Global InformationState Key Laboratories information
The State Key Laboratories (simplified Chinese: 国家重点实验室; traditional Chinese: 國家重點實驗室; pinyin: guójiā zhòngdiǎn shíyànshì) is a critical grouping of university and research institution laboratories receiving funding and administrative support from the central government of the People's Republic of China.[1]
These labs often specialize in areas such as:
- Chemistry
- Mathematics and Physics
- Geology
- Biotechnology
- Information technology
- Materials science
- Engineering
- Medicine
According to the Ministry of Science and Technology of China, as of 2017, there were 253 State Key Laboratories approved in China.[2]
The following lists the 73 universities in Mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau with at least one state key laboratory:[2][3]
| Rank | Entity | SKL Number |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tsinghua University (清华大学) | 10 |
| 1 | Zhejiang University (浙江大学) | 10 |
| 3 | Peking University (北京大学) | 8 |
| 4 | Nanjing University (南京大学) | 7 |
| 5 | Shanghai Jiao Tong University (上海交通大学) | 6 |
| 6 | Fudan University (复旦大学) | 5 |
| 6 | Jilin University (吉林大学) | 5 |
| 6 | University of Hong Kong (香港大學) | 5 |
| 6 | Xian Jiaotong University (西安交通大学) | 5 |
| 10 | Beijing Normal University (北京师范大学) | 4 |
| 10 | Chinese University of Hong Kong (香港中文大學) | 4 |
| 10 | Dalian University of Technology (大连理工大学) | 4 |
| 10 | Huazhong University of Science and Technology (华中科技大学) | 4 |
| 10 | Sichuan University (四川大学) | 4 |
| 10 | Sun Yat-sen University (中山大学) | 4 |
| 10 | Tianjin University (天津大学) | 4 |
| 10 | Wuhan University (武汉大学) | 4 |
| 18 | Chongqing University (重庆大学) | 3 |
| 18 | China Agricultural University (中国农业大学) | 3 |
| 18 | Harbin Institute of Technology (哈尔滨工业大学) | 3 |
| 18 | South China University of Technology (华南理工大学) | 3 |
| 18 | Southeast University (东南大学) | 3 |
| 18 | Tongji University (同济大学) | 3 |
| 18 | University of Macau (澳门大学) | 3 |
| 18 | Xiamen University (厦门大学) | 3 |
| 26 | Beihang University (北京航空航天大学) | 2 |
| 26 | Beijing University of Chemical Technology (北京化工大学) | 2 |
| 26 | Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications (北京邮电大学) | 2 |
| 26 | Beijing University of Science and Technology (北京科技大学) | 2 |
| 26 | Central South University (中南大学) | 2 |
| 26 | Chengdu University of Technology (成都理工大学) | 2 |
| 26 | China University of Geosciences (中国地质大学（武汉）) | 2 |
| 26 | China University of Mining and Technology (中国矿业大学) | 2 |
| 26 | China University of Mining and Technology - Beijing (中国矿业大学（北京）) | 2 |
| 26 | China University of Petroleum (中国石油大学（北京）) | 2 |
| 26 | City University of Hong Kong (香港城市大學) | 2 |
| 26 | East China Normal University (华东师范大学) | 2 |
| 26 | East China University of Science and Technology (华东理工大学) | 2 |
| 26 | Hong Kong Polytechnic University (香港理工大學) | 2 |
| 26 | Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (香港科技大學) | 2 |
| 26 | Huazhong Agricultural University (华中农业大学) | 2 |
| 26 | Hunan University (湖南大学) | 2 |
| 26 | Lanzhou University (兰州大学) | 2 |
| 26 | Macau University of Science and Technology (澳门科技大学) | 2 |
| 26 | Nankai University (南开大学) | 2 |
| 26 | Northeastern University (东北大学) | 2 |
| 26 | Shandong University (山东大学) | 2 |
| 26 | University of Science and Technology of China (中国科学技术大学) | 2 |
| 26 | Wuhan University of Technology (武汉理工大学) | 2 |
| 50 | China University of Geosciences (Beijing) (中国地质大学（北京）) | 1 |
| 50 | China University of Petroleum (Huadong) (中国石油大学（华东）) | 1 |
| 50 | Donghua University (东华大学) | 1 |
| 50 | Guangxi University (广西大学) | 1 |
| 50 | Guangzhou Medical University (广州医科大学) | 1 |
| 50 | Henan University (河南大学) | 1 |
| 50 | Hohai University (河海大学) | 1 |
| 50 | Hong Kong Baptist University (香港浸會大學) | 1 |
| 50 | Jiangnan University (江南大学) | 1 |
| 50 | Shandong Agricultural University (山东农业大学) | 1 |
| 50 | Shanxi University (山西大学) | 1 |
| 50 | South China Agricultural University (华南农业大学) | 1 |
| 50 | Southwest Petroleum University (西南石油大学) | 1 |
| 50 | Southwest University (西南大学) | 1 |
| 50 | Nanchang University (南昌大学) | 1 |
| 50 | Nanjing Agricultural University (南京农业大学) | 1 |
| 50 | Nanjing Tech University (南京工业大学) | 1 |
| 50 | Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (南京航空航天大学) | 1 |
| 50 | North China Electric Power University (华北电力大学) | 1 |
| 50 | Northeast Forestry University (东北林业大学) | 1 |
| 50 | Northwestern Polytechnical University (西北工业大学) | 1 |
| 50 | University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (电子科技大学) | 1 |
| 50 | Xidian University (西安电子科技大学) | 1 |
| 50 | Yanshan University (燕山大学) | 1 |
| Total: 73 universities (Mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau) | ||
Most of the universities with SKL in Mainland China are Double First Class Universities, approved by the central government of the People's Republic of China.
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