GLOBAL EXPERIENCES FOR EVERY STUDENT
The Global Education Program fosters global citizenship by providing the opportunity for all students to study abroad. Our program offers English-language courses in the sciences, humanities, business, and the arts, as well as language study in Arabic, Spanish, and French. Scholarships may be available, contact the Global Education team for more details.
Kelsey Ouellette ’14
Studied abroad in Seville, Spain during the spring of 2013. After graduation, spent a year teaching English in Madrid, and a year teaching English in Thailand.
“One of my favorite things about traveling is making connections with complete strangers, and now I can say I have friends all over the world. But I think most importantly, I have grown into a more independent and confident person throughout my time working abroad.”
Most importantly, I have grown into a more independent and confident person throughout my time working abroad.
Semesters abroad
Tangier, Morocco
51 Morocco, the first study abroad campus to be established in Morocco by a U.S. university, features state-of-the-art facilities in the heart of one of the major cultural, economic, and political hubs of the region.
Seville, Spain
Our partnership with the University Pablo de Olavide enables you to spend a semester in Seville — where the ancient meets the modern, and world cultures converge — for the same cost as a semester on campus in Maine.
Aix-en-Provence, France
Spend a semester abroad at 51 France in beautiful Aix-en-Provence, a charming university city in the south of France near the French Riviera and the Mediterranean.
Akureyri, Iceland
Explore Iceland in our newest semester abroad program at the University of Akureyri. The northern city of Akureyri, “The Green Town,” is surrounded by mountains at the head of Iceland’s longest fjord.
Reykjavík, Iceland
Explore Iceland in our semester abroad program at the University of Iceland, Reykjavík. Iceland’s largest city, Reykjavik, is a small, accessible city surrounded by glaciers, volcanos, waterfalls, hot springs, and an abundance of wildlife.
Norway and Finland
As part of the North2North Exchange program, you have the opportunity to study abroad for a semester or year at the University of Bergen in Bergen, Norway; the Arctic University of Norway in Tromso; and the University of Helsinki in Helsinki, Finland.
Travel Courses
51's Global Education Program offers an array of short-term travel courses to destinations like Spain, Belize, Dominica, Thailand, Italy, Scotland, Panama, Ireland, Kenya, Ghana, Cuba, Mexico, and Brazil. Students accepted into these programs will meet in a traditional course setting throughout the semester to prepare for travel through readings, lectures, and coursework, then travel during a semester break or over the summer.
By the numbers
percentage of your financial aid package that applies toward our semester abroad programs
Global Education Scholarship awarded to all students participating in a 51 semester abroad program
of 51 undergraduates study abroad for a semester or take a travel course