Upcoming Global Seminars
Spring 2025 – Global Seminar with Le Mans University, France
HON175/POS177/IGS277 Global Perspectives on Democracy
Each year, a conference is organized in Camden, Maine on a topic related to world affairs. This year’s topic is “Democracy under Threat: A Global Perspective.” Presentations at the Conference feature experts from the worlds of diplomacy, journalism, business, and academia. Students will read and discuss materials related to the conference theme in preparation for the conference, which they can attend in person or virtually February 21-23. After the conference, students will participate in a virtual exchange with students from France, Senegal, and South Africa to further explore Global Perspectives on Democracy. Students in this Spring Term course will have the option to apply for a scholarship under UMF’s Global Classrooms program to participate in a French Language & Culture program at Le Mans University. The scholarship will cover the program fees, lodging, and tuition for 6 transferable credits for the 3-week program to be held June 16-July 4. Students are responsible for transportation to and food during the program.
Spring 2025 – Global Seminar with Northeastern Normal University in Changchun, China
EDU277/EDU377/INS280: Learning Across Borders – Exploring Education in Portugal & US
This course is an examination of schools and schooling in Portugal and the United States. It will include a Virtual Global Exchange with education students in Lisbon who we will meet when we travel in May. The focus of the course will be international and comparative education. Students from all majors are welcome and can take the class as EDU 277 (education elective), EDU 377 (education elective) or INS 280.
For more information on global experiences, please contact:
Office of Experiential & Global Education
University of Maine at Farmington
106 Fusion Space
117 South Street
Farmington, Maine 04938
UMFGlobalEd@maine.edu