Documents and policies international students and scholars need to travel within the United States and oversees during their program.

2024 U21 RISE Showcase and Awards UMD Nominees:BetterUProject leader: Saurabh Chapagain, Undergraduate, Technology Entrepreneurship, 2025

The University of Maryland is proud to announce two student-led projects – BetterU and Dialectable– as its representatives for this year’s Universitas21 (U21) RISE Showcase and Awards.

The chance to build cross-cultural relationships and engage in dialogue is a hallmark of the program. Although the Cuba program is marking one decade as a UMD-led, graduate-level experience, its success in building solidarity and fostering intellectual interchanges between Cuban and U.S. educators and scholars goes back to 1994.

Think study abroad is not for STEM majors? Think again! Study abroad can give you an edge in the job market–expanding your networking and building employable skills. Learn how a Maryland-led winter program helped Jack, a computer science major, stand out during a job interview.

On April 29, 2024, Global Classrooms course “Borders and Memory Making in Times of War” hosted their end-of-year symposium, showcasing student projects developed across borders and time zones, amid a global conflict.

International students and scholars may have questions about whether it is acceptable to participate in demonstrations and protests while they are in the United States.