University of Macerata (UniMC) is one of the oldest in Italy: it was founded in 1290. Nowadays, the University enrolls more than 11,000 students and employs around 600 faculty and staff, in a variety of roles. UniMC is the only Italian University with an exclusive focus on social sciences and the humanities: students are offered a broad range of courses, including undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes, Master’s and Ph.D. programmes, specialisation schools and summer schools in cultural heritage, economics, philosophy, law, arts and humanities, languages, linguistic mediation, communication, education, political science and tourism.

The Medical Acupuncturists Association of Bologna (AMAB) was founded in 1986 with the aim to study, promote and disseminate scientific research on Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). The Association's activity is then on several levels: training, research and health care. On training plan through a three-year course organized by AMAB and reserved for doctors.

Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine (NJUCM) was founded in 1954 and is one of China’s earliest established higher institutions of Chinese medicine. NJUCM provided the first wave of teachers, compiled the first series of textbooks and created the first edition of syllabus for the higher education of Chinese Medicine within China, and for over half a century has enjoyed its reputation as "the cradle of China's higher education of Chinese medicine", both at home and abroad.

South China University of Technology (SCUT) is one of China's key universities operating under the direct leadership of the State Ministry of Education. The university, which has a total area of 294 hectares, is situated in Guangzhou, a southern metropolitan in China.

East China University of Political Science and Law (ECUPL) is based in Shanghai and it is one of the key learning institutions of the Ministry of Justice of PRC. It is jointly administrated by the Ministry of Justice and the Local government. It was founded in 1952. ECUPL is a multidisciplinary university, gathering the fields of economics, management, finance, foreign languages and law.

Located in Beijing, UCAS (University of Chinese Academy of Sciences) is a university established with the approval of Ministry of Education of PRC, focusing on graduate education. Its predecessor was GUCAS (the Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences), the first graduate school in China. It boasts many firsts in new China: the first doctorate in science, the first doctorate in engineering, the first female student awarded a doctoral degree, and the first research student awarded double doctoral degrees in China all graduating from this university.

The University of Ferrara (UniFE) was founded in 1391 by the Marquise Alberto V of Este with the permission of Pope Bonifacio IX. The first courses to be inaugurated were Arts, Theology and Law and were taught by famous teachers such as Bartolomeo Saliceto, an expert among jurists. The University of Ferrara, one of World’s oldest universities, has welcomed and educated illustrious personalities. During the 15th and 16th centuries, Ferrara became one of the most thriving centres of Italian Renaissance culture and the University enjoyed a period of great prestige, thanks also to the presence of illustrious intellectuals such as Nicolò Copernico and Paracelso.

The European Foundation of Traditional Chinese Medicine (FEMTC) has the main goal of promoting and teaching Chinese medicine according to current quality and scientific standards. The FEMTC was founded in 1989 thanks to the request of the Medical Association of Tarragona (Spain). It is the only Spanish Foundation dedicated entirely to Chinese medicine.

Hunan University (HNU), dating back to Yuelu Academy’s foundation in 976 A.D., is honored as an “Ancient Millenarian Academy, Famous Centennial University”. It is one of the key universities affiliated with the Ministry of Education and is now included in the state’s “Project 211” and “Project 985” for priority investment and construction. The University now has the Graduate School and 23 colleges and departments.

Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) has its origins in the founding of the Université Libre de Bruxelles in 1832 and became an independent university in 1971. It has 7 Colleges and about 3.000 members of staff for a student population of about 11.000. VUB has a long tradition of engagement with China and of research related to China, initially through close personal contact but since 5 years institutionalised in the Brussels Institute of Contemporary China Studies (BICCS).

Beijing Normal University (BNU) founded in 1902, is a key university under the guidance of the Ministry of Education, a renowned institution of higher learning, emphasizing teacher education and basic learning in both arts and sciences. BNU has over 3,000 faculty and 21,000 full-time students, and the campus has one education faculty, 22 schools and colleges, 2 departments, and 24 research institutes (centers).