Anhui University: referred to as Anda for short, it is a national "2 1 1 engineering" key construction university and a national "double-class" world-class discipline construction university. The school is located in Hefei, the capital of Anhui Province. It was established by the Ministry of Education and the People's Government of Anhui Province, and by the State Bureau of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense and the People's Government of Anhui Province. Anhui University, a provincial university founded in 1928, is the beginning of the school.
China University of Science and Technology: referred to as China University of Science and Technology, it is a comprehensive national key university with cutting-edge science and high technology under the China Academy of Sciences. Located in Hefei, the school is jointly established by China Academy of Sciences, Ministry of Education and Anhui Province. The school is a member of world-class university construction, 985 project and 2 1 1 project. Founded in 1958, the school is the only university participating in the national knowledge innovation project.
Hefei University of Technology: He Gong University for short, is a national key university directly under the Ministry of Education. It is jointly established by the Ministry of Education, the Anhui Provincial People's Government, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the State Bureau of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense. The school is a national "2 1 1 engineering" construction university and a national "double-first-class" world-class discipline construction university. The school was founded in 1945 and has changed its name several times. 1958 was officially named Hefei University of Technology. Note: (Xuancheng Campus of Hefei University of Technology is also in Anhui, belonging to 2 1 1 University).