If the two 985 schools in the same city merge, can they 'surpass' Tsinghua University and Peking University?

The two universities introduced by the editor today originally came from the same vein. The two universities are Nanjing University and Southeast University. Both schools were split from the National Central University.

Nanjing University belongs to the "Five East China Schools" and ranks among the top ten universities all year round. Southeast University is one of the "Old Eight Schools of Architecture" and one of the "Four Engineering Colleges", and majors such as construction and civil engineering are its dominant majors. Nanjing University also has some "defects". First, most of the dominant disciplines tend to be "unpopular" majors such as arts and sciences. Engineering majors are not strong, and students' employment advantages are limited. Second, there is a lack of high-quality medical schools, which is a disadvantage in the competition of comprehensive universities. Southeast University is an engineering university, which just makes up for the deficiencies of Nanjing University.

There is also a post on the Internet, if the two universities merge, can they surpass Tsinghua and Peking University? Some netizens believe that it is impossible to surpass Tsinghua and Peking University. Compared with other schools, whether it is comprehensive strength or social recognition, Tsinghua and Peking University "smashes" other schools. Even if Nanjing University and Southeast University merge, the ranking will be high, referring to Zhejiang University, but it is still difficult to surpass Tsinghua University and Peking University.

There are also netizens who think that "things in the world are unknown." If the two schools really merge, the comprehensive strength may surpass Tsinghua University and Peking University. At present, the gap between Zhejiang University and Tsinghua University and Peking University is not too big. If Nanjing University and Southeast University merge, they can surpass Zhejiang University. Therefore, in comparison, it can be said that they can compete with Tsinghua University and Peking University.

Of course, some netizens said that if all 985 universities are merged, they will surpass Harvard and Yale, but what is the significance of this? What universities really compete for is the academic and scientific research capabilities of certain disciplines, rather than "spreading the pie". If we win more international authoritative awards and more Nobel Prizes in science in the future, then Chinese universities will be truly world-class universities.