1. Guangdong Baiyun University: It is a full-time undergraduate college approved by the Ministry of Education and founded by Mr. Xie Ketao on 1989. It is the founding member of China Universities of Applied Sciences Alliance and the vice-chairman of the National Alliance of Newly-built Undergraduate Colleges and Universities.

2. Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts: Located in Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, it is the only art college in South China approved by the Ministry of Education, with the right to award master's degrees, and it is also the first batch of MFA professional degree awarding units announced by the State Council.

3. Guangdong University of Finance: a provincial public undergraduate college, the only financial college in South China. Guangdong Institute of Finance was founded in 1950, formerly known as the Banking School of South China Branch of China People's Bank, and managed by the Head Office of China People's Bank; In 2000, after the reform of university management system, the central and local governments jointly managed, with Guangdong Province as the main management.

4. Shaoguan University: It is a provincial public full-time comprehensive undergraduate university approved by the Ministry of Education of China. The school's predecessor was Shaoguan Teachers College, which was founded in 1958. It is a comprehensive university with complete disciplines and the first university in China to set up a board of directors.

5. Dongguan Institute of Technology; It is the first ordinary undergraduate college in Dongguan, Guangdong Province, which is jointly built by provinces and cities, with the city as the main body, and Dr. Yang Zhenning, the winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics, as the honorary president.