Encyclopedia > National Key Universities in Mainland China
National Key Universities in Mainland China (Simplified Chinese: 国家重点大学) is a list of universities currently recognized as prestigious and receiving key support by the government of People's Republic of China. Simplified Chinese characters (Simplified Chinese: ç®ä½å; Traditional Chinese: ç°¡é«å; pinyin: jiÇntÇzì; also Simplified Chinese: ç®åå; Traditional Chinese: ç°¡åå; pinyin: jiÇnhuà zì) are one of two standard character sets of printed contemporary Chinese written language. ... A university is an institution of higher education and of research, which grants academic degrees. ...