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About Jilin University

Jilin University is a national key comprehensive university under the direct administration of Ministry of Education in China. Located in Changchun, Jilin Province, the university was founded in 1946. In 1960, it was listed as a national key university. In 1984, it was one of the 22 universities initially granted the permission to admit postgraduates. In 1995, it became one of the first “Project 211” universities, as determined by the State Education Commission of China. In 2001, Jilin University was listed as one of the “Project 985” key construction universities. In 2004, it became one of the universities under the direct administration of the Ministry of Education of China. In 2017, it was rated as one of the universities for building world-class universities in the “Double World-class Initiative”.

In 2000, Jilin University merged with the former Jilin University of Technology, the former Norman Bethune University of Medical Sciences, the former Changchun University of Science and Technology, and the former Changchun Institute of Posts and Telecommunications. In 2004, the former University of Military Logistics also joined.

Jilin University offers a wide range of disciplines, within 52 colleges or schools, covering 12 academic categories, namely: philosophy, economics, law, education, literature, history, science, engineering, agriculture, medical science, management, and art. Among them, archaeology, mathematics, physics, chemistry, materials science and engineering, philosophy, law, mechanical and bionic engineering, electronic science and technology, geological resources and engineering, and one health are selected as “Double First-class” constructing disciplines according to the list released by Ministry of Education. JLU has 141 bachelor degree programs, 63 master degree programs, 49 doctoral degree programs, and 2 interdisciplinary doctoral programs. It also has 44 post-doctoral research stations.18 disciplines rank in the top 1% of the ESI. Two of these disciplines are in the top 1‰.

Jilin University boasts outstanding faculties. There are 6,439 faculty members in total, among which there are 2,320 professors. There are 11 members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences or the Chinese Academy of Engineering (including 54 adjunct members), 7 senior professors of philosophical and social sciences, 15 members of the assessment group of the Academic Degrees Committee of the State Council, 49 faculty members in the “10,000 Talents Project”, 8 national-level outstanding teachers, 5 chief experts in research and construction projects of the Marxism theory in the central government, 6 chief scientists in the national “Project 973”, 15 young and middle-aged experts with prominent contributions, 34 experts in the National “Hundred-Thousand-Ten Thousand Project”, 37 winners of the “National Outstanding Youth Fund”, 42 winners of the “National Excellent Youth Fund”, and 89 faculty members selected as “Changbai Mountain Scholars” in Jilin Province.

Our university is now home to five state key laboratories, 1 national engineering laboratory, 6 national-local joint laboratories, 1 national engineering and technology research center, 1 national animal experimental center, 4 international science and technology cooperation bases, 6 humanities and social science key research bases of the Ministry of Education, 12 key laboratories of the Ministry of Education, 5 engineering research centers of the Ministry of Education, 1 joint laboratory of international cooperation of the Ministry of Education, 2 joint collaborative innovation centers, 1 field science observation station of the Ministry of Education, and 19 key laboratories of other ministries of China. Jilin University has undertaken a great number of research projects at both the national and the provincial level, generating considerable scientific achievements with good prospects for industrialization and high technical content.

We have established a high-level talent training system for the bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees. There are 72,830 full-time students, including 8,496 doctoral and 20,774 postgraduate students, 41,955 undergraduate students, and 1,605 overseas students.

Jilin University engages in extensive exchanges with foreign countries and in close cooperative projects with other universities. It has established cooperation and exchange relations with 303 universities, research institutions or international academic organizations in 40 countries and regions. Among these, 48 are world top 100 universities, and an additional 67 are world top 200 universities. In recent years, we have cooperated with first-class higher institutions abroad, setting up 40 joint research centers and labs with universities and scientific research institutions from 12 countries.

Adhering to the principles of “active development, standard management, and innovation through reform”, our university has been actively guiding and promoting the healthy development of the industry of science and technology based on standard management; we have been carrying out an all-out reform of companies in which our university exclusively invests, establishing and implementing a modern corporate system. We also promote the transformation and industrialization of the scientific achievements of our university, bringing about a great number of booming hi-tech companies combining production, learning, and research. In addition, our university’s Science and Technology Park has been identified as a National University Science and Technology Park.

The campuses in Changchun cover an area of 6.11 million square meters, which includes a building area of 2.76 million square meters. Our university has a Zhuhai Campus, covering an area of 3.10 million square meters. There are 7.91 million books of in the university library, which has been recognized by UNESCO, UNIDO, and the World Bank. Approved by the Ministry of Education, our university’s CALIS Northeast Center is recognized as one of seven such centers in China.

With the development strategy to “pillar our university with academic achievements, empower it with talents, make it prosper through innovation, enliven it with an open atmosphere, and take pride in its unique culture”, our university aims to become a high-level research university which is first-class in China and renowned internationally. It seeks to be an important base for training highly qualified innovative talents, for transforming high-level scientific research and achievements, and for introducing high-quality social services and advanced culture. And it strives to enable students to develop in an all-round way, and to make faculties proud and widely-recognized at home and abroad. We’re determined to build Jilin University into a world-class university by its centennial.

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About Guizhou University

Guizhou University (GZU), founded in 1902, was first known as Guizhou Institute of Higher Learning, Provincial Guizhou University, National Guizhou College of Agriculture and Engineering, and National Guizhou University. It officially adopted the name “Guizhou University” in October 1950. Soon after, in 1951, Chairman Mao Zedong formally inscribed the name “Guizhou University.” In August 1997, it merged with Guizhou Agricultural College and some other institutions. Many years later, in August 2004, it merged with Guizhou University of Technology. In December of the same year, it became one of the higher institutions jointly established by the Ministry of Education (MOE) and the Guizhou Provincial People’s Government. A year later in September 2005, the university was recognized as one of the national “211 Project” universities. In September 2012, it was selected as one of the 14 universities in the “Midwest Universities Comprehensive Strength Promotion Project”. In April 2016, it was listed as a national-level key sponsored university in the “One Province, One School” project in the Midwest of China. Then in 2017, GZU was included in the national “Double First-Class” Initiative, which seeks to develop world-class disciplines in education. In November of the same year, the University was awarded its first “National Civilized Campus” title. A year later, in 2018, GZU became an institution of higher learning that is to be jointly developed through ministerial-provincial cooperation between the MOE and the local government. Now we come to the present year of 2022, and GZU has the honor to be re-selected for the “Double First-Class” Initiative for China’s universities. In January 2019, the university was selected as one of the trial universities to carry out reforms on “Three Comprehensive Educational Approaches” (whole-person education, whole-process education, and all-round education) under the MOE. Two years later, in January 2021, it was included in the first batch of the model universities for the nationwide CPC development in higher education institutions.

