Welcome to the Center for Global Engagement

Empowering global connections at UMBC.

Explore opportunities and resources for students, faculty, and partners.

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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.

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Education Abroad

Expand your learning with high-impact study abroad experiences.

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Chetan Desai meets with another international student. (Marlayna Demond ’11/UMBC)

English Language Institute

Develop your English skills with specialized programs and resources.

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Fulbright Scholars Group

Fulbright Program

Connect globally with prestigious Fulbright opportunities.

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From UMBC News and Magazine

UMBC’s Virtual Tandem Conversation project with German universities is changing the way students see Germany and the U.S.

During a recent trip to Normandy, France, UMBC student Rebecca Smith hopped over to Lüneburg, a historic town in northern Germany, to visit Gertrud Krause-Traudes, her partner in UMBC’s Virtual...

Posted: April 1, 2025, 11:26 AM

UMBC delegates build international connections at prestigious science and technology conference in India

A six-person UMBC team built international connections at the “PIWOT – World of Technology” conference, held in late January in Mumbai, India. The conference is organized by the alumni association...

Posted: February 20, 2025, 10:37 AM

International exchange brings opportunities to question assumptions—in science and life

Making assumptions is a habit of life, a way to speed up decisions. Sometimes these mental short-cuts, however, lead us astray. Such was the situation when Lorenz Kopp, an engineering...

Posted: February 18, 2025, 4:07 PM

UMBC’s 2024 International Education Week celebrates globally-minded Retrievers

Now in its fifth year, UMBC’s 2024 International Education Week (IEW) hosted by the Center for Global Engagement (CGE), celebrated UMBC’s commitment to international education. Events throughout...

Posted: December 5, 2024, 3:51 PM

Intercultural conversations: Exploring politics in a global context, even at home

Middle school sweethearts, Ellyn Fennema and Joseph Patarini came to UMBC to pursue global studies (her) and geography and environmental studies (him). Despite their busy schedules, they were able...

Posted: December 5, 2024, 3:51 PM

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

Center for Global Engagement

Center for Global Engagement

Education Abroad Events

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Welcome to the Center for Global Engagement

Empowering global connections at UMBC.

For Students

For Faculty & Staff

For Partners

Education Abroad

English Language Institute

Fulbright Program

From UMBC News and Magazine

UMBC’s Virtual Tandem Conversation project with German universities is changing the way students see Germany and the U.S.

UMBC delegates build international connections at prestigious science and technology conference in India

International exchange brings opportunities to question assumptions—in science and life

UMBC’s 2024 International Education Week celebrates globally-minded Retrievers

Intercultural conversations: Exploring politics in a global context, even at home

UMBC lab draws developmental psychology students from across the globe

Colonialism’s legacy has left Caribbean nations much more vulnerable to hurricanes

First recipients of the CAHSS Dean’s Education Abroad Scholarship share rich global experiences

Retrievers are upping their research game in the 2024-25 Fulbright U.S. Student Program cohort

Putin’s visit to Mongolia defies ICC warrant and tests neutral nation’s ‘third neighbor’ diplomacy

Education Abroad Events

ELI Events

Education Abroad Events

ELI Events

Welcome to the Center for Global Engagement

Empowering global connections at UMBC.

For Students

For Faculty & Staff

For Partners

Education Abroad

English Language Institute

Fulbright Program

From UMBC News and Magazine

Education Abroad Events

ELI Events

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