Liaoning University has formally established cooperative relationships with 160 higher education institutions and research organizations across 36 countries, including R.O.K, D.P.R.K, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand, Ukraine, Belgium, Spain, France, the United Kingdom, Russia, the United States, Turkey, Brazil, Egypt, the Netherlands, Slovenia, Italy, New Zealand, Sweden, Germany, Australia, Senegal, Argentina, Ireland, Tanzania, Canada, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Vietnam, Pakistan, Cyprus, Mongolia, and Costa Rica.