Harbin Institute of Technology (simplified Chinese: 哈尔滨工业大学; traditional Chinese: 哈爾濱工業大學; abbreviation: HIT or 哈工大; Hā GōngDà)

East China Normal University (ECNU) is a comprehensive public research university in Shanghai, China.

Sichuan University (Chinese: 四川大学; pinyin: Sìchuān Dàxué, SCU) is a public research university in Chengdu, Sichuan, China.

Southeast University (SEU, simplified Chinese: 东南大学; traditional Chinese: 東南大學; pinyin: Dōngnán Dàxué) is a public research university located in Nanjing, Jiangsu.

Wuhan University (WHU; simplified Chinese: 武汉大学; traditional Chinese: 武漢大學; pinyin: Wǔhàn Dàxué; colloquially 武大; Wǔdà) is a national research university.

Dalian University of Technology (DUT) (simplified Chinese: 大连理工大学; traditional Chinese: 大連理工大學; pinyin: Dàlián Lǐgōng Dàxué), colloquially known in Chinese as Dago (大工)