In the years, PoliTO has built many cooperation programs based on the principles of balance and reciprocity with a wide network of Chinese top HEIs (i.e. included in the recent 'Double First Class University Plan’ and in the previous ‘985’ and ‘211’ Projects).
Here below is a table illustrating the main partnerships:
| High Education Institution | Cooperation fields | Education | Research and more | 
| Beihang University (BEIHANG) | Engineering | BSc and MSc, DD and Exchange Mobility Programme | Joint Research Lab (Civil Aviation) Ph.D Mobility | 
| Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT) | Engineering | BSc and MSc, DD and Exchange Mobility Programme | |
| Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) | Architecture and Urban Studies | MSc, DD and Exchange Mobility Programme | |
| Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT) | Architecture and Urban Studies | BSc, DD Mobility Programme, Co-run programme | Ph.D. Mobility | 
| New Energy Vehicle Innovation Center (NEVC) | Engineering | - | New Energy Vehicle Joint Lab Ph.D Mobility | 
| Northwestern Polytechnic University (NPU) | Engineering | - | Joint Research Lab (Civil Aviation) | 
| Shanghai Jiaotong University (SJTU) | Engineering / Architecture and Urban Studies | BSc and MSc, DD Mobility and Exchange Programme | DD Ph.D. Programme Joint Research Lab (Energy Transition) | 
| South China University of Technology (SCUT) | Architecture and Urban Studies | MSc, Co-run program BSc and MSc, DD and Mobility Exchange Programme | DD Ph.D. Programme Joint Research Lab (Architecture) Consultancy / Applied Research / Joint competitions | 
| Southeast University (SEU) | Architecture and Urban Studies | MSc, DD and Exchange Mobility Programme | Joint Research Lab (Architecture) | 
| Tianjin University (TJU) | Architecture and Urban Studies | MSc, DD and Exchange Mobility Programme | |
| Tongji University (TONGJI) | Engineering / Design | BSc and MSc, DD Mobility Programme | Joint Research Lab DD Ph.D Programme | 
| Tsinghua University (TSINGHUA) | Architecture and Urban Studies | MSc, DD Mobility Programme | DD Ph.D. Programme Joint Research Lab (Urban Ergonomics) Consultancy / Applied Research | 
| Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU) | Architecture and Urban Studies | BSc and MSc, DD and Exchange Mobility Program | |
| Xi'an Jiaotong University (XJTU) | Engineering | MSc, DD and Exchange Mobility Programme | Joint Research Lab (Electromagnetics) DD Ph.D. Programme | 
| University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) | Engineering | Joint Research Lab (Physics Eng.) | |
| Zhejiang University (ZJU) | Engineering | Joint Research Lab (New Energy Vehicle) |