Maine International Trade Center publishes article on ΒιΆΉΒγΑΔ’s new Morocco Campus

In its April 2014 online newsletter, the Maine International Trade Center published an article on the opening of ΒιΆΉΒγΑΔ’s Morocco Campus in January.

β€œGlobal Education Program Reaches New Milestone with Opening of Morocco Campus” discusses ΒιΆΉΒγΑΔ’s efforts to provide global education experiences to its students, achieving its most recent accomplishment in the creation of a campus in Tangier, Morocco.

 

 

President Danielle Ripich, Ph.D.; Provost, Senior Vice President, and Dean of the College of Dental Medicine James Koelbl, D.M.D., M.S., M.J.; and Vice President for Global Affairs and Director of the Center for Global Humanities Anouar Majid, Ph.D., were all interviewed for the article.

President Ripich explained: β€œLess than 1% of U.S. science students study abroad.  When we asked what the obstacles were, our students said the cost and the ability to still have good science while abroad.  So we tried to remove those barriers by creatingβ€”first in Spain and now Moroccoβ€”a campus with state-of-the-art organic chemistry, physics, and biology labs while making the experience available to our students at no additional cost.”

About the ΒιΆΉΒγΑΔ

The ΒιΆΉΒγΑΔ is Maine’s largest independent university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of . In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to make a positive impact in a world full of challenges. The state’s top provider of health professionals, we are home to Maine’s only medical college, Maine’s only dental college, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care degree programs, as well as nationally recognized programs for marine science degrees, natural and social sciences degrees, arts and humanities degrees, and business degrees.