Since 1998 when it was qualified to enroll international students, NanjingTech has cultivated about 1000 international students of all kinds and levels over the past two decades. The students come from Russia, UK, Germany, South Korea, US, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Kazakhstan, Ethiopia, South Africa, etc.

In 2015, NanjingTech began enrolling international students who study for degrees in large scale. By the end of 2022, the number of international students of all levels and all kinds has reached 676, 90% of which study for degrees. Now it offers 7 Bachelor-degree programs with courses delivered in English, 13 Bachelor-degree programs with courses delivered in Chinese, 16 Master-degree programs and 6 PhD programs, covering engineering, science, arts, economics and management.

The past few years have witnessed the rapid development of international students' cultivation in NanjingTech:

* In 2015, NanjingTech was authorized to set up one test center for HSK.

* In 2016, NanjingTech became one of the target universities of "Study in Jiangsu" program after approval.

* In 2018, NanjingTech was qualified as one of the universities of "Talent Selection Program for International Students to Study in Jiangsu".

NanjingTech also takes part in the educational cooperation and exchange with countries alongside the "Silk and Belt" regions. For example, it has established a joint cultivation program for international students with Mongolian University of Science and Technology (MUST) since 2018.

For international students, NanjingTech has established a cultural training base with Jinling Library. It also has a softball team, dragon and lion dance team, Tai Chi team and offers abundant cultural activities on campus, such as "international cultural festival", "Chinese culture festival", "food festival", "I love learning Chinese", etc. All these have helped them fit in quite well and lead a better experience of studying and living in NanjingTech.

In the future, NanjingTech will keep building the brands of "joint program/cultivation" and "international students' cultivation" with its own features so as to cultivate talents with professional skills, global vision and cross-cultural communication skills.