XAIU always adheres to the featured path of internationalized education. As the initiator of the Association for Global Advancement of Universities and Colleges (AGAUC), XAIU attracts business elites and well-known scholars by hosting and participating in different international conferences and exchanges. XAIU is also the first private university to deliver international cooperation education and foreign student education in Shaanxi Province. It is cooperating with more than 100 universities around the world and has joint educational programs with America, France, Canada, UK, Korea, Japan, Europe etc., which greatly facilitates Chinese students to further their studies abroad.

The University started to recruit international students from 2002 and has educated over 2,000 international students, which are mainly Chinese language learning students for Chinese Language Level Tests) level HSK 1-6, and the increasing degree student recruitment numbers are ongoing.

The University offers English taught degree programs for international students: business, Chinese, Chinese culture, Management, International Economy and Trade, Cross-border E-commerce, Pharmacy and Nursing. The University also offers degree programs focused on language study in English, Russian, Japanese, French, Korean, Spanish and German.

As an internationalized, high level, comprehensive university, XAIU always emphasizes the communication and integration of different cultures. It has designed several cultural exchange programs from one week to sixteen weeks (one semester). For example, in cooperation with College of Lake County of America, both parties exchange students and academics each year for studying Chinese language and culture. Meanwhile, the University exchanges students with institutions in  many countries aiming at promoting cross cultural communication including Canada, Russia, Hungary, Malaysia, Korea, Japan, UK, Argentina, Finland, etc.