Report: Colleges lag in overseas outreach

Peking University ranked first among Chinese universities in overseas Internet communication skills and influence, according to a recently-released report by Beijing Normal University.

A research team sampled 112 top universities in Project 211, which was initiated in 1995 by the Ministry of Education to help national key universities and colleges raise their research standards.

The rankings were based on a performance analysis using Google News, Google Trends, Wikipedia, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.