Chinese-foreign cooperation in running a school is equivalent to a certificate issued upon graduation. In addition to different tuition fees, professional settings will be different. Zhengzhou University has two foreign cooperation schools and two junior colleges.

Zhengzhou University, referred to as "Zheng Da" for short, is located in Zhengzhou and is a university jointly established by the Ministry of Education and the Henan Provincial People's Government. Zhengzhou University, founded in 1956, is the first comprehensive university founded by the state after the founding of New China.