The Ocean University of China (simplified Chinese: 中国海洋大学; traditional Chinese: 中國海洋大學; pinyin: Zhōngguó Hǎiyáng Dàxué), colloquially known as Haida (海大)

Liaoning University (Chinese: 辽宁大学; pinyin: Liáoníng Dàxué) is one of the leading universities listed in the nation's Double First Class University Plan and former Project 211.

Nanjing University (NJU; simplified Chinese: 南京大学; traditional Chinese: 南京大學; pinyin: Nánjīng Dàxué, Nánkīng Tàhsüéh), colloquially known as Nanda (Chinese: 南大)

Xi'an Jiaotong University (XJTU, Chinese: 西安交通大学; pinyin: Xī'ān Jiāotōng Dàxué) is a public research university based out of Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.

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