1, teacher education level. Guangdong Normal University of Technology and Guangdong Second Normal University are both universities with education majors, but in terms of teacher education, Guangdong Normal University is more professional, and its titles such as teacher education and research base, demonstration project of teacher education management information system of Ministry of Education, and member unit of teacher education alliance of Ministry of Education all show its strength in focusing on teacher training, while Guangdong Second Normal University is relatively weak in teacher education, with unclear construction ideas and few teacher education and research bases.

2. reputation. Judging from the reputation and comprehensive strength of the whole university, Guangdong Normal University of Technology is better. It has been highly praised by the state and governments at all levels in the fields of teacher education and engineering. It is one of the first pilot universities in the "Excellent Engineer Education and Training Program" and one of the first approved universities in the "Excellent Teacher Training Program", while Guangdong Second Normal University is relatively general and its popularity is relatively low.