Osmania University has established University Foreign Relations Office (UFRO) in December 1999 in order to cater to the needs of foreign students. The office is located in the heart of Osmania University campus and is headed by a Director who is in constant contact with the international institutions/organizations such as the Embassies/Consulates of India in foreign countries and Embassies/Consulates of the foreign countries for facilitating the updation of the required information with regard to the curricula in vogue and the nature of programmes pursued at the University for the benefit of the prospective enrolment of foreign students. The kind and quality of service extended by the UFRO in this sphere has been in good demand and appreciation. The foreign students can contact the Director and the staff at UFRO for any help on academic, personal and health matters at any time during their period of stay. The UFRO assists in fostering relations between universities, both Indian and foreign, and helps in exchange programmes involving staff, scholars and students.
Through the efforts of University Foreign Relations Office, Osmania University is now a frontline International University. It is a host to students from several foreign countries. Over 4000 foreign students, from some 78 countries, are currently on rolls studying in different colleges and university departments spread over various faculties. The countries of their origin being Afghanistan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burundi, Brazil, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, China, Colombia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Egypt, England, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji Islands, Finland, Germany, Ghana, Guinea, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lesotho, Liberia, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritius, Mongolia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Palestine, Panama, Philippines, Poland, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Spain, Sudan, Sweden, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Tchad, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, UAE, Uganda, USA, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia & Zimbabwe.