The ministry did not specify why the eight universities had been removed from the directory.
The message from a climate meeting on Thursday was that local governments in the United States and China need to take action to facilitate low-carbon and green economies.
The minister reiterated that although some patients who were in critical condition might have died during the blackout, "there has been no reported death as a direct result of the outage."
The meeting was presided over by State Councilor Yang Jiechi.
The meeting on Friday between Kim Jong-un, leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, and Moon Jae-in, president of the Republic of Korea, was hailed by the international community as a milestone event that might bring an end to decades of conflict on the Korean Peninsula.
The meeting also called for the responsibilities of platforms to be defined more clearly and for measures to ensure that those engaged in wrongdoing - including online fraud, the leaking of users' information and unfair competition - can be held accountable.
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The meeting, presided over by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, was held to review a report regarding the Party's inspection to 31 institutes of higher education.
The meeting also urged heightened environmental health standards and stricter management of rented houses, dormitories and visitors inside communities.
The ministry has also been deepening its cooperation with banks concerning financial assistance for the industry.
The ministry also said that in total, 15,113 people, including 654 from the cruise ship, have been discharged from hospitals after their symptoms improved.