Is it difficult for a Class B design institute to upgrade to Class A status?

To achieve greatness, one needs performance, connections, and money

“Relationships and money””......? That’s too straightforward.

Acquisition? The cost of acquiring a Class A hospital is very high these days; it’s unlikely to be possible without an investment of several tens of millions.

Everyone knows now that “knowledge is an infinite source of productivity.” There are few design firms with valuable resources left, especially those of Class A; it’s very difficult to acquire such firms.

This post was last edited by Zhizhi Ming on 2015-10-4 at 17:31. Rising from a Class B design institute to a Class A one is not particularly difficult, but it’s also not easy either. When the capability is there, everything will fall into place naturally. If you don’t have enough strength, don’t force it. For Class B institutions, approval is granted by the provincial housing and construction department, while for Class A institutions, approval must be sought from the Ministry of Housing and Construction, where it is reviewed by experts at the ** level. On-site inspections of the projects on which they have worked are also carried out; only after everything is verified and found to be in order, and after public announcement, can approval be granted. Are there enough personnel to be affiliated with? A few years ago, it was still possible to meet the requirement for registered professionals by affiliating with others. Now, not only is it possible to check the registration location of registered persons across the country via an online system, but it is also possible to check their social security records, making it difficult to falsify this information. Therefore, for a design institute of grade B to upgrade to grade A, it is essential to enhance its own capabilities, recruit design professionals whose skills and qualifications match the requirements, and establish system documents and unified design guidelines that reflect the institute’s own design characteristics in accordance with relevant standards. When its own design capabilities are insufficient, such institutes should cooperate with other grade A institutions to acquire the project experience required for application. With some effort over time, it is believed that the company can achieve Class A design qualifications.

It is said that the path for lower-tier hospitals to be upgraded to higher-tier hospitals has been closed; it is claimed that there are too many higher-tier hospitals, so approvals are no longer granted. I’m not sure if this is true

It is said that this information is inaccurate; you can visit the website of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, where announcements regarding the approval of design firms are posted almost every month. Moreover, Grade A represents the professional design standards of a design institute; if such true Grade A standards indeed exist, there aren’t that many of them in China. What China needs is more design institutes that meet these Grade A standards.

A qualified affiliation is required; it’s best to be affiliated with a Class A institute