Tangshan University has been advancing towards a high-level, international and application-oriented University. Currently, there are two Chinese-foreign cooperative education programs: the undergraduate education program in Mechanical Design, Manufacturing and Automation in cooperation with Moscow Power Engineering Institute in Russia, and the undergraduate education program in Environmental Design in cooperation with the Academy of Fine Arts of Macerata in Italy.

The University has also signed cooperation and exchange agreements with 19 educational institutions in the U.S., Russia, Japan, South Korea and other countries, which provide opportunities for teachers and students to pursue a further study in those countries.