Founded in 1999, Geely University of China was approved by the Ministry of Education to become a full-fledged undergraduate institution in 2014 and relocated to Chengdu in 2020. The university is home to several key facilities, including a national training base for automotive industry talent, provincial-level experimental teaching demonstration centers, science popularization bases, off-campus practical education bases, modern industrial colleges, and a national industry-education integration demonstration training base by the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce. In collaboration with the National Time Service Center of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Wuhan University, the university has established a high-precision time-frequency experimental system for manned space stations (Chengdu Station). With strategic support by Peking University, Geely University of China will jointly develop into an applied research university with international acclaim.

University of Sanya, which was established in 2005, is jointly built by the Hainan Provincial Government and the Sanya Municipal Government. As the first and largest higher education institution in Sanya, University of Sanya has emerged as one of the fastest-growing and most competitive private undergraduate institutions in China. The University upholds the “student-centered” educational philosophy and sticks to the application-oriented positioning of school running(encompassing applied research and the cultivation of application-oriented talents). It advances the integrated practice of “industry-academia-research-application” in school operation and capitalizes. It is awarded the “Double 50” title for employment, innovation, and entrepreneurship by the Ministry of Education.

Xiangtan Institute of Technology (hereinafter referred to as XIT) is the first independent undergraduate institution in Hunan Province approved by the Ministry of Education to complete the transformation from a branch college to an independent college. It is also a collaborative training unit with the Geely Postdoctoral Research Workstation under the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security. The XIT is committed to prioritizing moral education and serving the real economy and the “Three Hubs and Four New Missions” Strategy. The XIT distinctively focuses on the integration of industry and education, comprehensively aligning itself with strategic emerging industries. By centering on “new engineering” and “new business”, and closely monitoring industry and technological frontiers, it strives to build a new type of international applied university with outstanding quality prominent research capabilities, and excellent academic reputation.