Inter-university seminar of nine public universities in China
TheC9 League is an alliance of nine public universities inChina . It was established on May 4, 1998, during the 100th anniversary ofPeking University .
The C9 league comprises nine public universities:[ 1]
All C9 League schools are part ofProject 985 ,Project 211 ,Plan 111 , andDouble First-Class Construction .[ 2] [ 3] University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences started to participate in the C9 League meetings.[ 4]
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]
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Inter-university conferences in China
