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.
The Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST; simplified Chinese: 华中科技大学; traditional Chinese: 華中科技大學; pinyin: Huázhōng Kējì Dàxué)
Peking University (abbreviation: PKU; Chinese: 北京大学; lit. "Beijing University"), informally known as Beida (Chinese: 北大), is a major research university in Beijing, China
Northwestern Polytechnical University (also known as NPU or NWPU; Chinese: 西北工业大学; pinyin: Xīběi Gōngyè Dàxué), or colloquially Xigongda (Chinese: 西工大; pinyin: XīgōngDà)
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)
The National University of Defense Technology (NUDT, Chinese: 国防科技大学), or People's Liberation Army National University of Defense Science and Technology
Zhejiang University (ZJU; Chinese: 浙江大学; pinyin: Zhèjiāng Dàxué), informally known as Zheda (Chinese: 浙大; pinyin: Zhèdà), is a public research university.