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More Saudi Arabian students are seeking higher education abroad, in part because the new Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission (SACM) encourages students to do so. As a result, the number of Saudi students enrolled at U.S. universities is growing ...

UNM’s Global Education Office (GEO) has announced the appointment of Paul Edmunds as interim director. Edmunds is currently the director for the Center for English Language and American Culture (CELAC), UNM’s intensive English language program. Edmunds

The University of New Mexico Global Education Office (GEO) presents the International Festival, Thursday, April 17, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the Cornell Mall on the UNM campus. The event is free and open to the public. This year's event features food prepared by numerous international ...

A best practices workshop for health, safety and management of faculty-led programs is offered on Tuesday, March 25 from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in Ortega Hall, third floor reading room, and again on Wednesday, April 16 from noon to 1:30 p.m. in the Career ...

Once touted as “The University of the Americas,” UNM has a mission to reach out to Latin America. Mary Anne Saunders, special assistant to the president on global initiatives, is putting that mission on the map. After establishing an office in ...

Disability Awareness Rights Day at the New Mexico State Legislature is Monday, Feb. 17. Guida (Margaret) Leicester, representing the University of New Mexico Global Education Office, presents, “Making the World Accessible for All – University Students ...

Imagine a pool of prospective students as big as the population of the United States. That is what China, a country of 1.3 billion people, offers to universities in the U.S. looking to draw international students. With that much potential, Mary Anne ...

The Global Education Office hosts a Study Abroad Fair on Friday, Jan. 31 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Student Union Building Atrium. The fair is an opportunity for students to discover study abroad options, find out the many places to study abroad, ...

A delegation from the Taipei Economic & Cultural Office (TECO) based in Los Angeles visited the University of New Mexico campus recently to learn more about collaborative opportunities between Taiwan universities and businesses and UNM. TECO Vice ...