The Sino-British College, USST (SBC) is an international university college established as a Joint Venture (JV) by the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology (USST) and nine partner universities of the Northern Consortium UK (NCUK), i.e. University of Bradford; University of Huddersfield; University of Leeds; Leeds Beckett University; Liverpool John Moores University; Manchester Metropolitan University; University of Salford; The University of Sheffield; Sheffield Hallam University.

Founded in 1956, Shanghai University of TCM,which was named Shanghai TCM College at the beginning, is one of the first four TCM higher education institutes since the foundation of the People’s Republic of China. Over the past 60 years, the university has always been home to many distinguished doctors.The education strategy emphasizingsolid mastery of TCM knowledge and practice along with deep understanding of modern science and traditional Chinese culturehas achieved remarkable results. The university takes close heed of frontierTCM technology and the critical demand of the country andcontinues tostrengthen international exchange & cooperation. The University currently has 8 affiliated hospitals. In the fourth round of evaluation conducted by the Ministry of Education, 3 programs including TCM, Chinese Materia Medica and Integrative Medicine were graded A+.

China Europe International Business School (CEIBS), a joint-venture for management education, was co-founded by the Chinese government and European Union (EU) in 1994, with Shanghai Jiao Tong University and the EFMD serving as its executive partners. CEIBS has campuses in Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen, Accra in Ghana, and Zurich in Switzerland. They offer MBA, Finance MBA, EMBA, Global EMBA, Hospitality EMBA, Executive Education and PhD programs. Renowned for its academic rigour, CEIBS is the first business school on the Chinese mainland to have been accredited by both EQUIS and AACSB and the only business school in Asia to have simultaneously made it to the Financial Times’ top 5 list of MBA and EMBA programs. 37% of the students are international students.

The Istituto Marangoni is a private fashion and design academy, with the stated aim of bridging Italian and Asian fashion cultures. The original was established in 1935, with the the Shanghai campus opening in 2013. They offer undergraduate and postgraduate courses in both design and business, as well as shorter courses aimed at more specific skills, disciplines and aptitudes.

This is Condé Nast's Shanghai fashion school, the media company that includes brands like Vogue, GQ, and The New Yorker. This center offers both full-time and part-time courses and students range from recent college graduates to industry professionals. Courses focus on fashion, business, and media; varying from sewing sessions to introduction to fashion buying.