The University covers an area of 309.17 hectares and has a stretch of farm land of 65.69 hectares for teaching and experiments. Its library has a collection of more than 3.78 million paper documents, including more than 3.66 million electronic copies. The University offers a wide range of courses for 12 major disciplines such as literature, history, philosophy, science, engineering, agronomy, medicine, economics, management, law, education, and art. GZU has 39 colleges, with 34,437 full-time undergraduate students and 13,507 graduate students. It is home to 4,134 faculty members, including 2,812 full-time teachers. Of these, 598 are professors and 932 are associate professors. A total of 1436 teachers hold doctoral degrees (51.07%).

GZU has one discipline selected for China’s “Double First Class” Initiative, one national-level key discipline, two discipline teams affiliated with universities through provincial-ministerial collaborations tailored to the needs of the local industries, nine national first-class disciplines, and seven regional first-class disciplines. According the latest ESI data, GZU has four disciplines among the global top 1%; Plant & Animal Science, and Chemistry ranked among the top 3‰ and 5‰ respectively worldwide; and Agricultural Science & Engineering listed the top 1% worldwide. In addition, there are 84 first-class majors under the “Double Ten Thousand Plan”, of which 52 are national-level. Currently, there are 19 first-level discipline doctoral programs, one professional doctoral degree program, 52 first-level master’s degree programs, and 24 professional master’s degree programs.

GZU boasts two academicians of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, one academician of the International Eurasian Academy of Sciences, 15 leading talents of the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars, 24 Renowned Cultural Specialists of the Publicity Department of the Central Committee of the CPC & “Four Batches of Talents” Program, one coordinator for the Discipline Appraisal Group of the State Council’s Academic Degree Appraisal Committee, 24 members for the National Advisory Committee on Higher Education under the MOE, nine “Excellent Scientific and Technological Talents in the New Century” under the MOE, 21 prominent experts in Guizhou, and 62 provincial experts in Guizhou, seven scholars included in the “Young Elite Project”, 159 talents included in the program of first-class discipline in special areas and one distinguished professor as “Xi Shan Scholar”. In addition, one faculty member has been ranked as one of the “Highly Cited Researchers” in the world for seven consecutive years, and three have been on the shortlist of Elsevier “China Highly Cited Scholars” for four consecutive years.

Laying claim to several areas of research strength, GZU currently has established a host of scientific institutes: one State Key Laboratory of Public Big Data jointly developed through ministerial-provincial collaboration, one National Key Laboratory Cultivation Base, five centers for National and Local Joint Engineering Research (engineering laboratories), one GZU International Scientific Cooperation Base, one National Overseas Expertise Introduction Center for Discipline Innovation ( the “111” Center), one University Science Park, one National Technology Transfer Agency, one National New Rural Development Research Institute, six Key Experimental Laboratories (centers) under the MOE, one Field Observation and Research Station under the MOE, one Key Laboratory under the Ministry of Land and Resources, one key area innovation team of the National Innovative Talent Promotion Program, two innovation teams affiliated with the MOE, one science and technology innovation team affiliated with the Ministry of Land and Resources, one Technological and Engineering Research Center of the National Forestry and Grassland Administration, 56 provincial key laboratories (centers), eight postdoctoral research stations, 27 national experimental teaching demonstration centers, nine provincial humanities and social science research and demonstration bases. Besides research facilities, the University boasts four national teaching teams, 11 outstanding teachers and two teaching teams credited with providing excellent demonstration classes on ideological and political theory courses (organized by the MOE), one workshop with outstanding teachers teaching ideological and political theory courses (organized by the MOE), 11 provincial teaching teams, 45 provincial outstanding teachers, 14 outstanding teachers and 14 teaching teams credited with presenting excellent ideological and political theory courses in Guizhou, and two provincial workshops with outstanding teachers of ideological and political theory courses.

Thanks to the counterpart support program, GZU has established partnership with Zhejiang University, China Agricultural University and East China Normal University. It has also signed collaborative agreements with a number of universities across the country such as Renmin University of China, Nanjing Agricultural University, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Tianjin University, Southeast University, Harbin Institute of Technology, Zhejiang A&F University, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, and Jiangnan University. Noticeably, GZU has always been committed to boosting Guizhou’s development in higher education through active engagement and therefore developed a collaborative partnership with nine municipal cities (prefectures) across Guizhou.Meanwhile, it has signed agreements with more than 500 enterprises including Maotai Group, Dabeinong Group, National Astronomical Observatories, Biochemistry Co., Ltd, Guizhou Phosphate Chemical Group, Guizhou Branch of China Tobacco Corporation, Guiyang Agricultural Investment Group, and Jiangsu Fengshan Group. Additionally, GZU is keen to step up scientific and technological cooperation, implementing action plans such as “Three Areas’ Science and Technology Talents”, “Technician Plan of Science”, “Ph.D Village Leader”, “111 Ph.D Project”, and “Professors and Doctoral Scholars Helping Enterprises” across Guizhou. Furthermore, the University has invested great effort fostering collaborations between universities and regions, academia and industry, while upgrading cooperation to a new level. So far, the collaboration has covered every county in nine cities (prefectures).

GZU, committed to international exchanges and collaborative education, has established long-standing relationships for exchanges and cooperation with 195 universities or research institutions across 43 countries and regions. It has been approved to be the International Education Aid Base by the Ministry of Education (MOE), International Science & Technology Cooperation Base under the Ministry of Science and Technology, the institution offering Chinese Government Scholarship, and the institution offering Confucius Institute Scholarship. GZU has two Confucius Institutes, the first one co-founded with the University of the Gambia, and later the Presbyterian College in the United States. Furthermore, the University has been actively engaged in international associations such as the SEAMEO (Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization), and AUN (ASEAN University Network). Since 2008, GZU has hosted and co-organized “China-ASEAN Education Cooperation Week” together with other related activities for 14 consecutive years.

