The internationalizing objectives of SSMI are determined by the institute development concept and are aimed at strengthening positions in the international educational space. 
  Foreign students amount increasing, developing joint projects with foreign universities and research centers, growing the proportion of scientific and pedagogical workers teaching in foreign educational institutions, rising joint educational programs with foreign universities including double diplomas issuance - are all among the main priorities of SSMI internationalization.
  Samarkand State Medical Institute is developing international relations, based on the principle of equal rights of all partners participating in international cooperation and academic exchange, and within the framework of more than 60 existing agreements on scientific and educational cooperation with government and international organizations, foreign universities and research centers. The development of partnerships with universities in Europe, Asia, North America and the CIS countries is aimed at the development of academic mobility and joint educational programs.
  The number of highly qualified foreign specialists and professors, students, teachers and medical workers annually visits SSMI in order to establish partnerships, studying, advanced training, as well as participation in scientific events constantly growing.
  SSMI seeks the development of cooperation with the scientific and academic communities representatives, universities, and public organizations all around the world. The doors of the institute are always open to foreign applicants, students, interns and teachers

 
Memorandum signing ceremony with the AxisInternational Business Solutions LLC (India)

 
Memorandum of Understanding signing ceremony between SamMI and “Alision-Grand” LLC (Pakistan)

 
Establishing partnerships with the Federal Institute of Germany named Robert Koch.

  Currently, the Samarkand State Institute has active ties with the following universities and clinics:
 Geography of cooperation: the institute has connections and partnerships with more than 75 higher educational institutions and research centers in the near and far abroad:
• Graz Medical University (Austria)
• Tbilisi State Medical University (Georgia)
• Almaty State Institute for Advanced Training of Doctors (Kazakhstan)
• University of Pisa (Italy)
• South Ural State Medical University (Russian Federation)
• Omsk State Medical Academy (Russian Federation)
• Izhevsk State Medical Academy (Russian Federation)
• Kharkov National Medical University (Ukraine)
• Uzhgorod National University (Ukraine)
• Institute "Medanta the Medicity" and clinic "Orion Medicity" (India)
• Scientific and Clinical Center for Otorhinolaryngology under the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation
• Smolensk State Medical University (Russian Federation)
• Kursk State Medical University (Russian Federation)
• North-West State University named after I.I. Mechnikova (Russian Federation)
• Kazan State Medical University (Russian Federation)
• University named after Pavel Josef Shafarik (Kosice, Slovakia)
• Slovak Medical University (Bratislava, Slovakia)
• Agricultural University (Nitra, Slovakia)
• Ural State Medical University (Russian Federation)
• Ternopil State Medical University named after I.Ya. Gorbachevsky (Ukraine)
• Higher educational institution named after Paul Jon Paula (Bialaka Podlaska, Poland)
• Medical University (Astana, Kozogiston)
• University (Porto, Portugal)
• Institute of Technology (Wildau, Germany)
• Izhevsk State Medical Academy (Russian Federation)
• Voronezh State Medical University named after N.N.Burdenko (Russian Federation)
• Donetsk National Medical University (Ukraine)
• Rostov State Medical University (Russian Federation) 
• Kazakh National Medical University named after S.D. Asfendiyarov (Republic of Kazakhstan) 
• National Medical University named after A. Bohomolets (Kiev, Ukraine) 
• Faculty of Medicine, University of Nicosia (Cyprus) 
• Bashir State Medical University (Russian Federation) 
• Research Institute of Ambulance named after N.V. Skilofosovsky (Russian Federation)
• Penza State University (Russian Federation) 
• Tajik Medical University named after Abu Ali Ibn Sino 
• Anam Hospital at the Korean University (Korea) • Training Center for Surgeons at the University of Singapore (Singapore) 
• Astrakhan State Medical University (Russian Federation) 
• The First Moscow State Medical University named after I.M.Sechenov (Russian Federation) 
• FSAU "National Medical Research Center for Children's Health" Ministry of Health (Russian Federation) 
• Russian National Scientific Research Medical University named after N.I. Pirogov (Russian Federation)
• Khatlon State Medical University (Tajikistan)
• Kirov State Medical University (Russian Federation)
• Privolzhsky Research Medical University (Russian Federation)
• Tambov State University named after G.R.Derzhavin (Russian Federation)
• Ryazan State Medical University named after academician I.P. Pavlov (Russian Federation)
• Russian Research Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedics named after R.R. Vredin (Russian Federation)
• Oryol State University named after I.S. Turgenev (Russian Federation)
• Karaganda State Medical University (Russian Federation)
• Omsk State Medical University (Russian Federation)
• New York University of Health and Environmental Protection (USA, New York)
• Gyeongbuk National University (Korea)
• Izhevsk State Medical Academy (Russian Federation)
• Pushkin House Seoul (Republic of Korea)
• Belarusian State Medical University (Republic of Belarus)
• Kazakh University of Continuing Medical Education. AZh (Kazakhstan)
• Private dental clinic "Walnut-Tree" LLC (Tashkent)
• Institute of Otolaryngology named after A.I. Kolomiychenko (Ukraine)
• Pushkin House Seoul (Republic of Korea)
• University of Family Medicine (Kazakhstan)
• Vienne Medical University (Austria)
• Korea Institute of Health and Social Affairs (Republic of Korea)
• Turkish University of Medicine (Turkey)
• Chuvash State University named after I. N. Ulyanov (Russian Federation)
• LLC "MDH EXPRESS CONSULTING" (Tajikistan)
• OOO "ALSION-GRAND" (Pakistan)
• Kirov State Medical University (Russian Federation)
• Head Korea Co. Ltd (Republic of Korea)
• Axis International Business Solutions LLC (India)