Resources for Faculty and Staff
University of Maryland Resources
Professional Organizations & Foundations
Links & Online Web Resources
- University of Maryland Resources
Office of International Programs
The Office of International Programs (OIP) coordinates the university's international partnerships, provides faculty travel grants, oversees services for international students and scholars, and sponsors international programs and events on campus.
http://www.international.umd.edu/
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International Education Services (IES)
The IES office is responsible for assisting international students with the process of applying to the university, handling visa and reporting requirements, and providing support services to international students.
http://www.international.umd.edu/ies/
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International Directory
This International Directory is a collection of University of Maryland faculty or staff members affiliated with international programs on campus, or who have expertise in international topics. It is intended to link students, scholars, and faculty, as well as overseas scholars and institutions, with UM colleagues interested in a particular global region, country, or topic of study.
http://www.international.umd.edu/directory/
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Confucius Institute
The Confucius Institute at Maryland promotes the study of Chinese language, culture, ethics, and philosophy, and furthers the understanding of China today. As part of its mission, the Confucius Institute conducts research on Chinese culture and its contemporary significance, provides teacher-training programs for teaching Chinese as a foreign language, and offers preparation and administration services for HSK Chinese language proficiency testing.
http://www.international.umd.edu/cim/
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Latin American Studies Center
The Latin American Studies Center (LASC) conducts research on areas such as culture and democracy, governance and civil society, labor and gender, literature and ethnicity, and migration in Latin America and the Caribbean. The center offers courses dealing with issues relevant to Latin America and the Caribbean in both English and Spanish as well as language instruction in Spanish, Portuguese and Quechua.
http://www.lasc.umd.edu/
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- Professional Organizations & Foundations
AACTE Committee on Global and International Teacher Education
The AACTE Committee on Global and International Teacher Education fosters development of a global perspective in teaching and teacher education and promotes the use of this perspective in decision-making within the Association, member institutions, and related constituencies.
http://www.aacte.org/Programs/Global_International/default.aspx
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ACE Center for International Initiatives
The American Council on Education’s Center for International Initiatives offers programs and services that enhance internationalization on U.S. campuses and situate U.S. higher education in a global context. In addition, ACE works with international partners on higher education issues that have a global impact.
http://www.acenet.edu/Content/NavigationMenu/ProgramsServices/International/index11.htm
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Comparative and International Education Society (CIES)
The Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) fosters cross-cultural understanding, scholarship, academic achievement and societal development through the international study of educational ideas, systems, and practices. Their professional work is built on cross-disciplinary interests and expertise as historians, sociologists, economists, psychologists, anthropologists, and educators.
http://www.cies.us/home.htm
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Fulbright Programs for U.S. Scholars and Academic Administrators
The Fulbright Program offers faculty, administrators and professionals grants to lecture or do research in a wide variety of academic and professional fields, or to participate in seminars. Fulbright Scholar Program materials are for faculty and professionals only.
http://www.cies.org/us_scholars/
UMD campus representative: Joseph B. Scholten, scholten@umd.edu
http://www.international.umd.edu/oip/5470
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Institute of International Education
IIE is among the world's largest and most experienced international education and training organizations. IIE’s Research and Evaluation division has conducted surveys on academic flows to and from the U.S. since 1923. Open Doors, IIE’s flagship research project, supported by the Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs since 1972, is recognized worldwide as the critical resource for understanding student mobility trends to and from the U.S. More recently, we have begun measuring and documenting global student mobility trends through Project Atlas which provides similar mobility data from the perspective of other leading host countries.
http://www.iie.org
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International Society for Teacher Education
The International Society for Teacher Education (ISTE) is an independent organization of dedicated to the improvement of teacher education in all settings by fostering discussion, critical analysis and dissemination of ideas from research and innovative practice in teacher education. The Society’s Annual Seminar are based on a special format which encourages constructive dialogue on contemporary issues in teacher education and is accompanied by experiences which help participants to understand the educational environment of the host country.
http://teachernet.hkbu.edu.hk/index.htm
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NAFSA: Association of International Educators
NAFSA: Association of International Educators is a member organization promoting international education and providing professional development opportunities to the field.NAFSA serves international educators and their institutions and organizations by setting standards of good practice, providing training and professional development opportunities, providing networking opportunities, and advocating for international education.
http://www.nafsa.org
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NASPA International Education Knowledge Community
NASPA, student affairs administrators in higher education, is the leading voice for student affairs administration, policy and practice and affirms the commitment of student affairs to educating the whole student and integrating student life and learning. The goals of the International Education Knowledge Community are to stimulate increased awareness of the global perspective in higher education; provide a forum for addressing global issues related to student affairs; provide a structure and opportunity for members with interests in global issues to communicate; and encourage professional connections with colleagues in other countries.
http://www.naspa.org/communities/kc/community.cfm?kcid=8
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SIETAR - the Society for Intercultural Education, Training and Research
The Society for Intercultural Education, Training and Research is the world’s largest interdisciplinary network for professionals and students working in the field of intercultural relations. The primary purpose of SIETAR is to encourage the development and application of values, knowledge and skills that promote and reinforce beneficial and long-lasting intercultural relations at the individual, group, organization, and community levels.
http://www.sietar.org/
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The World Council of Comparative Education Societies (WCCES)
The goals of the World Council of Comparative Education Societies are to promote the study of comparative and international education throughout the world and enhance the academic status of this field and to bring comparative education to bear on the major educational problems of the day by fostering co-operative action by specialists from different parts of the world.
http://www.wcces.net/
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