International Education School traces its origins to the Foreign Language Department established in 2007. It is responsible for managing Sino-foreign cooperative education programs, overseeing international student education, and delivering public English courses for the entire university.

We currently operate 5 Sino-Russian programs with South Ural State University (Russia), 2 Sino-American programs with Michigan Career and Technical Institute (USA), and the Daegu College (a Sino-Korean collaborative institution with Daegu University), offering 3 majors. Over the past decade, we have cultivated over 3,000 global professionals in Construction Engineering Technology, Engineering Surveying, Civil Engineering Inspection, Road & Bridge Engineering, Electrical Automation, Mechanical Design & Manufacturing, Environmental Art Design, E-Commerce, Software Technology, and Environmental Engineering. Nearly one-third of Sino-Russian program graduates annually pursue bachelor's degrees at South Ural State University. Our programs earn widespread acclaim for rigorous curriculum systems, advanced pedagogical approaches, and seamless overseas study pathways. Graduates emerge as top-tier candidates in the job market, distinguished by solid technical expertise, bilingual proficiency, and cross-cultural competence. They form a talent pipeline for global enterprises like SINOHYDRO and China Railway Group in international engineering projects.

For years, the School has cultivated over 500 international students from Southeast Asia, Africa, and Europe through both degree programs and vocational training initiatives, establishing itself as a national leader among higher vocational colleges in global talent development and institutional impact. At the 10th China-ASEAN Education Cooperation Week (July 2017), we were honored as the only Chinese vocational college invited to deliver a keynote presentation titled "Mutual Learning Through Exchange, Shared Progress Through Cooperation" on international student education. During the September 2017 inspection by the MOE International Student Supervision Delegation, the university was lauded as "a standard-bearer in vocational education" for its innovative approaches and exemplary practices in cross-cultural talent cultivation. Our case study "Developing Technologically Competent International Students to Enhance Corporate Global Competitiveness" received the National Exemplary Case Award from the Vocational College Presidents' Alliance in October 2017. The 2018 Annual Report on the Quality of Vocational Education in China (July 2018) designated the university among the "Top 50 Vocational Colleges with International Influence - 2017."