Before the founding of the People's Republic of China, there were only several universities in Guangdong, such as National Sun Yat-sen University, Provincial College of Arts and Sciences, Provincial Institute of Technology, Provincial College of Education, Provincial Qin Quan Business School, Provincial College of Art, Private Lingnan University, Private Guangzhou University and Private South China United University.

Adjustment of Departments After the establishment of People's Republic of China (PRC), 1952, the Central Ministry of Education drafted the "Adjustment Plan for Departments of Colleges and Universities in China (Draft)", stipulating that the general policy of department adjustment is to "develop specialized colleges focusing on cultivating industrial construction talents and teachers, rectify and strengthen comprehensive universities" and "adjust departments of engineering, agriculture, medicine, normal universities, politics and law, finance and economics from old universities and establish specialized colleges.

South China Branch of Central South Region was reorganized into a comprehensive university with Guangzhou as the center, namely Sun Yat-sen University, South China University of Technology, South China Normal University, South China Agricultural College, South China Petroleum College, Sun Yat-sen Medical College, Guangzhou College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts and Xinghai Conservatory of Music.

A Guangzhou Institute of Physical Education, all concentrated in Guangzhou, is also an undergraduate college supported by ministries and agencies.

From 1980s to 2000, under the east wind of reform and opening up, prefecture-level cities took the lead in building their own municipal undergraduate colleges.

Guangzhou University, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou Teachers College, Guangdong Police College, Guangdong Institute of Finance, Guangdong Business School, Guangdong Institute of Foreign Studies, Guangdong Institute of Foreign Trade, Guangzhou Institute of Navigation.

Shenzhen University in Shenzhen, Shantou University in Shantou, Dayi University in Jiangmen, jiaying university in Meizhou, Shaoguan College in Shaoguan, Hanshan Teachers College in Chaozhou, Zhaoqing College in Zhaoqing, Foshan Institute of Technology in Foshan and Dongguan Institute of Technology in Dongguan. Zhanjiang Teachers College is in Zhanjiang.

Zhanjiang Branch of South China University of Technology transformed into Zhanjiang Ocean University, Zhanjiang Branch of Sun Yat-sen Medical College transformed into Zhanjiang Medical College, and South China Petroleum Institute moved to Maoming College.

School failure case: Zhuhai University, the whole system was given to Sun Yat-sen University as Zhuhai campus. Sun Wen College was built in Zhongshan, but it could not bear to be transformed into a private Zhongshan College of University of Electronic Science and Technology of China.

After 20 10, there are three major trends, one is to accelerate the construction of colleges and universities in the rising Shenzhen city, the other is the plight of no colleges and universities in prefecture-level cities, and the third is the construction of Greater Bay Area branch schools.

China, Shenzhen south university of science and technology of china, Shenzhen Ocean University, Shenzhen University of Technology, Shenzhen University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen Conservatory of Music, Shenzhen Institute of Innovation and Creative Design, etc.

In the case of balanced development in various places, Guang Guang Normal University Campus has been built in Heyuan, Guanggong Campus in Jieyang, Guangyao Campus in Yunfu, Guang Hai Campus in Yangjiang and Guangjin Campus in Qingyuan, ensuring at least one city and one school.

Hong Kong University goes north, Hong Kong University goes to Shenzhen, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology goes to Guangzhou, Chinese University of Hong Kong goes to Shenzhen, City University goes to Dongguan, Baptist University goes to Zhuhai, Hong Kong Polytechnic University goes to Foshan and Hong Kong University goes to Zhaoqing.