Founded in February 2020, the School of International Education, is a subordinate school of Hefei University responsible for international education with three functional offices: Administration Office, Enrolment and Students’ Affairs Office, and Teaching Affairs Office.

Hefei University is one of the 18 universities which accepts foreign students, and is the cultivation unit of “Study in Hefei” and “Study in Anhui”Scholarships for international students. In 2014, it was approved as a commissioned cultivation university for Chinese government scholarship students. In 2019, the university passed the first batch of quality assessment for overseas students in China commissioned by the Ministry of Education, China.

The School of International Education mainly relies on the School of Language Culture and Media and integrates excellent teachers from others schools to continuously develop and grow, forming a stable and high-quality international education teaching team. By December 2023, there are 54 teachers including 6 professors, 21 associate teachers, 17 teachers with doctoral degrees and 27 with master's degree. The School of International Education has developed a sound management system for international students. There are international students' apartments with service personnel on duty 24 hours a day and well-equipped classrooms for international students with guidance tutors. Every year the passing rate of HSK 4 for international students remains at a high level. At present, there are 191 international students from Russia, Ukraine, Cambodia, Nepal, Laos and other countries studying in the university.