On 22 October 2021 took place the Final Defence for the Joint School Project and two new BSc programs, in “Architecture” and “Engineering-Industrial Design”, before experts of the Chinese Ministry of Education and the Education Department of Shaanxi province (where Xi’an is located). Politecnico di Milano and Xi’an Jiaotong University submitted o the Chinese Minsitry of Education the project of the Joint School and the two innovative BSc programs on March 2021 and the official outcome is expected within the end of the year.