Our Mission

To provide students the language support and cultural knowledge needed to be successful in achieving their educational and career goals.


Welcome!

Warmest greetings from all of us at UMaine in Orono!

Thank you for your interest in studying with us. We’re always excited to recommend UMaine to all international students! The campus community here is very welcoming, safe, and inclusive. The faculty is world-class, the staff is amazing, and everyone really cares about the students’ wellbeing and long term success.


  • 8 weeks long (160 Hours)
  • 18 – 20 hours of English language instruction per week
  • Recommended to apply for 2 sessions
  • For learners who are attending IEI from somewhere else in Maine, another U.S. state, or from another country.
  • Students who have enrolled as an F-1 visa holder are required to attend all of their IEI classes in-person. 

  • 8 weeks long (160 Hours)
  • 18 – 20 hours of English language instruction per week
  • Recommended to apply for 2 sessions
  • For learners who are attending IEI from somewhere else in Maine, another U.S. state, or from another country.
  • Students who have enrolled as an F-1 visa holder are required to attend all of their IEI classes in-person. 
  • Suits the needs and budget of your school, business or organization
  • Features custom curriculum, flexible schedule, customizable cultural activities, and partnerships with other departments at the University of Maine
  • Designed for non-native speakers of English
  • Improve your listening and speaking communication skills.
  • Read an article about it here
  • Workshop-style course for graduate students who are non-native English speakers
  • Designed to focus on writing and editing
  • Individualized grammar instruction to improve written English composition
  • Suits the needs and budget of your school, business or organization
  • Features custom curriculum, flexible schedule, customizable cultural activities, and partnerships with other departments at the University of Maine
  • Designed for non-native speakers of English
  • Improve your listening and speaking communication skills.
  • Read an article about it here
  • Workshop-style course for graduate students who are non-native English speakers
  • Designed to focus on writing and editing
  • Individualized grammar instruction to improve written English composition


Internships

Internships

Internships


OIP News

IEI students together with bikes
IEI Student Success Stories

Earn-A-Bike Program

Each year multilingual English language learners attend the Intensive English Institute (IEI), housed within UMaine, to build their English language skills. This Summer, IEI students from Democratic Republic of Congo, Dominican Republic, Chile, Ivory Coast, China, Japan, and Russia participated in the recently developed Earn-A-Bike program put on by the Bicycle Coalition of Maine. Recognizing […]

IEI Online Program Interview: Maiwand Kakar
IEI Student Success Stories

IEI Online Program Interview: Maiwand Kakar

The Intensive English Institute (IEI) is a program at the University of Maine that accepts and welcomes students from various countries around the world. The program strives to challenge and engage students in the English language, helping to improve fluency and accuracy in both spoken and written mediums. Students who attend, and pass their courses, […]

IEI Student Success Stories | News

Hirosaki Short-Term Program

UMaine IEI hosts English language program with Japanese partner for 23 consecutive years The UMaine Intensive English Institute (IEI) hosted a virtual English language program for students from Hirosaki University in Japan from Feb. 26–March 9, 2023. Tokuji Noro, professor in the Department of English, faculty of Education at Hirosaki University, recruited the students and […]