Universities in Tianhe District of Guangzhou include South China Agricultural University, South China University of Technology, Guangdong University of Finance, Private Hualian College, South China Business Vocational College, South China Normal University (Tianhe Campus) and Xinghai Conservatory of Music.

1, South China Agricultural University

South China Agricultural University, referred to as Huanong for short, is a national key university with the advantages of agricultural science and life science and featuring agricultural research in tropical and subtropical regions. It is a provincial university jointly established by the Guangdong Provincial People's Government and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. It is a university built for the "2 1 1 Project" and a high-level university in Guangdong Province.

2. South China University of Technology

South China University of Technology, referred to as "South China University of Technology", is located in Guangzhou and directly under the Ministry of Education of People's Republic of China (PRC). It is a national key university jointly established by the Ministry of Education and the Guangdong Provincial People's Government, and ranks among the national "double first-class" (Class A), "2 1 1 Project" and "985 Project".

3. Guangdong Institute of Finance

Guangdong Institute of Finance, located in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, is a full-time undergraduate college organized by the Guangdong Provincial People's Government. Under the promotion plan of "first-class, short-board, strong characteristics", it was selected as the first batch of pilot universities in Guangdong Province to transform ordinary undergraduate universities into application-oriented universities and key discipline construction universities in Guangdong Province.

4. Private Hualian College

Private Hualian College, also known as Guangdong Hualian University, is located in Hejing Road, Xiaoxintang, Dongpu, Tianhe District, Guangzhou. Founded in 1990, it was jointly founded by retired professors from some ordinary universities in Guangzhou, such as South China University of Technology, South China Normal University, Jinan University and Guangdong Polytechnic Normal University (formerly Guangdong University for Nationalities).

5. Guangzhou South China Business Vocational College

Guangzhou South China Business Trade College (English name: South China Business Trade College) is a full-time private college approved by the Guangdong Provincial People's Government in 2005 and put on record by the Ministry of Education. College was merged into Guangdong Nanbo Education Group on August 20 17.