The university actively carries out exchanges and co-operation, and has established co-operative relationships with 67 educational or healthcare institutions in 24 countries and regions in Europe, Asia, North America and Oceania, including the University of Leicester in the United Kingdom, Dartmouth College in the United States, the University of Strasbourg in France, the National University of Singapore, and other internationally renowned universities. CQMU - University of Leicester Joint Institute is the only Joint Educational Institute that has a strong clinical focus in central and western China.