Abstract: The higher education is the mainstream of education cooperation between China and ASEAN countries. Studying the cooperation between higher education in Southwest China and ASEAN countries is conducive to collaborative development and talent sharing, deepening the internationalization of education, and strengthening the China ASEAN community with a shared future. Sports have unique advantages in international cooperation and exchange. Starting from the discipline of higher education sports, this study uses methods such as literature review, comparative analysis, and interviews to study the mechanism, content, and issues of sports exchange and cooperation between universities in Southwest China and ASEAN countries. Based on the theory of cross-border cooperation, the study proposes to integrate the advantages of regional university resources, establish a China-ASEAN sports and cultural exchange management and guarantee institution, and establish a long-term mechanism such as the China-ASEAN sports and cultural database. The study will provide reference for deepening the breadth and depth of sports exchange and cooperation between both universities, and improve the scale and quality of cooperation and exchange.

Key words: university, sports cooperation, southwest, ASEAN, mechanism