The State Key Laboratories () is strong group of
university
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and research institution laboratories receiving funding and administrative support from the
central government
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of the
People's Republic of China
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.
These labs often specialize in areas such as:
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Chemistry
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Mathematics and
Physics
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Geology
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Biotechnology
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Information technology
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Materials science
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Engineering
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Medicine
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According to the
Ministry of Science and Technology of China, as of 2017, there are 253 State Key Laboratories approved in China.
The following lists the 66 universities with at least one state key laboratory:
Most of the universities with SKL are
Double First Class Universities approved by the
central government
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of
People's Republic of China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, most populous country, with a Population of China, population exceeding 1.4 billion, sli ...
. As 2021, less than 70 universities in China have at least one State Key Laboratory approved by the Ministry of Science and Technology of China.
See also
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List of universities in China
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Double First Class University Plan
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OpenCourseWare in China
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China Open Resources for Education
References
External links
State Key Laboratories websitearchived fro
the originalon 21 February 2009.
Research institutes in China
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