Global Learning at Home
International education on your terms, your time.
Welcome to Global Learning at Home at Maryland! Discover a variety of virtual, on-campus or local opportunities and resources to help you achieve your global learning goals.
Summer 2025 Global Classrooms Courses & Scholarship
Enroll in one of our Summer 2025 Global Classrooms courses and stay globally engaged this summer from wherever you are! A need-based International Education Scholarship is available.
U21 RISE Showcase and Awards
Do you have an active project that's focused on creating global impact? Are you looking for additional support and resources to grow your reach? Apply now to be considered as a University of Maryland nominee for the international Universitas 21 (U21) RISE Showcase and Awards!
For Our Students
Programs
Have you thought about doing an internship at an organization overseas while being on campus? Or learning a new language from the comfort of your home? Explore the programs and opportunities that are available to Maryland students as they engage in Global Learning at Home.
Global Classrooms
Earn Maryland credits as you work on real-world projects with peers from abroad! Global Classroom courses offer you the opportunity to participate in engaged, significant and easily accessible international experiences that mirror the type of professional interaction that you will encounter upon graduation: cross-cultural, virtual and project-based.
Scholarships & Awards
Costs should not prevent you from achieving your global learning goals! Global Learning Initiatives is committed to increasing student access to international education opportunities. Learn more about the current scholarships and awards available for Maryland students.
Celebrating a Decade of Global Classrooms
UMD's Global Classrooms program has spent ten years connecting students with international peers and experts to tackle real-world challenges. From Brazil to Ukraine, students create meaningful impact worldwide without leaving campus. Throughout 2024-25, we celebrate how this innovative program continues bridging cultures and empowering global problem-solvers. Explore some highlights.
Help Us Advance Global Learning for All
Faculty Global Engagement
Faculty are at the heart of Maryland's efforts to achieve Global Learning for All students. Discover the resources, support and opportunities available to faculty as they strive to advance Global Learning for All.
Featured Projects: Universal Global Learning: A Common Agenda for Global Justice (UGL)
Global Learning for All can only happen through the intentional, systematic, integrated efforts of faculty and staff in each campus unit. Discover Global Learning Initiatives (GLI)’s pilot project dedicated to scaling up global learning at Maryland.
Universitas 21 (U21)
Through our institutional membership with Universitas 21(U21), you have access to a wide variety of U21 events, special programs and collaborative groups. Whether you are looking to engage globally through research, teaching or studying, and whether you are a student, researcher, faculty or staff, the U21 network provides the platform to internationalize your projects!
Learn more about U21 opportunities
About Global Learning Initiatives (GLI)
Learn more about Global Learning Initiatives' mission and vision for the University of Maryland and our commitment to move Fearlessly Forward.
About GLI