Although "Shanhe University" is just a joke, it shows the expectations of candidates in these four provinces for key universities, because there are relatively few "double first-class" universities in the "four provinces".
Let's take a look at the undergraduate colleges and universities in the "four provinces".
Shandong Province
Shandong Province is considered to be rich in higher education resources among the four provinces, with two old "985" universities, Shandong University and Ocean University of China, which are also "world-class universities". In addition, there is the original "211", "world-class discipline construction university" China University of Petroleum (East China).
In addition to the local "double first-class" universities, there are also several "double first-class" university branches, for example, Harbin Institute of Technology has two campuses in Qingdao and Weihai, and Beijing Jiaotong University has Weihai campus.
Shanxi Province
There are two "world-class discipline construction universities" in Shanxi Province, among which Taiyuan University of Technology is the original "211" university, and Shanxi University is a non-211 double first-class university.
Henan Province
Henan Province is the "most difficult province in the college entrance examination" every year. Like Shanxi Province, there are only two "double first-class" universities, one is Zhengzhou University, which is a "world-class university construction university", formerly a "211" university, and the other is Henan University, which is a "world-class discipline construction university", which is also a non-211 double first-class university. Not having a single "985" university is also a pity for Henan candidates!
Hebei Province
Hebei Province's higher education resources are relatively insufficient in the mainland and outside the province, but fortunately, Northeastern University has set up a campus in Qinhuangdao, which can be regarded as a "985" university. In addition, the Central Academy of Fine Arts, a "world-class discipline construction university", has a Yanjiao campus.
Although North China Electric Power University (Baoding) has been relocated, it can be regarded as a local "211" university, and is now a "world-class discipline construction university".
However, Hebei has several distinctive universities, such as the Central Judicial Police College, the Chinese People's Police University, the China Institute of Labor Relations (Zhuozhou) and other national universities, as well as the College of Disaster Prevention Science and Technology, North China University of Science and Technology and other subordinate universities.
There are still a lot of undergraduate colleges and universities in the "four provinces", but there are relatively few "double first-class" universities, especially in Shandong and Henan, where there are always more candidates, and it seems that the resources of higher education are somewhat insufficient.