Under the umbrella of globalization, cup has promoted international exchanges and cooperation that have increased its global stature in higher education. Moreover, the university maintains multi-level,. The college of international education is a teaching unit engaged in enrollment publicity, teaching management, and student management of international education projects.

All successful applicants that are admitted and did not study their chinese language at cup will undergo a chinese language test as they report to the university and have to pass it before they can. Cup international cooperation project included in the achievements list of president xi jinping's state visit to brazil on november 20, 2024, president xi jinping conducted a state visit to brazil. Cup is known as the cradle of petroleum talents for cultivatingnearly 200,000 excellent professional talents since its founding. There are over 16,000 students studying at cup, including 8,074 full-time.