Maoming has only 1 public undergraduate colleges, namely Guangdong Institute of Petrochemical Technology.

Guangdong Institute of Petrochemical Technology is a public undergraduate university jointly established by Guangdong Provincial People's Government, China Petrochemical Group, China Petroleum and Natural Gas Group and China Offshore Oil Group Co., Ltd., the only petrochemical university with characteristics in South China, the pilot university of "Excellent Engineer Education and Training Program" of the Ministry of Education, the construction university of high-level science and engineering university in Guangdong Province, the construction unit awarded master's degree in Guangdong Province, and the first batch of pilot universities for the transformation of ordinary undergraduate courses in Guangdong Province.

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Guangdong Institute of Petrochemical Technology is located in Maoming City, Guangdong Province, the largest petrochemical production base and fruit production base in the south of China and a beautiful coastal city, covering an area of1346,700 square meters (about 2,020 mu) (including the new campus). Founded in 1954, the school adheres to the school-running philosophy of "oil is born, oil is specialized" and the tradition of "hard work, truth-seeking and dedication", and has trained a large number of management elites, technical backbones and various applied talents. Petrochemical enterprises, government agencies at all levels, scientific research institutes and education industries all over the country have made important contributions to the petrochemical industry and local economic and social development, and it is one of the important bases for talent training in the petrochemical industry. The mission of Guangdong Institute of Petrochemical Technology is to cultivate "applied senior professionals with sound personality, solid foundation, strong practical ability and innovative spirit", comprehensively promote quality education, pay close attention to the quality of education and teaching, and constantly improve the teaching quality and education level. It enrolls students from 27 provinces (cities, districts) in China, with nearly 265,438+0,000 full-time ordinary students and more than 65,438+0,500 adult education students. Since 2005, it has cooperated with 47 universities including Tsinghua University, Taiyuan University of Technology, South China University of Technology, Guangdong University of Technology, Hunan University, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Youshi University in China and Lincoln University in the UK to train doctoral and master's students.