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About Hainan University

Hainan University is a comprehensive key university formed by a merger with the former South China University of Tropical Agriculture in August 2007. It is jointly administered by the Ministry of Education and the Hainan Provincial People’s Government.

The university has made great achievements by adhering to the motto of “openness and inclusiveness” and the spirit of “self-improvement, dedication, kindness and perseverance”. In December 2008, it was approved by the state as a key university under the 211 Project. In 2012, it was included in the Plan of Strengthening Higher Education in Middle and Western China and was successively supported by the National Basic Ability Construction Project of Western and Central China and the National Comprehensive Strength Enhancement Project of Western and Central China. In 2017, HNU was listed in the national plan for establishing world-class disciplines. In 2018, the Hainan provincial Party Committee and provincial government made a strategic decision to fully sponsor the development of Hainan University. Also in that year, the university came under the joint administration of the Ministry of Education and the Hainan Provincial People’s Government, and was included among universities directly administered by the Ministry of Education.

The former South China University of Tropical Agriculture, founded in 1958, and the Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, founded in 1954, were known as “twin stars” in tropical agricultural science and education in China. Through arduous efforts, these two institutions have made China the only country in the world that has realized sizable plantation of rubber in the range of 18° N-24° N, and the fifth largest rubber producer in the world. The university has hence established a leading position in the academic field of rubber and tropical agriculture, and has garnered more than 900 scientific and educational achievements, including the first prize of national invention award, the first prize of national science and technology progress award, and the second prize of national teaching outcome award. It has contributed significantly to the development of national defense and local economies.

Hainan University was first established in a wasteland in 1983. Before the 2007 merger, it had the largest academic system in the province with extensive influence as a provincial comprehensive key university. Hu Yaobang, former General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, inscribed the name of the university. In 2005 its undergraduate teaching programs were rated exceptional by the Ministry of Education, and the university was approved as a national cultural quality education base. Since then, HNU has further enhanced its educational quality and research capacity and improved its overall management. It continues to contribute to economic and social development in Hainan.

Since its founding, HNU has hosted visits by generations of state leaders, from the founding members such as Zhou Enlai, Zhu De, Dong Biwu, Ye Jianying, Deng Xiaoping, Hu Yaobang, and Wang Zhen to their successors such as Jiang Zemin, Hu Jintao, Li Peng, Zhu Rongji, Wen Jiabao, Jia Qinglin, Zeng Qinghong, Li Lanqing, Wei Jianxing, and Liu Yandong. All provincial Party Committee and government leaders have shown great care and support for its development. It has also received donations from the public, including Chinese overseas which have assisted with construction of office and teaching buildings, libraries, academic centers, stadiums, student activity centers and other aspects of campus construction. Scholarships and grants set up with the contributions have also facilitated the university’s development.

For the past six decades, HNU has optimized its overall management and campus construction. Four campuses, namely Haidian, Danzhou, Chengxi and Guanlan Lake (currently under construction), have been established. It is now a national key university and a comprehensive institution with extensive influence on regional economic and social development. Of all the universities and colleges in Hainan, HNU offers the largest calendar for undergraduate and post-graduate (including doctoral) studies.

Hainan University’s 31 schools now host over 38,000 full-time students, including over 33,000 undergraduates, 4,300 master’s students, 300 doctoral students, and 400 international students. Its full-time faculty members number more than 2,000, and include 1,200 teachers with senior professional titles and 860 teachers with doctoral degrees. HNU has been joined by high-level talents such as jointly-appointed academicians, Changjiang Scholars, outstanding youth, and leading talents of the Ten Thousand Talents Program.

Based on the principle of seeking all-round development with highlighted projects, the university focuses on four areas: the tropics, oceans, tourism and special economic zone. It has formed a comprehensive teaching and research system in philosophy, economics, law, art, literature, science, medicine, agriculture, industry, and management. Among them, tropical agriculture (based on crop science), cultural tourism (based on law), and the South China Sea marine resources utilization (based on information and communication engineering), are listed as world-class disciplines. The university hosts 3 national key disciplines, 12 provincial key disciplines, 2 post-doctoral R&D bases, 10 first-level discipline doctoral programs, 32 first-level discipline master programs, 17 professional master’s degree programs, and 94 undergraduate programs. There are 2 national key laboratories (including 1 cultivation base), 16 national teaching quality engineering projects, 1 national experimental teaching demonstration center, 12 provincial and ministerial key laboratories, 3 provincial collaborative innovation centers, 4 provincial and ministerial engineering research centers, 5 provincial academician workstations, and 3 provincial philosophy and social science key research bases. HNU is also supported by 2 national teaching teams, 8 national key programs, 2 national excellent courses, and 2 national advanced collectives of professional and technical personnel. In addition, it offers 1 national bilingual teaching demonstration course.

The university adopts a strategy of openness in education and has established all-round, multi-level and extensive exchanges and cooperation. It has cooperated with 170 overseas universities, international research institutes and university alliances from 35 countries and regions. In recognition of this, HNU was selected by the Ministry of Education as a member of the second group of demonstration bases for studying in China, with a complete higher-education system from bachelor’s to doctoral degrees for international students. In 2017, in collaboration with Arizona State University, the university established the HNU-ASU Joint International Tourism College.

Over the past decades, the university has graduated nearly 300,000 alumni, who now play management and technical roles in major industries at home and abroad.

As the province is to deepen reform and opening up in an all-round way and implement the strategy of developing the Hainan Pilot Free Trade Zone and Free Trade Port with Chinese Characteristics, HNU embraces new opportunities. Seated at the forefront of the South China Sea, it is the only double-first-class university in Hainan Province and in China’s tropical region and is uniquely jointly administered by the Ministry of Education and the provincial government.

HNU is dedicated to serving national strategies and adhering to the overall principle of providing featured academic support, offering quality education resources, and promoting opening-up and innovation. It will make every effort to realize the mission of the new era by continuing to serve as a first-class comprehensive research-oriented university with distinctive features and an international reputation. HNU is determined to participate in the construction of a beautiful new Hainan, and to contribute significantly to realizing the Chinese dream of great rejuvenation.

