UNE signs agreement for study abroad program in the South of France

Anouar Majid博士.D., and Carl Jubran, Ph.D. sign a study abroad agreement
Anouar Majid博士.D., UNE vice president for 全球事务 and director of the Center for 全球 Humanities (right) signs a partnership agreement with Carl Jubran, Ph.D., president of the Institute for American Universities, to allow extensive study abroad opportunities between the schools.

The University of New England and the Institute for American Universities (IAU) have signed a partnership agreement to provide UNE students with expanded study abroad options in the South of France.

The exclusive agreement will allow students to pursue an extensive array of educational opportunities at The American College of the Mediterranean in Aix-en-Provence, near Marseille.

As part of the agreement, UNE students will be eligible to take 18 credit hours a semester and have access to IAU’s Early-Start Program, 为期一周的, one credit language and culture orientation.

学生 will receive additional benefits from the partnership, including:

  • Room and board with a host family
  • Local and regional study tours
  • Access to lecture series with renowned intellectuals from various fields including business, 新闻, 和政治
  • A full array of campus services, similar to their campus experience in Maine
  • Priority access to IAU scholarships
  • Access to site visits at IAU facilities across Europe and the Mediterranean region
  • Preferred placement into IAU’s internship program

Anouar Majid博士.D., UNE’s vice president for 全球事务 and director of the Center for 全球 Humanities, said he is honored and excited by the new partnership with IAU.

“This is a one-of-a-kind opportunity for our students to study in an American institution and live in one of the most spectacular historic and natural environments in France and Europe,马吉德说. “The courses and faculty are truly first rate; the services, ranging from health care to academic support, are highly professional; and, what is equally exciting, our students will get to live in the ultimate college town. If our students are interested in taking a fine arts course, they might find themselves in a workshop next to the area where the great artist Paul Cézanne painted. 是神奇的!”

UNE faculty will also benefit by joining in with IAU colleagues in bilateral research activities and enjoy priority participation in IAU’s semester-long or summer-only Resident Fellows Program.