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Global Classrooms & International Visitors

Go Global Without Leaving Campus!

Through Virtual Global Experiences and international visitor programs, UMF brings the world to campus. Students collaborate with peers across the globe, engage with international scholars, and gain valuable intercultural skills and perspectives.

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Virtual Global Experiences

The Virtual Global Experiences (VGE) program at UMF connects students with peers around the world through virtual exchanges These collaborations often culminate in a final presentation, either in class or for the broader UMF community.

Through collaboration on a small group project, the students learn key skills sought after in our global economy, including:

Gain new global perspectives
Develop cultural self-awareness
Strengthen their intercultural competencies

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Take Your Virtual Experience Abroad

UMF’s Global Seminars take international learning to the next level by adding a travel component to Virtual Global Experiences (VGE). These courses give you the chance to meet and collaborate in person with the same international students you’ve worked with online—turning virtual connections into real-world friendships.

It’s an exciting way to learn, travel, and build lasting global connections—all while earning credit!

International Visitors

Through the Office of Global Education, UMF works to bring notable international visitors to campus for short-term events and longer-term residencies.

In the past year, UMF has hosted two professors from China, who taught Chinese language and culture courses, as well as an international scholar based in New Zealand.

For more information about Cross-Cultural Programming, contact:

Office of Global Education
University of Maine at Farmington
Rm 207, Mantor Library
116 South Street
Farmington, Maine 04938
Phone: 207-778-7166
jeffrey.willis@maine.edu