China's "Double First-Class" Program Is Changing Direction — What It Means for European Universities and Researchers
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Abstract
Executive Summary China's "Double First-Class" (Shuangyiliu) program — the national initiative building world-class universities and disciplines — is quietly changing its evaluation logic. At a closed-door meeting of China's top C9 universities in August 2026, two signals emerged that every European research institution should read carefully:
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View paper (DOI)Open access versionOpenAlexZenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)Published 2026-08-29
Authors: jianchao Tang
Institutions: Strategic Solutions Consulting (United States)