Recently,we did a scientific and objective evaluation on world universities and research institutions,using ESI as an original data.

Then,states how to use American "Essential Science Indicators"(ESI) to realize the evaluation function,and puts forward the idea that using ESI to evaluate the research competitiveness of world universities.

The costs and benefits of world-class universities;

ON the strategy of constructing the world-class universities;

This paper gives a brief comment on several viewpoints which are raised in the First International Conference on "World-Class Universities" from three aspects, namely, rankings of world-class universities,characteristics of world-c lass universities and building of world-class universities.

The investigation of the understanding on the world-class universities on 515 full-time graduates in Shanghai Jiao Tong University has shown following three major points.

The practice of building world first class universities makes it necessary to research into the top universities in the world.

The support system of the world-class university

This paper introduces Fudan University s experience and strategies to build itself into a world-class university through its essential development of education,research and service.

What s more,world-class university play an important role in the three functions,they make a great contribution to the development of the country and the whole human society.

China s building the world class university should not only learn from good experience abroad but also inherit and absorb traditions from the best of China s own universities.

The key component in the construction of a world class university is the training program of talents, which has to be conducted, developed and improved in the teaching reform.