Project 985 refers to the project implemented to create world-class universities and high-level universities. The name comes from1May 4, 998, President Jiang Zemin's speech on building a world-class university at the centenary celebration of Peking University. There are nine institutions of higher learning selected for the "985 Project", which is called "Nine Schools Alliance". By the end of 20 13, there were 39 institutions of higher learning in the "985 Project". Since then, People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Ministry of Education have indicated that the scale of "985 Project" and "2 1 1 Project" tends to be stable, and no more universities will be added.