1. Communication University of China, referred to as "Zhongchuan" for short, is located in the capital Beijing, and it is a characteristic university in the field of information and communication directly under the Ministry of Education of People's Republic of China (PRC), a national "world-class discipline construction university", a national "21/engineering" key construction university and a national "985 engineering advantage discipline innovation platform" construction university.
2. China Opera Academy, founded in 1950, is an institution established by the Ministry of Culture and the Beijing Municipal Government to train senior professionals in opera art, and is the highest institution of opera education in China.
3. Shanghai Theatre Academy, referred to as "Shangxi" for short, is an art college in China that trains performing arts professionals. Founded in 1945, it was established by Shanghai Municipal People's Government, China Municipal People's Government and Ministry of Culture and Tourism. It is one of the first batch of master's degree awarding units in China approved by the State Council, and has been selected into the national high-level university construction graduate program.