CONNECTING ³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ WITH THE WORLD
The Office of Global Affairs is responsible for all matters related to global outreach at the ³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ. We connect you with enriching study abroad opportunities through Global Education programs while overseeing ³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ’s Tangier, Morocco campus and building study-abroad partnerships with other institutions around the world. Additionally, we curate forums to engage students and the public in discussions on important global issues.
Study Abroad with Global Education Programs
³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ strives to empower students in becoming global citizens, and our students study abroad at nearly five times the national average. Our global education programs make it easy for you to gain valuable international experiences.
Semesters at UNE Morocco
Spend a semester abroad at UNE Morocco, the first U.S. university campus in Morocco. Our beautiful campus features state-of-the-art labs, classrooms and residences in the heart of one of the hottest up-and-coming study abroad destinations, and new scholarships are available for most students.
Semesters in Seville, Spain
Our partnership with the University Pablo de Olavide enables you to spend a semester in Seville — where the ancient meets the modern, and world cultures converge — for the same cost as a semester on campus in Maine.
Semesters in Aix-en-Provence, France
Our partnership with the American College of the Mediterranean enables you to spend a semester abroad at UNE France in beautiful Aix-en-Provence, a charming university city in the south of France near the French Riviera and the Mediterranean.
Semesters in Akureyri, Iceland
Explore Iceland in our semester abroad program at the University of Akureyri. The northern city of Akureyri, "The Green Town," is surrounded by mountains at the head of Iceland's longest fjord.
Semesters in ¸é±ð²â°ìÂá²¹±¹Ã°ì, Iceland
Explore Iceland in our semester abroad program at the University of Iceland, ¸é±ð²â°ìÂá²¹±¹Ã°ì. Iceland’s largest city, ¸é±ð²â°ìÂá²¹±¹Ã°ì, is a small, accessible city surrounded by glaciers, volcanos, waterfalls, hot springs, and an abundance of wildlife.
Travel Courses
³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ's Global Education Program offers an array of short-term travel courses to destinations like Spain, Belize, Egypt, Iceland, Italy, Guatemala, Panama, Ireland, Kenya, Ghana, Cuba, Mexico, and Morocco. Students accepted into these programs will meet in a traditional course setting throughout the semester to prepare for travel through readings, lectures, and coursework, then travel during a semester break or over the summer.
Ariana Walker ’23
³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ is great because you can create strong relationships with your professors. At a big school where there are huge classes, you aren’t going to get the time with your professors, so you aren’t going to get the same education that you can get at UNE. That face-to-face time with professors is so valuable. It’s never a fight for time. My professors always make time to answer questions and chat with me one-on-one. They’re all like mentors to me. I look up to them.
Sustainability and business at UNE is helping me to see the connections between business and the environment. It allows me to explore how businesses can have the smallest impact on the planet but still reach their profit goals. Seeing how I play into that is exciting. I want the expertise to be able to help people and businesses live sustainably in cohesion.
I was part of the [Green Learning Community] during my first year. We took a lot of off-campus trips, like to different parks or conservation areas. It was very hands-on, which was one of the reasons I was so excited to take part in it. We did a lot of fieldwork, and that was a great learning experience. You can’t learn from a book like that. It was a matter of learning through doing — of learning by being in a specific type of environment. That was the whole point of it. It was exciting and a nice break from the classroom.
I’ll be studying abroad in Morocco in the spring. I’m so excited. ³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ helps you with everything. It’s really no extra cost to spend the semester on that campus except any extra traveling you may want to do while there…It’d be insane to pass up the opportunity to go. I was able to work with my advisor to set up my class schedule to make it easy to go, so I don’t have anything to worry about. It’s great how much support I’ve gotten.
³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ helps you with everything. It’s really no extra cost to spend the semester on [the Morocco] campus…It’d be insane to pass up the opportunity to go.
Agreements
The ³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ has made a strategic decision to develop a global outreach beyond routine faculty-led travel courses or using the services of third-party providers. We don't hold empty agreements with other universities or institutions; the agreements we have signed in Spain and Morocco involve real partnerships, such as investing in outfitting new labs, developing exchange programs in health care professions, and sharing resources and faculty.
Lecture Series
The Center for Global Humanities at the ³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ is dedicated to exploring the human condition in the 21st century. Lectures are held on ³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ's Portland Campus and are streamed live on the internet. All events are free and open to the public.
News
Moorish Tides showcases the writing of ³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ students and their incredible experiences while studying abroad in Morocco, Spain, and the region.