Jiangsu: Nanjing University (ranked first in software engineering and physics in China), Southeast University (formerly Central University), Nanjing University of Science and Technology (ammunition explosion), China University of Mining and Technology (mineral resources exploration and processing), Hohai University (water conservancy), Xi Jiaotong-Liverpool University (the only international university in China) and other Nanjing Audit University (auditing), Nanjing University of Finance and Economics (finance), Jiangsu University of Science and Technology (shipping).

Zhejiang: Zhejiang University; Zhejiang Gongshang University (formerly Hangzhou Business School), Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics (Finance), Zhejiang Communication University (Second Communication University), Hangzhou Dianzi University, etc.

Shanghai: Fudan University, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Tongji University, East China Normal University, Shanghai International Studies University, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, etc. Shanghai finance university, Shanghai University of Electric Power, Shanghai Customs College, Shanghai Maritime University, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, etc.