Luo Jia Square in Campus (the biggest green square in China)

Since the 1950s, Wuhan University has taken a lead in enrolling international students in China. Ever since then, the university has recruited and trained several thousand foreign students coming from more than 50 different countries and regions worldwide. All students have received systematic training and a substantial part of them have earned Bachelor's, Master's or Doctoral Degree. At present there are over 1800 long-term international students at Wuhan University, and half of them are actively pursuing degrees.

Wuhan University accepts international students into its Bachelor, Master, Doctoral programs as well as other advanced programs in liberal arts, sciences, and medicine. The university also provides a special Bachelor of Arts program called the Chinese Language for International Students and there have been seven groups of graduates from the program. Besides all levels of Chinese language teaching, the university provides courses such as Chinese literature, Chinese history, Chinese economy, Chinese philosophy and Chinese law for international students. To fulfill their different requirements, these courses will introduce basic knowledge of the society, economy, history and culture of China.

The College of Foreign Students Education (also know as the Foreign Students Education School - FSES) of Wuhan University is a dedicated school for foreign students enrollment, administration and management, as well as the Chinese language teaching and training. It is also one of the few centers for HSK examination and for the qualification examination for the teachers teaching Chinese language to foreigners in China. The college, with abundant teaching resources and quality teaching and scientific research strength, has 25 teachers giving Chinese language courses to foreigners. Among them, 15 are professors or associate professors, 4 are the members of the World Chinese Language Society for Foreigners, and 23 are the members of China Chinese Language Society for Foreigners.