According to relevant data, there are 8 colleges and universities in Huai 'an * * *, namely: Huai 'an Campus of Nanjing Forestry University, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huaiyin Teachers College, Jiangsu Food and Drug Vocational College, Jiangsu Nursing Vocational College, Yanhuang Vocational College, Jiangsu Finance and Economics Vocational College and Jiangsu Electronic Information Vocational College.

Huai 'an generally refers to Huai 'an City. Huai 'an, referred to as Huai for short, was called Qingjiangpu in Huaiyin in in ancient times, which is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Jiangsu Province. Located in the north-central part of Jiangsu Province, the eastern part of Jianghuai Plain and the Yangtze River Delta region, it is an important central city in northern Jiangsu, a modern central city in the northern Yangtze River Delta, a member city of Nanjing metropolitan area and the first city in the Huaihe River eco-economic belt.