The Dongbei University of Finance and Economics is a provincial public university in Dalian, Liaoning, China. Home to over 20,000 students, it is one of the oldest and largest modern universities in Dalian.

The University of Surrey is a public research university in Guildford, Surrey, England. The university received its royal charter in 1966, along with a number of other institutions following recommendations in the Robbins Report. The institution was previously known as Battersea College of Technology and was located in Battersea Park, London. Its roots however, go back to Battersea Polytechnic Institute, founded in 1891 to provide further and higher education in London, including its poorer inhabitants.