See the World Through a Different Lens
University of Maine at Farmington students have the opportunity to study all over the world.

Whether it's through one of our many May Term Travel Courses (where students have gone with UMF faculty to study in Italy, England, Germany, Spain, Costa Rica, St. John in the U.S. Virgin Islands, to name a few) one of our formal exchange programs, or through a study abroad provider program, we encourage you to explore the exciting possibilities of international study.

UMF offers the following study abroad opportunities:

Semester in France
Choose from several locations and programs:

Le Mans

Hosted by the Université du Maine in LeMans, a 10,000 student campus located an hour by train from Paris, this program provides an intensive immersion in French language and culture for students with at least one year of college-level French language study. LeMans is a beautiful city located on the Sarthe River near the Loire Valley. The region has chateaux, picturesque villages, fine cuisine, theater, films, shopping, and more.

Angers

For students with intermediate or advanced French language competency, this program is hosted by the Université d’Angers. Located in the heart of the Loire Valley, about 90 minutes by train from Paris, this university has a student population of 16,000. Students participating in this exchange program may choose courses from a variety academic areas.

Brest

Located on the western tip of Brittany, the Université de Bretagne Occidentale is the host for this program available to students with intermediate or advanced French language competency. Brest, a city of about 200,000, is situated on one of the world’s most beautiful natural bays.

Semester in China
For students with at least one year of college-level Chinese language, Farmington offers an intensive program in Mandarin Chinese and Chinese culture at Beijing University of Technology, an 8,000-student university of science, engineering and management.

Beijing, the political, economic, and cultural center of China, is home to more than 10 million people.

Additional Study Abroad Opportunities
Farmington students also have the opportunity to study abroad through provider programs in many other countries allowing you to study in places such as Ireland, Australia, Brazil, Germany, Italy, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Mexico, Japan, Scotland, Ecuador, Poland, Hungary, Argentiina, England, Spain, Greece, Switzerland, New Zealand and more.