According to the website for college students, Universities of Applied Sciences is neither a 2 1 1 university nor a 985 university. Universities of Applied Sciences is a public undergraduate university, which has been selected as one of the national "Excellent Engineer Education and Training Plan" and "New Engineering Research and Practice Project". It is a member of Universities of Applied Sciences (University) Alliance and the executive director of China Intellectual Property Development Alliance. It is a university with characteristics of higher education, which mainly applies technology.