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About Hefei University Of Technology

Hefei University of Technology is a national key university administrated directly by the Ministry of Education of China. It was founded in 1945, and listed as one of the universities of Project 211 in 2005 and Program 985 in 2009 which are major national initiatives seeking to enhance the international competitiveness of the top-tier universities. In 2017, Hefei University of Technology (HFUT) was included in the list of “Double First Class” plan, the country’s construction plan of world-class universities and first-class disciplines.

HFUT has been committed to integrating education, research and application to create and convey knowledge that serves our country. It is dedicated to cultivating talent with excellence, advancing science and technology, pushing social development, and promoting culture, with the spirit best manifested in the university motto “pursuing virtue and knowledge, seeking truth and innovation”.

The university boasts a high-level faculty team consisting of an academician of China Academy of Engineering, accredited professors, scholars granted with funds from the National Outstanding Youth Science Foundation, winners of the national awards for top teachers and etc. The efforts of the dedicated faculty empower the advancement of the university.

HFUT is home to 32,000 undergraduate students and 13,000 graduate students. HFUT is dedicated to educating its students to become innovative engineering talents with professional proficiency, positive working attitude and entrepreneurship. Students won prizes in academic, innovation and entrepreneurship competitions of all levels. Two student teams of HFUT have been awarded as “Xiaoping Science and Technology Innovation Team”, the highest award in national youth science and technology innovation. HFUT also provides students with impressive extracurricular activities to create unique opportunities for them to grow.

HFUT locates its three campuses, and an intelligent manufacturing institute in Hefei, the capital city of Anhui province. And in Xuancheng, a city about 194 kilometers away from Hefei lies the Xuancheng campus of HFUT. Across the campuses, the university offers 38 first-level disciplines with authorization to confer master degrees, 16 first-level disciples for doctoral programs and 1 authorization to confer doctor degree of engineering. The university has 1 state key lab, 1 national engineering lab, 1 key lab of the National Ministry of Education, 5 engineering research centers of the National Ministry of Education, and 4 national joint engineering research centers and labs.

HFUT has 4 national experimental teaching demonstration centers, 1 national virtual simulation experimental teaching center, and 3 national engineering practice education centers. It is among the first batch of 61 pilot colleges and universities to conduct the Education and Development Plan for Outstanding Engineers initiated by the Ministry of Education, one of the first batch of pilot universities to conduct Innovation and Entrepreneurship Education Reform, and one of the first batch of “National University Practice Education Innovation and Entrepreneurship Base”.

HFUT sticks to innovation and the integration of teaching, research and production. It has a long-established, application-oriented research culture, and it is keen to support the academics in conducting research that has impact and practical value. HFUT is committed to promoting the development of regional economy by catering to the strategic objectives and needs of the industries, the community and the nation. Research findings of HFUT teams have been applied in various national major projects and national defense projects.

HFUT is actively pursuing connections with leading institutions through academic partnerships with top universities worldwide. By supporting a wide range of collaborative activities including faculty and student exchange projects, joint supervision plan and international programs at all levels, HFUT has established academic links with more than 50 prestigious universities around the world. Meanwhile, hundreds of international students from over 50 countries and regions are studying at HFUT.

Hefei University of Technology is now striving for greater success with the ultimate goal of becoming a top innovative university with international prestige and distinctive features.

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About Anhui University

Co-sponsored by People’s Government of Anhui Province and the Ministry of Education of PRC, Anhui University is a member university of “Project 211”(a national key universities construction project) and a key comprehensive university affiliated to Anhui Province. As a pioneer of modern higher education of Anhui, AHU was established in Anqing City (the capital of Anhui Province at that time) in 1928.

At present, AHU has four campuses and one university science and technology park, covering an area of over 215 hectares and boasting 1.25 million square meters of floor space. The university libraries have a collection of over 3.50 million books. AHU enjoys a teaching and administrative staff of more than 2600. By the end of 2016, there were 1,687 full-time teachers. Among them, there are more than 900 professors and associate professors, 1 winner of The National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars, 1 distinguished professor of the “Changjiang Scholars Program” of MOE, 2 experts recruited through the “Thousand Talents Plan”, 1 winner of the National Award for Distinguished Teachers, 24 winners of the Provincial Award for Distinguished Teachers, 3 experts recruited through the “100-, 1000- and 10000-talent Plan”, 12 experts recruited through the “New Century Talent Supporting Project” of MOE, 13 distinguished professors of the “Wanjiang Scholars Program” of Anhui Province, 5 experts recruited through “Hundred Talents Plan” of Anhui Province, 5 experts recruited through “The Recruitment Program of Global Experts” and 139 experts awarded special subsidy by the State Council and People’s Government of Anhui Province. By the end of 2016, there were 416 PhD candidates, 5757 master candidates, 21323 undergraduates and 545 international students.

Anhui University has a comprehensive range of disciplines covering 10 categories: humanities, science, engineering, economy, management, law, history, philosophy, education and art. It consists of 26 schools and departments. There are 13 post-doctoral research stations, 12 first-level doctoral programs, 2 second-level doctoral programs, 31 first-level master degree programs, 2 second-level master degree programs, 95 programs for undergraduates. It also has 2 national key disciplines, 25 provincial key disciplines There is a national and local joint engineering laboratory, 1 MOE key base for research in humanities and social sciences, 2 MOE key laboratories, 1 MOE engineering research center, 1 modern experimental technology Center, 6 provincial key bases for research in humanities and social sciences, 10 provincial key laboratories, 8 provincial engineering technology research centers, 3 provincial public service platforms of science and technology innovation, 2 national off-campus practice education bases for college students, 4 national experimental teaching demonstration centers and 9 provincial experimental teaching demonstration centers.

n recent years, AHU has signed cooperation agreements with 16 cities in Anhui Province and established cooperative relations in production, education and research with over 600 corporations. It has established contacts and cooperative relationships with 124 renowned colleges and universities as well as research institutes from foreign countries and regions, including the US, the UK, Germany and Japan. It has established 3 Confucius Institutes in collaboration with 3 universities in Chile, Ukraine and Azerbaijan.

