SMU has attached great significance and made constant efforts to the development of external communications and cooperation. It has built friendly relations with more than 100 colleges and universities from numerous regions like United States of America, Canada, Holland, UK, France, Germany, Poland, Switzerland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Italy, Turkey, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Indonesia, Egypt, as well as Vietnam, etc.

Asia

• Kobe University;(Japan)

• Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology;(Japan)

• Kinki University;(Japan)

• Inha University;(ROK)

• Tongmyong University;(ROK)

• Korea Maritime University;(ROK)

• Mokpo National Maritime University;(ROK)

• Pusan National University;(ROK)

• Nanyang Technological University;(Singapore)

• Vietnam Maritime University;(Vietnam)

• Myanmar Maritime University;(Myanmar)

• Malaysian Maritime Academy;(Malaysia)

• Polytechnic of Malang;(Indonesia)

• Istanbul Technical University;(Turkey)

• Piri Reis Maritime University;(Turkey)

  
  

Europe

• University of Plymouth;(UK)

• Swansea University;(UK)

• University of Portsmouth;(UK)

• Liverpool John Moores University;(UK)

• University of Southampton;(UK)

• University of Chichester;(UK)

• University of Kent (UK)

• Northumbria University (UK)

• Université de Nantes;(University of Nantes, France)

• école Navale;(The French Naval Academy, France)

• école Nationale Superieure de Techniques Avancees Bretagne;(France)

• Flensburg University of Applied Sciences;(Germany)

• Hochschule Wismar, University of Applied Sciences – Technology, Business and Design;(Germany)

• HZ University of Applied Sciences;(the Netherlands)

• Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam;(the Netherlands)

• Maastricht School of Management;(the Netherlands)

• World Maritime University;(Sweden)

• Linnaeus University (Sweden)

• BI Norwegian Business School;(Norway)

• Copenhagen Marine Engineer College;(Denmark)

• University of Mons;(Belgium)

• Universiteit Antwerpen (Belgium)

• University of Malta;(Malta)

• International Ocean Institute;(Malta)

• Gdynia Maritime University;(Poland)

• University of the Aegean;(Greece)

• Maritime State University named after G.I. Nevelskoy;(Russia)

• Odessa National Maritime University;(Ukraine)

• University of Rijeka (Croatia)

America

• Massachusetts Maritime Academy;(US)

• Maine Maritime Academy;(US)

• California Maritime Academy;(US)

• Saint Martin's University;(US)

• Old Dominion University;(US)

• University of New Haven;(US)

• Bellevue University;(US)

• Memorial University of Newfoundland;(Canada)

Oceania

• Australian Maritime College;(Australia)

• University of Western Australia;(Australia)

• Murdoch University;(Australia)

• Edith Cowan University;(Australia)

• Curtin University;(Australia)

Africa

• Regional Maritime University;(Ghana)

• Arab Academy for Science, Technology, Maritime Transport;(Egypt)

• DAR ES SALAAM Maritime Institute;(Tanzania)

• Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology;(Kenya)