The Zurich University of Teacher Education (PHZH) cooperates with a number of higher education institutions on a regional, national and international level.

As a member of the Zurich University of Applied Sciences, the PHZH cooperates closely with the other schools of the Zurich University of Applied Sciences and Arts (ZFH) as well as with the University of Zurich and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich.

The PHZH is also a member of the International Lake Constance University, comprising about 30 higher education institutions in the Lake Constance region of Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein and Switzerland.