Our school is one of the Chinese Language Education Bases designated by the Office of the State Council for Overseas Chinese Affairs and an institution that accepts students sponsored by Chinese Government Scholarship, the Confucius Institute Scholarship and Shanxi Government Scholarship. Our school have been enrolling international students since 1981 and has since trained over thousands students from more than 50 countries and regions, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Canada, Italy, Mexico, Australia, Russia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Armenia, Japan, South Korea, Brazil, Romania, Mongolia, Singapore, Thailand, Algeria, Cameroon, Madagascar, as well as Hong Kong and Taiwan of China.

The School of International Education and Exchange takes pride in excellent faculty. So far, the school has 14 faculty, including 3 Professors, 3 Associate Professors and 8 Lecturers. Most of the faculty have overseas education experience, have abundant teaching experience and hold the “Teacher Qualification Certificate of Chinese as a Foreign Language (Advanced)”or“International Chinese Teacher Qualification Certificate. In recent years, as is requested by many national ministries and commissions, 1 associate professor has been served as the Dean of the Confucius Institute in East Timor since 2022, 6 faculty have taught in Confucius Institute in U.S., 3 faculty have taught in Philippines, and many faculty have participated in cultural education activities organized by the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office. The faculty members have undertaken various research projects, ranging from National Social Science projects to provincial research projects.

There is a comprehensive range of degree and non-degree programs for international students. Degree programs encompass all undergraduate, master's, and doctoral programs available at the university. Non-degree programs, on the other hand, provide international students with foundational courses and a variety of Chinese language programs, including long-term and short-term courses focused on language and culture. Additionally, we offer summer and winter campus programs that provide immersive experiences in traditional and non-heritage culture, as well as opportunities for scientific research exchanges. Not only for International students, we also helps descendants of overseas Chinese and overseas Chinese communities preserve and inherit the Chinese language and culture.

The School has been committed to exploring and propagandizing traditional Chinese culture and cultural resources with Shanxi characteristics, with the attempt to tell positively Chinese Stories and Shanxi Stories. The School has organized various activities such as “Chinese Bridge: Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreigners Across the Globe”, “My Story of Chinese Hanzi”, “Pingyao International Photography Festival” and “ ‘Belt and Road’ Singing Competition”. Students of the School have made excellent performances in those activities, contributing to the mutual-understanding among Chinese and international students.

Most of our graduates are now working in embassies and consulates of various countries in China, diplomatic institutions, friendship associations, and joint ventures of different countries and regions in China, contributing to friendly cooperation and exchanges between China and other countries and regions.

The International school of Educational Exchange warmly welcomes friends from all countries and regions to visit and study at our school and sincerely invites educational institutions from home and abroad to engage in cooperative exchanges with us.