With a long history, a profound cultural connotation, a variety of disciplines, strong academic strength, distinctive research characteristics, a thick innovative atmosphere, beautiful campus environment and first-class teaching conditions, AHU has become a key base for cultivating high-level talents for Anhui Province, having great influence both at home and abroad.

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About University Of Science And Technology Of China

USTC was established by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in 1958. Ever since then, it has continuously served the nation as an innovator in quality education and scientific research by focusing on exploring new frontiers in science and nurturing young talents with global perspectives. Now the University is home to 16,245 gifted students and 2,050 dedicated faculty members, and offers customizable programs and exceptional extracurricular activities to all the students.

USTC has made outstanding contributions to the development of Chinese education, and its excellent research facilities create rich opportunities for our future scientists to reach for more. In 1978, USTC set up the first “Special Class for the Gifted Young” and the first graduate school, which were considered the most remarkable achievements in modern Chinese higher education history. USTC is also the only university that operates two national laboratories on campus, the National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory (NSRL), which is the first national laboratory in China; and the Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale (HFNL), one of the six national research centers approved by the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) of PRC.

USTC has a glorious history in fundamental sciences and research. In the past decade, we have made significant achievements in the fields of quantum physics, nano technology, artificial intelligence (AI), engineering and biomedical sciences. We sent Mozi, the world’s first Quantum Communication Satellite, and Wukong, the China’s first Dark Matter Particle Explorer, into the space. In 2020, we developed the “USTC protocol” to treat COVID-19 patients, which has been widely introduced to more than 20 countries.

USTC provides a wide range of opportunities to help students develop a global perspective and cultural sensitivity, and has earned its international reputation by collaborating with more than 210 top universities and research organizations all over the world. In the Nature Index 2020, USTC was ranked Top 4 on academic in the global universities and Top 1 in China; in the U.S. News Rankings 2020, the 3rd place of the best global universities in China.

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About Lanzhou University

As the national comprehensive university under the direct authority of the Ministry of Education, Lanzhou University（LZU）is one of the universities supported by the “Project 985” and “Project 211”.

Founded in 1909, the predecessor of LZU was Gansu Law and Politics School, which marked the beginning of modern higher education in Gansu Province and pioneered higher education in the Northwest region. In 1928, Gansu Law and Politics School was expanded into Sun Yat-sen University of Lanzhou and in 1945, National Lanzhou University. After the founding of People’s Republic of China, by pursuing the education strategy of the Communist party of China and insisting on the right direction of development, it grew bigger and became well established within a short period of time. During the process of adjusting the departments of higher institutions, LZU was identified as one of the fourteen comprehensive universities in China. Guided by such strategic goals as “developing the northwest region” and “establishing strategic base”, it has grown into an university with strategic significance, embarking on the historic mission of training high-level talents for the country, especially in the west region of China, and developing science, technology and culture. Since the reform and opening up initiative was adopted, by seizing the historic opportunity brought by such strategies as “rejuvenating our country through science and education” and “strengthen the nation with trained personnel”, as well as such projects as “Project 985” and “Project 211” implemented at the national level, LZU has enhanced its standard across the board guided by the principle of liberating the minds and driven by reform and opening up. In 2002 and 2004, Gansu Grassland Ecology Research Institute and Lanzhou Medical College were successively incorporated into LZU, which further enriched its disciplines and made its comprehensive advantage even more prominent and ushered into the stage of rapid development in its history. With its long history, strength in running school and outstanding performance, it ranked among the top universities in China.

Lanzhou, the hinterland of mainland China, where LZU is located, lies in the upper reaches of Yellow River, is an important city in northwest region. With its beautiful mountains and rivers, profound history and brilliant culture and multiple ethnic groups, it is a prior choice for university to thrive and talents to develop.

Occupying around 583 acres of land in total, LZU has two campuses and three affiliated hospitals. Also, it has a total of 19,775 undergraduates, 10,572 postgraduates and 2,559 doctor candidates. There are 3,718 faculty members, including 2,135 full-time teaching faculty, 836 administrative staff and 142 post doctoral researchers (including 45 post doctors reserved as teaching staff). There are 588 professors and 927 associate professors. In clinical medicine, there are 101 professors and 252 associate professors. LZU has 1,695 graduate students’ supervisors, composed of 578 supervisors for doctor candidates and 1,117 supervisors for post graduates. Notably, 15 teachers are elected academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering; 10 are appointed as leading talents of the “Ten Thousand Talents Plan”. There are 18 distinguished professors awarded by the “Yangze River Scholars Program”, 22 winners of National Outstanding Youth Fund, 12 candidates selected in the National Millions Program, 8 leading young talents of the “Innovation Talents Development Project” , 4 teaching master of higher education admitted by the Ministry of Education, 5 leading youth talents of “Ten Thousand Talents Plan”, 4 young candidates of “Yangtze River Scholar Program”, 23 winners of the National Science Fund for Outstanding Young Scholars, 110 “New Era Talents” admitted by the Ministry of Education, 27 teaching master of higher education admitted by Gnsu Province and 88 leading personnel recognized by Gansu Province. LZU also boasts 4 Innovative Research Groups of NSFC (National Science Fund Committee), 8 Innovative Teams of the Ministry of Education, 7 Higher Education Talents-introducing Bases for Disciplinary Innovation and 5 Celebrated Teaching Teams on national level.

Covering a wide range of disciplines with distinctive advantage, LZU has a total of 12 disciplines.

