Shijiazhuang Tiedao University (STDU) was established in 1950, the predecessor of Chinese People's Liberation Army Railway Engineering Institute. The university is located in Shijiazhuang city, the capital of Heibei province. It only takes one hour by high-speed train to travel from Shijiazhuang to Beijing. STDU is a technical university with the distinctive characteristic of applied engineering, and offers a wide range of disciplines covering science, management, economics, arts and social sciences. It has been listed as one of the national key universities since 1979 and now it is one of the top universities in Hebei Province.

Hangzhou Normal University (HZNU) is a comprehensive institution of higher education with a history of over a century, which can be traced back to the Zhejiang Dual-Level Normal School founded in 1908. In 1978, Hangzhou Teachers’ College was established upon approval by the State Council. In 2007, Hangzhou Teachers’ College was upgraded to Hangzhou Normal University. Located in the paradise city Hangzhou, a world-famous tourist resort with rich cultural heritage and the capital city of Zhejiang Province, the University currently consists of 4 campuses, namely Cangqian, Gudangwan, Yuhangshan and Xiasha, are located near the Xixi Wetland National Park, the beautiful West Lake, and the Qiantang River respectively. The University is made up of 18 schools, 2 basic teaching department, 1 affiliated hospital—Hangzhou No.2 People’s Hospital and 1 independent college—Qianjiang College.

Nanjing Medical University (NJMU) founded in 1934 is one of the key universities in Jiangsu Province. It is sponsored by the Ministry of Education, the National Health and Family planning Commission and Jiangsu Provincial Government. The university has two campuses with a land area of 87 hectares. The school has passed the accreditation of clinical medicine in the Ministry of Education and has obtained the longest certification cycle for 8 years. NJMU is among top 500 in the “academic ranking of world universities” for the past four years; Seven disciplines of NJMU are among top 1% of ESI of global research institutions. NJMU is among 601-800 in The Times Higher Education World University Rankings (THE) 2018. Sixty-three universities in China mainland were listed in the rankings, our university is the 36th.

Located in the southwest of Shanghai, a center of commerce, finance, culture and industrial production of China, East China University of Science and Technology is a dynamic and prominent research-intensive university with high teaching quality. ECUST is comprised of more than 1.7 million square meters on 3 campuses. The main campus, being 17 kilometers from Hongqiao Airport and 45 kilometers from Pudong International Airport, is situated in the prosperous and energetic Xuhui District. In addition to its downtown location, the university also features two other campuses in Fengxian and Jinshan District.

Jiangsu Normal University (JSNU), located in Xuzhou, is a regional leading university that is supervised by the Ministry of Education and the Jiangsu Provincial Government. Its origin can be dated to 1952 with the establishment of the Southern Jiangsu Region Retired Military Officers' Training School. The university’s name was changed into JSNU in 2011.

Yangzhou University (YZU) is a key comprehensive university jointly constructed by Jiangsu provincial government and Chinese ministry of education, and one of the first among colleges and universities authorized to grant master and doctoral degrees, pioneering in China in the merging of higher educational institutions. YZU was established in 1992 as a merger of 6 colleges including Yangzhou Teacher’s College, Jiangsu Agricultural College, Yangzhou Engineering College, Yangzhou Medical College, Jiangsu Hydraulic Engineering College and Jiangsu Business College. The history of YZU can be traced back to as early as 1902, when Mr. Zhang Jian, a renowned modern entrepreneur and educator, set up Tongzhou Private Teachers’ School and Tonghai Agricultural School.

Founded in 1953, China University of Petroleum (UPC) is a national key university directly affiliated to the Ministry of Education and a member of the national “211 Project”, “innovation platform for preponderant discipline” and “Double First-Rate” universities. The University is co-founded by the Ministry of Education,Shandong Province, and five national energy enterprise groups (CNPC, SINOPEC, CNOOC, CHINA SHENHUA and YANCHANG PETROLEUM). Honored as the cradle of petroleum science, technology and management talents, UPC is a renowned base for the training of cutting-edge talents in petroleum and petrochemical industries.

Nantong University is a comprehensive university with a history of 100 years. It provides a complete range of disciplines including literature, science, engineering, medicine, pedagogy, economics, law, history, and administration.