Strategic Plan
Our Guiding Star
Terps Making a World of Difference
The University of Maryland is committed to advancing its role as a globally engaged public research university, preparing students to lead in an interconnected world, generating knowledge that takes on humanity’s most pressing challenges, and partnering widely across borders and contexts to advance the common good.
Maryland Global serves as a coordinating and enabling framework for global engagement at the university, aligning strategy and impact across education, research, services, community building, and partnerships. Grounded in the university’s strategic plan, Fearlessly Forward, Maryland Global helps strengthen global engagement in ways that are ambitious, inclusive, and measurable, while remaining responsive to a rapidly changing global landscape.
Our Fearlessly Global Goals
Moving Forward Together
The Maryland Global Strategic Plan reflects a shared vision and a commitment to action. Together, the University of Maryland community—students, faculty, staff, alumni, and partners—works across borders and disciplines to reimagine learning, take on global challenges, invest in people and communities, partner to advance the common good.
1. Global Learning and Leadership
We aim to prepare students to thrive in a complex, interconnected world through study abroad, global classrooms, virtual project-based learning, and international engagement on campus.
2. International Partnerships and Research
We aim to advance high-impact research and innovation through strategic, mission-aligned international partnerships guided by shared values, mutual benefit, and academic integrity.
3. Global Talent
We aim to attract, support and retain outstanding international students and faculty, fostering an environment in which global talent can thrive academically, professionally and personally.
4. Global Community Experience
We aim to enhance the international student and scholar experience by strengthening support services, community engagement, and safety and well-being practices that promote belonging and success.
5. Institutional Capacity
We aim to strengthen systems, coordination and shared responsibility to sustain global engagement at scale and over time.