List of UNESCO Chairs and UNITWIN Networks in natural sciences in China:

• UNESCO-UNU Chair in Plant Biotechnology (62) - Peking University - established in 1992.

• UNESCO/UNIDO Chair in Clean Coal Technology (65) - Clean Coal Engineering and Research Centre of Coal Industry, Central Coal Mining Research Institute - established in 1997.

• UNESCO/SHIMANO Chair in Cold Forging Technology (612) - Shanghai Jiao Tong University - established in 2003.

• UNESCO/COUSTEAU Ecotechnie Chair (709) - Yunnan University - established in 2005.

• UNESCO/ EOLSS Chair in Science and Technology Policies (633) - Zhongshan  University, Guangzhou - established in 2001.

• UNESCO Chair in Sustainable Water Management (710) - Hohai University - established in 2005.

• UNESCO Chair on Continuing Engineering Education (429) - School of Continuing Education, Tsinghua University - established in 1999.

• UNESCO/SHELL Chair in Coal Gasification (620) - Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan, Sahanxi - established in 2003.

• UNESCO/FRAUNHOFER Society Chair on Information Technologies for Industry and Environment (757) - Northeastern University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province - established in 2007.

• Toyota/UNESCO Chair in Environmental Management (557) - Nankai University - established in 2001.

• UNESCO Chair on Cooperation Between Higher Engineering Education and Industries (672) - Beijing Jiao-Tong University, Beijing - established in 2005.

• UNESCO Chair in Hydroinformatics for Ecohydrology (928)- Capital Normal University- established in 2011.

• UNESCO Chair in South-South Cooperation on Science and Technology to Address Climate Change (963)-Beijing Institute of Technology-established in 2012.