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International
UM continues expanding its relationships with China,
further developing its partnerships with several new
companies for the planned UM China Research Park. MOUs
with UM are being developed with three Chinese companies
and UM has identified 10 Maryland companies willing to
partner with Chinese companies locating in College Park.
Expos have been held in three sites in China—Beijing,
Shanghai and Guangzhou—to attract partners. Currently
20 university presidents from Guangdong Province are
at UMCP in a month-long program on university administration.
The University of Maryland's chapter of Engineers Without
Borders continues its impressive record of success, sending
UM students to Brazil and Thailand this past year. Currently
EWB students are undertaking two solar energy projects
in communities in Burkina Faso. These projects benefit
all of their collaborators, improving living conditions
in the developing world while giving students an opportunity
for international service.
The University of Maryland has joined in a partnership
with the Peace Corps, providing students another path
to international experience. Students working toward
a Master's of Science in Sustainable Development and
Conservation Biology through the College of Chemical
and Life Science, can now use Peace Corps service to
fulfill their internship requirement. Students will use
their specialized training in environmental fields to
enhance Peace Corps projects in agriculture and natural
resource. UM continues to inspire its graduates to public
service through this program, ranking 12th in the nation
among large U.S. colleges and universities for the number
of graduates who join the Peace Corps.
To close the 150th anniversary celebration in Taipei,
UM hosted an Asian Leadership Forum, attended by the
vice president of Taiwan, along with university and business
leaders from across Asia. The event provided an opportunity
for widespread networking among University alumni and
friends across Asia.
Study abroad continued to expand, with 1,400 UM students
studying in 45 countries last year, 29 of them outside
Europe. UM students also took advantage of $50,000 in
scholarship money to go abroad.
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