2012年12月18日，同济大学法学院与美国佩斯大学法学院签署了合作协议，旨在推动两院学生的交流与合作。具体内容如下：
The Law School of Tongji University (Tongji) and Pace Law School, seeking to establish and deepen an institutional relationship between the schools, enter into this Memorandum of Understanding.
Primary Objectives:
Both institutions agree that the primary objectives of this MOU include, but are not limited to, the following:
1.1 Faculty: Each school will try to send professors to the other school to give lectures, do research, and give workshops on matters within their academic expertise. On occasion, a professor from the partner university may be invited to teach a class for credit. Each school will provide financial support for their own faculty unless other arrangements are made.
1.2 Students: Tongji will nominate five graduate law students to attend the LLM program at Pace Law School for one fall semester each year. The credit earned during this semester will be recognized by Tongji. Accepted Tongji students will receive a 50% tuition scholarship from Pace Law School for one fall semester before graduating from Tongji and another 50% tuition scholarship from Pace Law School for one fall or spring semester after graduating from Tongji.
Administration of the MOU
2.1 Each institution shall identify a member of its full-time faculty or staff as the coordinator responsible for the effective implementation of this MOU.
2.2 This MOU may be amended at any time by written mutual consent through an exchange of letters.
This MOU will be valid for a period of five years. Discussions will take place four years following the signing to renew or extend the MOU. It may be terminated by sixmonths written notice by either party.