1, Sun Yat-sen University: Sun Yat-sen University is a national key university jointly established by the Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province. With a school-running tradition of 100 years, it is an important town of scientific research, cultural scholarship and talent training in southern China;

2. Jinan University: Jinan University is the first overseas Chinese institution of higher learning founded by the state in China, a university directly under the central government and a national key university;

3. South China University of Technology: South China University of Technology is a national key university directly under the Ministry of Education of China;

4. South China Normal University: South China Normal University is a university approved by the Guangdong Provincial People's Government and the Ministry of Education. The school has three campuses: Guangzhou Shipai, Guangzhou University Town and Foshan Nanhai.

5. South China Agricultural University: Founded in 1909, South China Agricultural University is an institution of higher learning with the advantages of agricultural science and life science and featuring agricultural research in tropical and subtropical regions.