Guangzhou University is a comprehensive university named after the third largest city in China - Guangzhou. The university was forged through the merger of five institutions of higher education in 2000 and can trace its history to over 90 years.

Guangzhou University has two campuses: the University Town campus and the Gui Huagang campus in downtown. It offers 87 undergraduate programs with coverage of ten disciplinary fields, including philosophy, history, literature, law, pedagogy, art, science, engineering, management and economics.