On the side of China, the initiative brings together ten top universities in this area from Mainland China as well as the University of Macau and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. The alliance also includes Agostinho Neto University in Angola and Eduardo Mondlane University in Mozambique, the Higher Technical Institute and the University of Algarve in Portugal, the University of São Paulo, the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and the Federal University of Rio Grande in Brazil.