Lanzhou University, located in Lanzhou City, is a university directly under the Ministry of Education of People's Republic of China (PRC). It is a "985 Project", "2 1 1 Project" and "Double First Class" construction university. Founded in 1909, the discipline strength is quite strong, not losing to many "2 1 1" engineering universities in coastal areas. Its motto is
Lanzhou University
Northwest Normal University, located in Lanzhou, is a key university jointly established by Gansu Provincial People's Government and Ministry of Education, with counterpart support from Beijing Normal University.
Lanzhou Jiaotong University, located in Lanzhou, is a university jointly established by China Railway Corporation, State Railway Administration and Gansu Provincial People's Government.
Lanzhou University of Technology, located in Lanzhou, is a university jointly established by the Gansu Provincial People's Government, the Ministry of Education and the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense.
Lanzhou university of technology