Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center, Guangzhou University Town or Guangzhou University City (Chinese: 广州大学城) is an area featured by universities, located in Xiaoguwei Island (Chinese: 小谷围岛) in Xinzao Town (Chinese: 新造镇), Panyu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. With an area of approximately 17.9 km2 and 3.53 millions square meters of indoor space, it is capable of accommodating 350 to 400 thousand people.
Ten local higher education institutions have campuses on the island with a total of 120,000 students. All except Guangzhou University maintain their old campuses within the city. The ten institutions are:
| University | Chinese | Est. | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Yat-sen University | 中山大学 | 1924 | National |
| South China University of Technology | 华南理工大学 | 1952 | National |
| South China Normal University | 华南师范大学 | 1933 | Provincial |
| Guangdong University of Foreign Studies | 广东外语外贸大学 | 1995 | National |
| Guangdong University of Technology | 广东工业大学 | 1952 | Provincial |
| Guangzhou University | 广州大学 | 2000 | Provincial |
| Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine | 广州中医葯大学 | 1956 | National |
| Guangdong Pharmaceutical University | 广东药学院 | 1958 | Provincial |
| Xinghai Conservatory of Music | 星海音乐学院 | 1932 | Provincial |
| Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts | 广州美术学院 | 1953 | Provincial |
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