Every metropolitan city has a metropolitan university named after it to serve for the social economy. Metropolitan university, is deeply rooted in the metropolitan city, serving her with a global vision and closely networked with every aspect, and branches in various parts of the city. This is the new university development model in recent decades. Led by practical education and applied research, with close collaboration with the city government and industries, metropolitan university becomes the base and platform for integration of industrial practice and scientific research, education innovation and entrepreneurship.

The Global Alliance of Metropolitan Universities (GAMU) is founded with a consortium of member universities from various parts of the globe that share the similar metropolitan university vision and mission. Based on the principle of “friendship, openness, inclusiveness, mutual learning and mutual benefit”, GAMU universities are committed to promoting the openness and cooperation in higher education, advocating the active exchange and mutual learning among diverse cultures.