For the fifth year, the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) Center for Global Engagement is partnering with the InterAmerican Center for Global Health and the University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP) to offer an immersive professional development program in Costa Rica for a select cohort of UMB and UMCP faculty, postdoctoral, and staff members to globalize their courses, modules, tracks, clinical electives, or cocurricular programs.
The purpose of this program is to develop global education opportunities for students enrolled in UMB and UMCP degree programs.
From Dec. 12-19, 2026, selected fellows engage in a series of interactive workshops on topics such as learning design and assessment, strategies to globalize curricula, ethical global engagement, and other topics. They must propose a global course, module, track, clinical elective, or cocurricular program that they will design in collaboration with skilled trainers during the workshop.
Applications for the 2026 cohort close May 25. Applicants will be notified about their acceptance by June 26.
Read more about previous cohorts and their projects. If you have any questions, contact Amy Ramirez.