The government has announced it will provide funding to 37 leading public and private universities in a bid to boost their global competitiveness.
They will receive annual grants for up to 10 years to boost the number of foreign staff, secure more overseas admissions and hopefully raise their international ranking.
Last month, an education ministry panel of experts drawn from education, medicine and industry selected successful candidates for the Top Global University Project, out of 104 that applied.
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