Up to now, LZU has 8 national key disciplines, 2 national key (cultivation) disciplines, 35 provincial key disciplines and 3 provincial key (cultivation) disciplines. Moreover, it has 2 state key laboratories, 2 nation-local joint engineering laboratories, 1 state joint laboratory, 6 key laboratories of the Ministry of Education, 4 engineering research centers of the Ministry of Education, 1 key laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture, 17 key laboratories of Gansu Province (including incubators), 2 technology innovation centers of Gansu Province, 4 research center for clinical medicineof Gansu Province , 4 service platforms for technology and science innovation and 8 outdoor observation and research stations of Gansu Province, 9 engineering research centers of Gansu Province (engineering laboratories), 2 key laboratories in universities of Gansu Province, 5 China’s International Science and Technology Cooperation bases, 7 University Bases for Discipline Innovation and Talent Introduction, 2 key research bases for humanities and social sciences of the Ministry of Education, 1 Research and Incubation Center for International and Regional Studies of the Ministry of Education, 4 Research Center for International and Regional Studies of the Ministry of Education (Approved), 1 provincial 2011 synergy innovation center, 5 key research bases of humanities and social sciences in Gansu Province, 1 major research base of philosophy and social sciences of Gansu Province, 1 targeted poverty alleviation think tank of universities in Gansu Province and 4 new types of think tank of universities in Gansu Province.

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About Yunnan University

Yunnan University was founded in 1922, when it was Private Donglu University. In 1934, it was renamed as Provincial Yunnan University and in 1938 renamed as National Yunnan University. It is one of the earliest comprehensive universities in Southwest China. In 1937, when Xiong Qinglai, the well-known mathematician and educationist, served as the president, a large number of renowned scholars were employed to teach at the university, which laid foundation for its development and profound academic tradition, leading to the first glorious era in the history of Yunnan University. In 1940s, Yunnan University developed into one of the famous large universities in China with international influence and offered courses in arts, law, science, engineering, agriculture and medical science. In 1946, Yunnan University was listed by Concise Encyclopedia Britannica as one of the 15 world’s famous universities in China.

In 1950s, when Yunnan University was under the direct administration of the Ministry of Education, the national faculty restructuring was introduced. Some important featured departments, like aeronautics, civil engineering, law, and railway spun off from Yunnan University and merged into colleges like Beijing Aeronautical and Astronautical Institute, Sichuan University, Southwest University of Political Science and Law and Changsha Railway Institute. Departments like engineering, medical science and agriculture were also divested from the University and gradually developed into today’s Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming Medical University, Yunnan Agricultural University and Southwest Forestry University, etc. In 1958, the administrative management of Yunnan University was delegated from the central Ministry of Higher Education to Yunnan province. In 1978, it was ranked by the State Council as one of the 88 national key universities.

Since the reform and opening-up, Yunnan University has made huge progress. In 1996, it was among the first universities to win the membership of “Project 211”. In 2001, it was listed as one of the higher education institutions to be intensively supported in China’s development of its western region. In 2004, it became a key university to benefit from focused support from the People’s Government of Yunnan and the Ministry of Education. In 2006, all its 19 secondary indicators were A-graded and it was rated as an excellent college for undergraduate education by the MOE. In 2012, it became a participant of the Central-western Chinese Universities Capacity-building Project, and a participant in the Central-western Chinese Universities Comprehensive Capacity Promotion Project. In 2016, it was included in the Comprehensive Strength Improvement Project of Colleges and Universities in Central and West China. In 2017, it became one of the first 42 first-class universities in China. In 2018, it became one of the 14 universities in central and western China that were jointly supported by the Ministry of Education and local provincial governments.

Yunnan University has now gathered a galaxy of talents in liberal arts, science, law, technology, economics, agriculture, medicine, business administration, and fine arts, and has developed into a modern university featuring ethnology, biology, resource development and environmental protection, borderland research, and Southeast Asia and South Asia research. According to a recent discipline ranking released by the MOE, its ethnology, ecology and political science programs rank 2nd, 6th and 10th respectively in the country. According to the 2012 Essential Science Indicators, biology and chemistry at Yunnan University were among the top one percent of the world’s academic disciplines.

Yunnan University consists of 26 schools, 10 research institutes, two independent schools, one affiliated hospital and a graduate school. There are 2,017 teaching and research personnel in professional and technical positions, among whom 1,219 have doctorates. The university has 16,816 full-time undergraduate students, 8,159 master’s degree students, 1,215 PhD students and 1,545 international students. It has 79 majors in undergraduate programs, 12 state-level featured majors, two state-level professional comprehensive pilot reform programs, 10 state-level quality courses, three state-level publicly-available quality courses. A total of 21 of its primary disciplines are authorized to offer PhDs, 42 primary disciplines offer master’s degrees, and 22 disciplines offer professional master’s degrees. In the fourth round of discipline evaluation conducted by the Ministry of Education, 30 disciplines at the university featured among the top 70% in China, including two A-level disciplines (ethnology with an A+ rating and ecology with an A-) and 14 B-level disciplines. Chemistry, botany and zoology are among the top 1% of Essential Science Indicators (ESI) in the world. The university has developed into a comprehensive academic institution with a full range of disciplines and a concentration of top-flight talent — with ethnology, ecology, biology, resource development and environmental protection, as well as studies on frontier issues and international issues in Southeast and South Asia, seen as constituting its distinctive competitive advantages and chief characteristics. It has four national bases for talent cultivation, four national experiment teaching model centers, three national training programs for excellent engineers, one national educational training center for excellent practical and inter-disciplinary legal professionals, four national innovation experiment areas for talent cultivation model as well as one national pilot software school. At YNU, there is one national international joint center, one national cultural industry research center and one national college students’ cultural quality education base. In addition, there are 12 Ministry of Education research centers, observation stations and education bases.

The university’s faculty, programs, student body and commitments come together in the various projects it undertakes.

In recent years, it has independently presided over projects of the 973 Plan, the 863 Plan, and 25 major bidding projects of the National Social Science Foundation and MOE humanities and social science milestone projects.

These projects have had practical effect. The university’s report on the China-Myanmar Oil and Gas Pipeline helped the project start. Its achievements in Research on Cross-border Ecological Safety and International Rivers provided decision-making reference for solving issues related to water resources and the ecological health of rivers that flow across borders. Its research achievements in several projects, such as Dealing with Arsenic Pollution in Yangzonghai Lake, Ecological Rehabilitation and Dealing with Polluted Rivers and Investigation of Non-Point Source Pollution in Dianchi Lake and Controlling Measures have made key contributions to dealing with pollution in plateau lakes.

In addition to generating important practical effects, the projects have garnered many awards for the university. It has been awarded several national prizes, such as a first prize for National Natural Science Award, another first prize recognizing a National Higher Institutional Humanities and Social Sciences Outstanding Achievement and a second prize for National Science and Technology Progress, among others.

