South China Normal University (SCNU; Chinese: 华南师范大学) is a comprehensive university that is part of Double First Class University Plan and Project 211 in Guangzhou.

Jinan University (JNU, Chinese: 暨南大学; pinyin: Jìnán Dàxué) is a public research university based in Guangzhou, China. "Jinan" literally means "reaching southward".

South China University of Technology (SCUT; simplified Chinese: 华南理工大学; traditional Chinese: 華南理工大學; pinyin: Huánán Lǐgōng Dàxué, orally known as Huágōng 华工)

Sun Yat-sen University (Chinese: 中山大学; pinyin: Zhōngshān Dàxué, abbreviated SYSU and colloquially known in Chinese as Zhongda), also known as Zhongshan University