Renmin University of China, often referred to as RUC (simplified Chinese: 中国人民大学; traditional Chinese: 中國人民大學; pinyin: Zhōngguó Rénmín Dàxué), or colloquially Renda (Chinese: 人大; pinyin: Réndà), is a research university located in Haidian District of Beijing.[4] RUC is classified as a Class A university under the Double First Class University Plan and is generally considered one of the premier universities in the country.