The differences between Dongguan City University and Dongguan University of Technology include but are not limited to the following aspects:

1. Nature: Dongguan City University is a full-time private undergraduate college organized by Guangdong Hongfa Investment Group Co., Ltd. and approved by the Ministry of Education. Dongguan University of Technology is the first ordinary undergraduate college jointly established by provinces and cities in Dongguan, Guangdong Province, with the city as the main body and Dr. Yang Zhenning, winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics, as honorary president.

2. Campus scale: the planned land area of Dongguan City University is 1.228 mu, and the built-up construction area is 423,000 square meters. The campus of Dongguan University of Technology covers a total area of 2,340 mu, including 2,556 mu in Songshan Lake Campus and 1 13 mu in Guancheng Campus of Dongguan University of Technology.