Wenzhou Medical University (or informally WMU) received its academic credential to enroll foreign students in 1993, and founded School of International Studies in April of 2006 with its primary education and academic degrees taught in English. In 2007, WMU was approved by the Ministry of Education of China to be one of the very first schools of higher education to receive academic credential for English based bachelor’s programs in clinical medicine sciences.

WMU started to enroll overseas students in the international postgraduate program in 2014. Aside from programs in clinical medicine sciences, Wenzhou Medical University also offers Chinese Language and Culture Studies for Confucius Institute Scholarship recipients. Wenzhou Medical University values international academic cooperation and cultural exchange, amongst its various exchange programs WMU co-founded several Confucius Institutes internationally including in Thailand with Burapha University, and in USA with State University of New York the College of Optometry.

WMU boasts morethan 755 full-time foreign students (including 50 postgraduates) from 56 countries expanded across continent of Asia, Africa, Europe, Americas, and Australia