Welcome to the Office of International Initiatives (OII)
![]() Dr. Jim Greenberg |
The Office of International Initiatives was established to help support the College of Education’s priorities related to international education.
The office seeks to coordinate and support a variety of initiatives in the College, including program development, internationalization of teacher education, faculty and student scholarship in international contexts, study abroad, improved integration and involvement of international scholars and students, and International collaboration on many levels.On this site you will see some of our current programs as well as resources to support international engagement. We also invite your contributions and suggestions. You can email us at coe-international@umd.edu.
- Congratulations to to Nicole Abrera, doctoral student in Special Education, who has received a Fulbright Award to conduct research on young children with special needs in Ethiopia
- Full-time faculty! If you are interested in developing a study abroad course, look at these excellent opportunities:
- College of Education International Travel Fund
- The Partnership for Global Learning Conference 2012 is coming up in June! Sponsored by the Asia Society.
- Join the 2011-2012 Capital One Leadership Internship Program cohort at the Annual Showcase Reception on May 11th, 12-1pm. Students will share what they learned in Uganda through digital image story projects.


