The unit has initiated cooperation and collaboration with a number of counterpart centers and institutions abroad the followings:

• Institute for Town and Country Planning at Aachen University of Technology (Germany).
• The Faculty of Territorial Sciences at Polytechnic of Milan (Italy).
• The School of Urban and Regional Planning at Ryerson Polytechnic University (Canada).
• The Faculty of Urban and Regional Planning at Cairo University (Egypt).
• Oslo School of Architecture (Norway).
• Center for Planning and Architectural Studies in Cairo (Egypt).
• Center for Built Environment (India). 
• Institute for Urban Design and Planning in Vienna (Austria).
• Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research in Oslo (Norway).
• The School of Planning at Illinois University Chicago .
• The Faculty of Planning and Architecture at Dundee University ( UK ).
• Arab Towns Organization.Organization of Islamic Capitals and Cities.
• Arab Urban Planning Institute.
• Arab Administrative and Development Organization/Arab Countries League.
• Union of Mediterranean Universities (UNIMED)/Euromed Heritage Project.
• International Center for Conservation in Rome (ICCROM).
• International Council for Conservation of Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS).
• Center for Planning and Restoration in Palermo (Italy).
• ESRI - Institute for GIS and Mapping Software (U.S.A.).

    
Subsequently, the unit initiated cooperation and coordination with all related institutions working  in Palestine , including:

• Ministries (e.g. Ministries of Local Government, Planning, Public Works & Housing, Tourism & Antiquities).
• Governmental Corporations (e.g. Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Palestinian Economic Council for Development & Reconstruction “PECDAR”, Palestinian Housing Council).
• Academic Departments & Programs (e.g. Department of Geography & Urban Studies at Al-Quds University/Abu Deis, Department of Architecture at Birzeit University, Program for Refugees Studies at Al-Quds Open University).
• Research & Studies Centres (e.g. Architectural Centre for Conservation “RIWAQ”, Centre for Cultural Heritage Conservation/Bethlehem, Hebron Reconstruction Committee)
• Unions and Associations (e.g. Engineering Association/Jerusalem Centre, Association of Palestinian Local Authorities “APLA”, Council for Planning & Development in South East Jerusalem).
• International Organizations in Palestinian Territories (e.g. UNHABITAT, UNDP, UNESCO, JICA, GTZ, World Bank, NORAD, SIDA).