In Jiangsu Province, for example, when Mingda was established in 1993 there was not a single privately-run institution of higher education in all of China north of Yangzhou. There are now 15, however, including three involving Taiwanese participation. In addition to Mingda, there is also Yanhuang University in Nanjing, and Jianghai College in Yangzhou.
以江蘇為例，九三年明達學院籌建時，揚州以北沒有一所高校，幾年之間冒出十五所民辦高校，其中台資參與者有三所，包括明達學院、南京的鹽黃大學、揚州的江海學院。