Kunming Medical University began to enroll and train international students in 1997. Up to now,，it has recruited more than 2500 students from 51 countries, including the United States, France, the United Kingdom, Australia, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar, India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Tanzania, Zambia, Brazil, Maldives, etc.

InternationalEducation School of Kunming Medical University was established in October 2011 and it now includes the generaloffice, office of student management and enrollment, office of teaching affairs andChinese Teaching and Research Group.

Right now, undergraduatemajors set forth for international studentsby Kunming Medical Universityinclude clinical medicine (English Medium),clinicalmedicine (Chinese Medium),pharmacy, forensic medicine, pediatrics, nursing, etc. Programsfor doctoraldegreeand master degree coversuch fields asclinical medicine, stomatology, public health and preventive medicine, pharmacy, basic medicine, nursing, medical technology, biology, etc.And also, the Chinese Government Scholarship, Yunnan Province Government Scholarship, Vietnam Dien Bien Phu Scholarship, Laos Ministry of Health Scholarship, China Southern Power Grid Scholarship and other programs are provided for those doing well in all aspects. In addition, Chinese language teaching is provided for international students.

Adhering to the time-honored history and culture of China, making use of the rich resources in nature, history and culture of Yunnan and opening advantages of China, and based on the strong educational strength and rich experience of medical education ofKunming Medical University, International Education School willwork hard for the purpose to make a brand of "MedicalEducation forInternationalStudents in Kunming" and complete an education systemwithmoredirections andranges,morelevels, higher standard andquality forinternational students, so as to make greater contributions to the development of Yunnan and medical education in South Asia, Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean Rim, and to promote people-to-people exchanges and build a community with a shared future for mankind.