1. Nankai University, referred to as Nankai for short, is located in Tianjin. It is a national key university directly under the Ministry of Education of People's Republic of China (PRC), a national "double-class" construction university, and a national "2 1 1 project" and "985 project" construction university.
2. Tianjin University. Tianda, referred to as Tianjin for short, is the first batch of national key universities directly under the Ministry of Education of People's Republic of China (PRC). It is one of the national "double first-class" construction universities, the national "2 1 1 Project" and "985 Project" construction universities, and the China Academy of Engineering and the Ministry of Education 10 engineering education reform pilot universities.
3. Tianjin Medical University. Located in Tianjin, it is a university built for the Tianjin Municipal People's Government, the National Health and Wellness Commission and the Ministry of Education. It is a national "double-class" construction university, a national "2 1 1 project" key construction university, and selected as a national "201/plan" leading university.
4. Hebei University of Technology. Hebei University of Technology, referred to as Hebei University of Technology for short, is located in Tianjin. It was founded by the people's government of Hebei Province, the people's government of Tianjin, the people of China and the Ministry of Education. It is a national "double-class" construction university and a national "2 1 1 project" key construction university.