Pursuit of excellence underlies all of Yunnan University’s academics. A total of 15 papers by its professors have been published in world’s famous academic publications, like Nature and Science. It has also sponsored academic publications in arts and sciences like Yunnan University Journal and Ideological Front, one of 11 publications listed by the MOE in its Famous Publications Program.

The University, covering an area of 300 hectares, is divided into Chenggong Campus and Donglu Campus, with a public floor area of more than 814,000 square meters, asset value of more than 938 million yuan ($147.74 million) for teaching and scientific research instruments and equipment, and a collection of more than 3.82 million books in the library. The campus network is the main node of CERNET in Yunnan.

Looking into the future, Yunnan University will stick to its spirit of “wisdom from many, justice for all”, highlighting rule of law, establishment by virtue, developing by relying on academic research and talents. It will continue to explore the formation of modern university system, enhance its academic strengths, improve its education quality, strengthen its research capacity and social services, promoting its cultural inheritance and innovation capability. It is now working hard to become a regional first-class university that is “best in China, and famous throughout the world”.

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About Liaoning University

Liaoning University (LNU) is a comprehensive institution of higher education under the administration of the Liaoning provincial government. It offers programs of varied disciplines, including Literature, History, Philosophy, Economics, Law, Science, Engineering, Business Management, and Art. It is a national “211 Project” key construction university and a world-class discipline construction university. LNU operates at three campuses: the Chongshan Campus and Puhe Campus, located in Shenyang, as well as Wusheng Campus in Liaoyang. The university covers an area of 1,481,333 square meters, including 650,000 square meters of building space.

LNU originated from the Northeast Business College established by the Northeast People’s Government in November of 1948. It was the first specialized business college founded by the Communist Party of China. In 1953 the Northeast Business College merged into the Northeast College of Finance and Economics. In 1958 LNU came into fruition through the merging of three schools: the Northeast School of Finance and Economics, various departments of Shenyang Normal College, and the School of Shenyang Russian Language. Marshal Zhu De inscribed the name of the university.

Currently LNU has over 26,000 enrolled students, including over 18,000 undergraduate students, over 7,400 students in master’s programs, and 880 PhD candidates. The university employs 2,599 faculty members, including 1,550 full-time teachers. The university has six specially-appointed professors in the Changjiang Scholars Program, four double-appointed academicians (including two distinguished professors), 72 experts receiving special government allowances from the State Council, six scholars from the National High-level Talent Special Support Plan (namely, the “10,000 People Plan”), four scholars of the National Cultural Masters and “Four Batches of Talents” (designated by the Propaganda Department of the CPC Central Committee), two in the “Hundred-Talent Program” of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 13 outstanding experts of the New Century Excellent Talents (supported by the Ministry of Education), and 54 selected from the “Liaoning Revitalization Talent Program” of Liaoning Province. The university additionally hosts three national and provincial Huang Danian – styled faculty groups, 11 national and provincial teaching teams, and 31 national and provincial prominent teachers.

LNU has 27 schools and 62 research institutes. It offers 76 undergraduate programs, which include 20 national first-class undergraduate programs, and four provincial first-class undergraduate programs. There are 29 first-level discipline master’s degree authorization units and 24 professional master’s degree authorization units, including MBA (Master of Business Administration), MPA (Master of Public Administration), and JM (Master of Law). It has 12 first-level discipline doctoral degree authorization units: Applied Economics, Theoretical Economics, Business Administration, Chinese Language and Literature, Philosophy, Law, Chemistry, Statistics, Chinese History, Physics, Environmental Science and Engineering, and Marxist Theory. The university also offers eight post-doctoral research stations: Applied Economics, Theoretical Economics, Statistics, Business Administration, Law, Marxist Theory, Chinese Language and Literature, and Philosophy. LNU teaches three national key disciplines in World Economy, Domestic Economics, and Finance. LNU’s Applied Economics program has been selected as part of the world’s first-rate discipline construction ranking. Six first-level disciplines–including Theoretical Economics, Applied Economics, Law, Business Administration, Marxist Theory, and Statistics–are included in the Category A of Liaoning Provincial’s first-rate discipline construction project.

LNU’s “Top-Notch Student Training Base in Economics” has been selected into the Base 2.0 of National Basic Discipline Top-Notch Student Training Plan, and its Marxism College has been selected as a national key Marxist School. The university has a national-talent training base for foundations of economics, a national outstanding legal-talent educational and training base, a training and research base for university counselors, and a key base for research in humanities and social sciences, i.e., the Research Center for Economy and Politics of Transition Countries, as designated by the Ministry of Education. LNU has four country and regional research centers designated by the Ministry of Education, a policy-theory research base appointed by the Ministry of Civil Affairs, a “Belt and Road” national and regional research center designated by the State Ethnic Affairs Commission, and two CTTI source think tanks. The university is a base for cultivating cultural quality education among college students at a national level, and it is a nationally demonstrative university for deepening innovation and entrepreneurial educational reform. It operates a state-level demonstration center for experimental teaching, five key provincial-level research bases in humanity and social sciences, eight provincial-level think tanks, 13 key provincial-level laboratories, five provincial-level engineering technology research centers, three provincial-level engineering laboratories, three provincial-level engineering laboratories, nine provincial-level demonstration centers for experimental teaching, two provincial-level virtual simulation experimental teaching centers, a national-level virtual simulation experimental teaching project, 13 provincial-level virtual simulation experimental teaching projects, and 14 provincial off-campus practice bases for college students.

The university has a full-equipped public service system, which includes libraries, the university history museum, a history museum, a natural museum, and various archives. The university library–a “Key Ancient Book Protection Unit” of the State Council and a depository library for UN documentations–has a total space of 40,000 square meters with a collection of over 3.63 million volumes/items of literature, including over 800 types of ancient and rare materials. The university is home to museums within the historical and natural sciences and is unique for its collection of over 2,000 artifacts and over 16,000 biological specimens.

