Originally published in the University of Maine Foundation’s Legacies newsletter. Subrata Ghosh came to Orono to study for an MBA at UMaine after completing hisundergraduate degree in mechanical engineering in India. Like many other Black Bearsbefore and since, Subrata recalls renting an apartment on Mill Street and walking tocampus on frigid February mornings. That ultimately […]
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OIP hosts a weekly Coffee Hour to connect students, scholars, staff, and other community members in a casual meeting space. If you are coming to Homecoming this fall, we hope you will join us for International Coffee Hour on Friday, October 24, 2025 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. It will be hosted in the […]
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The Intensive English Institute (IEI) recently toured the Advanced Structures & Composite Center (ASCC). Led by Joseph, a Ph.D. student in the Mechanical Engineering program, they got an insider look at some of the facility’s current research projects. The ASCC is a world-renowned research hub focused on creating innovative materials and structures. They’ve been a […]
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This summer, international students from UMaine joined IEI on a trip to Sullivan, Maine, to visit CCAR —UMaine’s Center for Cooperative Aquaculture Research. We learned about CCAR’s educational outreach, aquaculture research projects, and business incubator. CCAR serves as a hub for aquaculture business development. Plus, it is located in a beautiful setting on Taunton Bay. […]
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Mid June, Sarah Joughin and Mireille Le Gal attended “Cocktails on the Coast,” hosted by the UMaine Alumni Association. An open invitation to international alumni from Portland and Boston areas was sent out prior via social media. They convened in Portland before boarding a ferry ship named the Bay Mist at the historic docks of […]
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OIP hosted a mini reunion in Chicago in mid March and a wonderful group of UMaine alumni joined. From left to right: (top row) Wing Wong ’18, Aleynne Aular – current UMaine student attending a conference in Chicago, Leon Cortes ’19, Ella Wu’14 and former OIP staff, (bottom) Orlina Boteva ’04G, ’05G, ’23G and Leon’s […]
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On April 11, 2025, the Office of International Programs(OIP) hosted the International Graduate Dinner in the beautiful McIntire Room at the Buchanan Alumni House. It was an honor to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of all the students in this special way. OIP also took time to announce the students and faculty who received […]
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This April, students from the Intensive English Institute hosted a table at the annual “Marvin and Sheri Glazier Literacy Tea,” a fundraising event for the Literacy Volunteers of Bangor. Our book choice was Luli and the Language of Tea by Andrea Wang. We took this opportunity to promote I’m Your Neighbor Books, a non-profit organization […]
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The VEMI Lab, or Virtual Environment and Multimodal Interaction Lab, studies the ways in which humans interact with technology and explores ways that technology can be used to overcome barriers. IEI students were led by Tommy, who works for the VEMI Lab, the tour guide. At the first workstation in the tour, they toured a […]
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Orlina Boteva, OIP Director, had the pleasure to reconnect with Anuket and Carleena Bhaduri in late May in San Diego. Anuket completed bachelor’s degrees at UMaine in Information Systems and Financial Economics in 2001, followed by an MS degree in Spatial Information Science and Engineering in 2003. He was very involved in the international community as […]
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