5 1. According to the statistics released by the Education Department of Harbin, as of July 7, 2023, there were 1 985 universities, 4 2 1 1 universities, 27 undergraduate schools and 24 junior colleges in Harbin, including public 16 and private. Harbin, also known as Ice City, is the core city of prefecture-level cities, provincial capitals, sub-provincial cities, megacities and Harbin-Changsha urban agglomeration under the jurisdiction of Heilongjiang Province.