Welcome to The University of Maryland's
Institute for International Programs (IIP).
At the turn of the 20th century, Professor Woodrow Wilson said that every man sent out from a university should be a man of his nation as well as a man of his time. At the beginning of the 21st century, we can say that every person sent out from a university should be a person of the world as well as a person of his or her time. Globalization is here, and with it, the globally connected university has arrived.--UM President Wallace D. Loh
The University of Maryland is a globally connected institution that places a high value on its worldwide reach and impact. UM has over 300 formal partnerships with universities and governments overseas; its faculty hail from over 130 countries; it is consistently named among the top 25 universities welcoming international students; and its President's Promise initiative strives to provide an international experience - whether via study abroad, an overseas internship, international service learning, or a campus-based intercultural learning program - for every UM student. The further growth of UM's international character and global connections is one of the three major initiatives established in its current Strategic Plan, Transforming Maryland: Higher Expectations.
IIP's mission is to enhance the international activities and character of UM, by acting as the interface for students and faculty going abroad/coming to College Park; encouraging, advising, assisting, and coordinating the international components of UM academic units, programs and initiatives; offering support to faculty via international travel & study abroad course development grants and awards for outstanding international achievement; and organizing programming to internationalize the outlook of UM students, faculty and staff, to ultimately bring the resources of UM to the world.
IIP includes the following units:
- International Services - supports incoming international students & scholars
- Education Abroad - administers academic programs overseas & aids in placement
- Confucius Institute - provides Chinese programming for UM and surrounding communities
- Maryland China Initiative - provides leadership training for Chinese professionals
News & Events
Review the latest issue of Maryland International, the newsletter of the Institute for International Programs.
In this issue:
- UMD Launches Global Change Research Center with Chinese University
- Students Helping Honduras (SHH)
- and much more!