1, Sun Yat-sen University, referred to as "Zhong Da University", is located in Guangdong Province and directly under the Ministry of Education of People's Republic of China (PRC). It is a comprehensive national key university jointly established by the Ministry of Education, the State Bureau of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense and Guangdong Province, and ranks among the national "double first-class", "985 Project" and "21/project".

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

Jinan University, referred to as "Jida" for short, is headquartered in Guangzhou and directly under the leadership of the United Front Work Department. The Ministry of Education, the United Front Work Department and Guangdong Province jointly established a university. It is a national "double-class" and national "2 1 1 project" construction university.

4. South China Normal University, referred to as "South China Normal University" or "China Normal University", is located in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province. It is a university jointly founded by the Guangdong Provincial People's Government and the Ministry of Education. It is a national "double-class" construction university and a national "2 1 1 project" key construction university.

5. Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen), founded in 1920, is a national key university directly under the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and ranks among the national "double-class", "985 Project" and "21Project".