Welcome to the Center for Global Engagement
Empowering global connections at UMBC.
Explore opportunities and resources for students, faculty, and partners.
For Students
We offer a variety of programs and services to aid students and scholars in these endeavors:
For Faculty & Staff
We are dedicated to facilitating global academic initiatives through collaboration with faculty and staff:
For Partners
We help partners connect with UMBC through robust collaborations and mutually beneficial programs.
English Language Institute
Develop your English skills with specialized programs and resources.
From UMBC News and Magazine
UMBC lab draws developmental psychology students from across the globe
Graduate students rely on internet research and word of mouth to hear about programs that align with their interests. For Hatice Gürsoy, word of mouth led her from the Republic of Türkiye to...
Posted: December 4, 2024, 4:11 PM
Colonialism’s legacy has left Caribbean nations much more vulnerable to hurricanes
Written by Farah Nibbs, assistant professor of emergency and disaster health systems at UMBC Long before colonialism brought slavery to the Caribbean, the native islanders saw hurricanes and...
Posted: October 22, 2024, 11:12 AM
First recipients of the CAHSS Dean’s Education Abroad Scholarship share rich global experiences
Oliver Crossland has fond childhood memories of many fun trips to Salzburg, Austria, from growing up a few hours away in the small town of Sindelfingen in southern Germany. Although his family...
Posted: September 27, 2024, 3:44 PM
Retrievers are upping their research game in the 2024-25 Fulbright U.S. Student Program cohort
At the height of COVID-19, Nicole Attram developed severe lower back pain which impeded her mobility and flexibility. While physical therapy helped mitigate the symptoms, the cause is still...
Posted: September 23, 2024, 2:32 PM
Putin’s visit to Mongolia defies ICC warrant and tests neutral nation’s ‘third neighbor’ diplomacy
Written by Christopher K. Tong, associate professor of Asian studies at UMBC and Charles Krusekopf, professor of business Royal Roads University Vladimir Putin arrived in Mongolia on Sept. 2,...
Posted: September 3, 2024, 11:12 AM
The specter of China has edged into US election rhetoric − for Republicans much more than Democrats
Written by Fan Yang, professor of media and communication studies, UMBC Speaking at the Republican National Convention in July 2024, Donald Trump invoked China 14 times. In the course of a...
Posted: August 29, 2024, 4:34 PM
Meet a Retriever—Buhlebakhe Ncube, a 2024 Young African Leaders Initiative Fellow
Meet Buhlebakhe Ncubefrom Zimbabwe. She spent six weeks at UMBC as part of the 2024 Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders, the flagship program of the U.S. Government’s Young...
Posted: August 29, 2024, 12:58 PM
Inspired by evolutionary biology ‘aha’ moment, Nhi Nguyen ’25 takes action to help children grasp their own worth
On a warm and humid day in January, about 40 children, five teachers, and 10 volunteers spill out of a school bus at the Saigon Zoo and Botanical Garden in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam—one big bundle...
Posted: August 19, 2024, 12:05 PM
Robert Barry ’25 returns to Greece as a summer research assistant at an archaeological field school
For the last seven weeks, Robert Barry ’25, ancient studies and visual arts, worked in a trench under the sweltering 90-degree sun. It may sound grueling, but this is Barry’s second year working...
Posted: July 31, 2024, 4:35 PM
Christopher K. Tong, MLLI, returns from a research award in Mongolia to inform his work in Asian studies
Christopher K. Tong, an associate professor of modern languages, linguistics, and intercultural communication, has taught Asian studies for years. This fall, Tong brings a fresh perspective to his...
Posted: July 23, 2024, 1:21 PM
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