In order to integrate the sports spirit into the college education, the International College encourages the students to actively participate in various sports activities. For instance, Xiang’an campus run, broadcast gymnastics, cheerleading and cross-country challenge have been organized. Numerous prizes have been won by IC students such as third prize of 2013 chess tournament, the seventh place of the Fourteenth Badminton Match of XMU, team sportsmanship award of the Forty-eighth Sports Meeting of XMU. Besides, individual awards have also gone to IC participants in 2013 Taekwondo Championships of XMU. In addition, the IC basketball team won the championship in the university Basketball Super League.

IC also pays great attention to the mental health of students. In the evening of the 15th of December, nine IC students won the third prize and the best popularity award in the first psychodrama contest finals of Xiang’an campus. Earlier, the drama ‘The Cube of Love’ by students from IC drama club also won the award of excellence in the 2012 Fifth XMU Psychological Drama Contest.

Recently, IC has carried out a series of volunteer activities such as regulating the parking of bicycles in residential areas, organizing Chinese corner and cooperating with Lianhe Middle School in Xiang’an District.

At present, there are more than 1000 IC graduatesstudying bachelor's degree and master's degree abroad. There are more than 500 graduates returning China working in universities, banks, multinational enterprises. Some students also continue to pursue PhD degrees.