NEFU actively engages in international exchange and cooperation, establishing intercollegiate partnerships with over 100 universities and research institutions in nearly 30 countries and regions. Each year, approximately 150 experts and scholars from abroad, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan, visit the university for lectures, research collaboration, and academic exchanges. Additionally, over 120 facultymembers are sent abroad annually for degree programs, training, educational visits, and research collaborations. The university has developed various student exchange programs with institutions in Russia, New Zealand, the UK, France, the US, Canada, Australia, South Korea, Japan, and other countries and regions. Additionally, the university actively selects students to pursue degrees abroad through national scholarship programs and jointly organizes Sino-foreign cooperative educational institutions and educational programs with the University of Auckland in New Zealand and Aston University in the United Kingdom. In May 2024, NEFUestablished the Hainan International Institute in Lingshui Li’an International Education Innovation Pilot Zone to create an international exchange platform through joint education programs, overseas study centers, research institutes, and faculty training programs. NEFU has hosted large international academic conferences, such as the “International Symposium on Tree Molecular Biology and Biotechnology” and the “International Symposium on Cross-Border Protection of Tigers and Leopards.” It is also a designated institution for receiving international students from over 100 countries under the Chinese Government Scholarship program.