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In 1989, Ann Wadsworth, an International Business major in the Isenberg School of Management, traveled to South Australia to spend her junior year abroad at Adelaide University—an experience that, she says, "changed the trajectory of [her] life.”

The University of Massachusetts Amherst's partnership with the Kyiv School of Economics (KSE) continues to demonstrate the transformative impact that international academic collaboration can achieve, even in the most challenging circumstances.

Meet Mason Limonciello '28, a junior Hospitality and Tourism Management major studying abroad in Tokyo with Temple University Japan this fall. Read on to hear how he prepared to go abroad and his first 24 hours in Tokyo.

The University of Massachusetts Amherst recently welcomed a distinguished delegation from Hokkaido University, one of Japan's leading national research universities and  longtime strategic partner of UMass Amherst, for a multi-day visit focused on expanding collaboration in research, innovation, student engagement, and global partnership development.

The University of Massachusetts Amherst and the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts have launched the 2027 UMass–Baden-Württemberg Researcher Mobility Program, a joint seed funding initiative designed to strengthen research collaboration between UMass Amherst and Germany's leading research universities.

What begins with a modest seed investment can sometimes grow into something much larger. At the University of Massachusetts Amherst, a small strategic seed grant awarded through the Office of Global Affairs and the Office of Research and Engagement has done exactly that, helping transform an emerging connection with University College Dublin (UCD) into a thriving international research partnership that is already producing publications, expanding global networks, launching new educational opportunities, and positioning faculty for major international funding.

On September 14, 2026, a U.S. District Court Judge in Massachusetts issued a nationwide order pausing the D/S rule from going into effect on September 15, 2026. This is not a final ruling on the lawsuit itself, rather, the court found that the plaintiffs are likely to succeed on the merits of their case and has paused the D/S rule from taking effect while the underlying lawsuit continues.

As UMass Amherst continues to expand its global engagement, the Office of Global Affairs has launched a new resource designed to help faculty identify opportunities to strengthen the international dimensions of their teaching, research, and service.