amend and integrate resources. |
| June 7 2016 | Under Xi Jinping's leadership, the Ministry of Education of China nullified Project 211 by invalidating its fundamental management documents. |
| October 2015 | The State Council of China published the 'Overall Plan for Promoting the Construction of World First Class Universities and First Class Disciplines' (Double First-Class Construction), which replaced previous higher education projects including Project 211. |
| September 2015 | Nankai University opened its newest Jinnan campus, which became home to 14 colleges including the Zhou Enlai School of Government, College of Medicine, Law School, and other key academic departments. |
| February 2015 | Nankai's president Gong Ke publicly spoke out against proposed 'cleansing' of universities, criticizing the mentality of suppressing intellectuals. |
| 2013 | Ranked 62nd among Asian universities and 11th in China in the QS World University Rankings. |
| 2013 | Ranked 53rd among world universities and 1st in China in the CWTS Leiden Ranking. |
| 2013 | Offered 79 bachelor's degree programs, 231 master's degree programs, and 172 PhD programs with approximately 12,000 undergraduate and 11,000 graduate students. |
| 2012 | Placed 8th in the Chinese first-class university ranking by Wu Shulian of China Management Academy. |
| 2012 | Invited to become the 35th member of The Global University Leaders Forum (GULF), a prestigious global community of high-ranking universities. |
| 2011 | Gong Ke becomes president of Nankai University, serving from 2011 to 2018. |
| 2011 | Placed 120th in the world, 16th in Asia, and 4th in China by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings. |
| June 2011 | Ranked 10th among universities in China by Renmin University of China's top 50 universities ranking. |
| 2010 | Initiated the Study International US-China exchange program, sending the first students to Nankai University in the fall. |
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