The major directions of the international activity of the university include:

• Cooperation with international organizations, foundations, programs and universities in the educational sphere;
  
• Academic exchange of professors and researchers;
  
• Cooperation in the sphere of research;
  International student mobility

  Cooperation with international organizations, foundations, programs and universities in the educational sphere includes:

  • Participation in the work of international programs funded by TACIS, the British Council, DAAD, IREX, UNESCO, the Fulbright program, US Department of State, as well as in ACTR/ACCELS administered programs;
    
  • Cooperation in research and teaching with partner institutions: Essex University, Leeds university (UK), Furtwangen Fachhochschule (Germany), Poitiers University (France), Cyrill and Methodeus University (Bulgaria), Bela University (Slovakia), New York State University, St Rose College, School of Law (USA), Showa Dsosi University (Japan);
    
  • Further cooperation with the British Council on the teacher training project, social work project, and English for Specific Purposes project;
    
  • Participation in the Internet Access and Training Program;
    
  • Further cooperation with the education committee of the Tula-Albany Alliance;
    
  • Establish contacts with Lin-yi University, China

Academic exchange of professors and researchers includes:

• Further contacts with international funds and organizations with the view of developing academic exchange of professors and researchers;
  
• Recruitment visiting professors and lecturers to deliver lectures and conduct research at the university

  Cooperation in the sphere of research includes:

• Development of international cooperation in the sphere of fundamental and applied research, formation of joint research teams;
  
• Participation in the international research programs;
  
• Organization of international conferences;
  
• Participation in international seminars, conferences and symposia

International student mobility includes:

• Facilitation in recognition of degrees awarded by Tula Lev Tolstoy State Pedagogical University abroad;
  
• Reorganization of the teaching process at the university to confer with the international standards;
  
• Recruitment of foreign students to enroll in the programs of study at the university