LNU actively promotes international education. It features two Sino-foreign joint educational institutes, and it has established long-term, stable cooperative relations with 138 institutions of higher education and with research institutes of 33 countries. The university has cultivated more than 18,000 long-term international students and over 4,900 short-term international students. LNU has built its brand of Confucius Institutes with the utmost care, establishing Confucius Institutes at the National University of Irkutsk of Russia as well as at Dakar University of Senegal.

Looking into the future, Liaoning University is guided by Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era. It will implement the CPC’s educational policies and fulfill the fundamental task of building morality and cultivation among its inhabitants and will not neglect its original mission of educating people for the Party and cultivating talents for the country. It will make unremitting efforts to build itself into a domestic first-class, internationally renowned, and a comprehensive research-oriented high-level university with distinctive regional characteristics.

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About Northeastern University

Northeastern University (NEU) was founded on April 26, 1923. In its history of over 90 years, the university has formed its unique spirit: “Striving constantly for improvement and behaving in conformity with truth”. It has gained a number of high-level scientific research achievements, such as the first analog computer, the first domestically produced CT, the first piece of super steel, the new technology of smelting vanadium titanium magnetite, the energy-saving theory and technology of steel industry, the controlled rolling and controlled cooling technique, and the mixed intelligent optimization control technology. By establishing the first university science park in China, it has established a series of high-tech enterprises, such as the Neusoft Corporation and the Neunn Technology Inc., and formed its unique characteristics in the areas of technological innovation, technological transfer and industry-university cooperation.

The university is situated in Shenyang, the central city of the Northeastern China, and it also has a campus in Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province. The university occupies a total area of 2,550,000 square meters, of which the architectural area amounts to 1,680,000 square meters. It has 4,538 faculty members, among whom 2,711 are full-time teachers. The university has 5 academicians of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, 4 foreign academicians, 18 scholars who are selected into “National High-level Personnel of Special Support Program”, 23 winners of “The National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars”, 16 winners of the “Joint Research Fund for Overseas Chinese Scholars and Scholars in Hong Kong and Macao”, 102 who are selected into the “New Century Excellent Talents Support Project”, and 14 who are selected into “the National Outstanding Talents Project”. The university has 4 innovation groups of the National Natural Science Foundation and 3 innovation teams of the Ministry of Education. It has more than 100 research institutes including 3 national key laboratories, 4 national engineering (technology) research centers and 3 national engineering laboratories. Besides, it has 2 national collaborative innovation centers and 3 collaborative innovation centers of Liaoning province.

NEU has formed a multi-disciplinary system which covers philosophy, economics, law, pedagogy, literature, science, engineering, management, art and other disciplines. The university has 68 undergraduate programs. 179 programs are entitled to the conferment of Master’s degrees (with another 10 professional degree conferring entitlements) and 109 programs are entitled to the conferment of Doctoral degrees. In addition, it has 17 post-doctoral research stations. The university has 3 primary national key disciplines, 4 secondary national key disciplines and 1 national key (nurture) discipline. They cover 16 secondary disciplines in total.

NEU has a complete education system for undergraduates, graduates on master’s and doctoral programs and post-doctoral researchers. Currently, the university has a total enrollment of more than 45,000 students, including 29,872 undergraduate students, 11,364 master’s candidates, and 3,850 doctoral candidates. Adhering to the fundamental task of cultivating students with good morals, the university has gained fruitful achievements in cultivating top-notch innovative personnel and reforming teaching modes and methods. Since 2011, NEU has won 3 “National Teaching Achievements”, opened 11 “National Excellent Video Demonstration Courses”, 15 “National Excellent Resource Sharing and Construction Courses” and 6 “National Excellent Open Online Courses (MOOC)” and completed 18 “National Teaching Materials of the Twelfth Five-year Plan”. Besides, 5 doctoral dissertations have been nominated to the “National Excellent Doctoral Dissertations”. Till now, the students have won 497 international awards for contest of innovation, 1,967 national awards as well as 1,580 innovation and entrepreneurship awards of excellence, obtained 384 patents, and established 56 start-up companies. In addition to the quality of enrolling students, the employment rates and quality of graduates also remain at a higher level.

The university sticks to the scientific research direction of serving national strategies and regional development. It encourages academic researches and explorations, and promotes collaborative innovations. The basic researches have been steadily improved, and the university’s competitiveness in technological innovations has been continuously enhanced. Since 2011, NEU has undertaken 6,387 scientific and technological projects of various types and has won 279 scientific and technological awards, including 14 national awards and 58 provincial and ministerial first prizes. It has also obtained 1,499 national patents, including 1,127 invention patents. In addition, 14,644 academic papers were included in the major science and technology literature retrieval systems of SCI, EI and ISTP. Up to now, it has hosted and organized 161 international and domestic academic conferences, of which 65 are international conferences.

NEU has a unique comparative advantage in technological innovation and transformation of scientific and technological achievements. It has explored an effective way to combine the policy, production, education, research and application so that it has achieved a sound interactive development of academic disciplines, personnel cultivation, scientific research and industry development. Focusing on the new IT technology, new materials, bio-science, and other edge-cutting fields, the university established Cloud Computing Science and Technology Industrial Park, New Materials Industrial Park, and Health Industrial Park. These have greatly promoted the development of the cloud computing and big data industry, improved the innovation and upgrading of equipment manufacturing industry in Shenyang, and laid a new foundation to serve the national economic construction and the revitalization of the old industrial bases of Northeastern China.

Opening up to the world, NEU has established long-term academic cooperation with 219 universities and institutions in 36 countries and regions. To bring in more overseas talents of various disciplines, the university has established 4 National Innovation Centers. Besides, more than 300 overseas well-known experts are invited to give lectures or participate in cooperative scientific research projects each year. In order to enhance students’ international vision and academic capability, the university actively expands overseas exchange programs including state-funded study abroad, joint training, exchange study, short-term exchange visits and overseas internships. Every year, NEU sends more than 600 students for overseas study and exchange. NEU has been increasing the number of foreign students and improving the training quality. And in 2017, there are 1,500 international students from 97 countries and regions coming to NEU for academic exchange.

Sticking to the principle of “cultivating outstanding personnel” and the path of “innovation, distinctiveness and openness”, NEU will stride forward unremittingly to build itself into a world-class university with Chinese characteristics, playing a leading role in the new industrialization progress in China.