Project 985 is a constructive project for founding world-class universities in the 21st century conducted by the government of the People’s Republic of China. On May 4, 1998, President Jiang Zemin declared that “China must have a number of first-rate universities of international advanced level”, so Project 985 was launched. In the initial phase, 9 universities were included in the project. The second phase, launched in 2004, expanded the program until it has now reached almost 40 universities.
“985工程”是中华人民共和国政府为21世纪建设若干所世界一流大学而实施的高等教育建设工程。1998年5月4日，江泽民主席向世界宣告：“中国要有若干所具有世界先进水平的一流大学。”所以“985工程”由此实施。在最初的阶段，有九所高校被纳入此项工程。从2004年开始的第二阶段，项目得以拓展，直至今日大概有40所高校被纳入。
List of Universities in Project 985 (Total: 39)
“985工程”高校名单（总共39所）：
Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing Normal University, Beihang University (formerly Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics), Central South University, Central University for Nationalities, China Agricultural University, Chongqing University, Dalian University of Technology, Fudan University, Harbin Institute of Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Hunan University, Jilin University, Lanzhou University, Nanjing University, Nankai University, National University of Defense Technology, Northeastern University, Northwest A&F University, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Ocean University of China, Peking University, Renmin University of China, Shandong University, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Sichuan University, South China University of Technology, Southeast University, Sun Yat-sen University, Tianjin University, Tongji University, Tsinghua University, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, University of Science and Technology of China, Wuhan University, Xiamen University, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Zhejiang University, East China Normal University.
北京科技大学、北京师范大学、北航大学（全称北京航空航天大学）、中南大学、中央民族大学、中国农业大学、重庆大学、大连理工大学、复旦大学、哈尔滨工业大学、华中科技大学、湖南大学、吉林大学、兰州大学、南京大学、南开大学、国防科学技术大学、东北大学、西北农林科技大学、西北工业大学、中国海洋大学、北京大学、中国人民大学、山东大学、上海交通大学、四川大学、华南理工大学、东南大学、中山大学、天津大学、同济大学、清华大学、电子科技大学、中国科学技术大学、武汉大学、厦门大学、西安交通大学、浙江大学、华东师范大学。
