The Center for International Education (CIE) and its closely associated academic specialization in International Education are both located in the Department of Educational Policy, Research and Administration in the College of Education at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Together we are committed to promoting participatory education in development settings. In our teaching, research and applied projects, we strive to link international and domestic activities, and to promote constant dialogue between educational theory and practice. Contact us by email or call 413-545-0465.
CIE Endowment Fellow
The CIE Endowment Fund supports an international graduate student each year. Read about Fellows here. Donate Online
Eunice Kua, 2016 CIE Fellow, says: Working in eastern Chad among Darfur refugees who were so enthusiastic about education, I found myself wanting to learn much more and to upgrade my skillset in order to keep up with the demands of an ever-expanding program... Read More
CIE Alumni in Focus
CIE has an active network of hundreds of members who are working throughout the world in education and development in different capacities.
Stephen Richardson, (M.Ed. 2014) is an active independent consultant working in crisis and conflict settings. Recently, he has supported education technology initiatives in response to the Syrian refugee crisis. Read more about what he has been up to since he graduated.