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- Sep 1, 202775% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
First Relocated Beijing University Campuses Take Students in Xiong'an
- The Ministry of Education says authorities "have urged utmost efforts to ensure the swift relocation of the first batch of university campuses from Beijing to Xiong'an New Area in time to welcome students by September 2027" - the date this pin marks[1]
- The push was underscored at a meeting held on the Tuesday in Xiong'an, Hebei province, marking the one-year countdown to the targeted opening[1]
- It was attended by Minister of Education Huai Jinpeng, Hebei Party Secretary Luo Wen and National Development and Reform Commission Vice-Minister Wang Changlin[1]
- The four universities in the first batch are the University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing Jiaotong University, China University of Geosciences (Beijing) and Beijing Forestry University[1]
- Their relocation is described as "a key component of the national strategy to relieve Beijing of functions nonessential to its role as the capital and to promote the integrated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region"[1]
- Three tasks were set for the coming year: completing all construction and equipment installation on schedule and to high quality; comprehensive support services for faculty and students; and aligning academic disciplines with local industry, with research platforms such as the Xiong'an Innovation Engineering Institute and a national centre for outstanding engineers planned[1]
- Representatives of the second and third batches of planned relocated universities also attended, alongside the four universities, construction companies and the Xiong'an New Area management committee[1]
- The source does not carry the pin's further detail - a November 2023 construction start, the "one university, two campuses" model, or fifteen Beijing universities with campuses finished by 2030[1]
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- [1]75%global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202608/26/WS6a8ea075e4b06d4aa055a91c.htmlglobal.chinadaily.com.cn· Posted Sep 20, 2026· Starts Sep 1, 2027 ✓· 100% of score
China Daily reports the Ministry of Education calling for the "swift relocation of the first batch of university campuses from Beijing to Xiong'an New Area in time to welcome students by September 2027", a month with no day.
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