Plan 111 Explained

See also: Project 211, Project 985 and Double First-Class Construction.

The Higher Education Institution Academic Discipline Innovation and Talent Introduction Plan, best known as Plan 111 and Project 111, is a higher education development project initiated in 2006 by the Ministry of Education and the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs to establish innovation centers for the purposes of technology transfer.[1] In 2005, the Ministry of Education announced the creation of 100 innovation centers as part of the plan.[2] The plan aimed to bring in about 1,000 overseas experts from the top 100 universities and research institutes worldwide.[3]

Plan 111 became an avenue for foreign technology transfer of both civilian and military application. The plan established centers at universities that support defense-related research and development such as Harbin Engineering University, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beihang University, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, and Xidian University.

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  1. Web site: September 1, 2006. The two departments decided to jointly implement the "University Discipline Innovation Project". live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191008110544/http://www.gov.cn/gzdt/2006-09/01/content_375414.htm. 2019-10-08. 2020-11-22. www.gov.cn. zh.
  2. Web site: Notice of the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs of the Ministry of Education on the Eleventh Five-Year Plan for Disciplinary Innovation and Intelligence Introduction. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191008111639/http://www.moe.gov.cn/srcsite/A16/s3336/200509/t20050921_82267.html. 2019-10-08. 2020-11-22. www.moe.gov.cn. zh.
  3. News: Li. Xiaohua. 2006-09-14. China to Undergo Brain Gain Through Plan 111. China Internet Information Center. live. 2019-10-09. 2019-10-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20191009041004/http://english.china.org.cn/english/China/181075.htm.