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Kalpen Trivedi, senior vice provost for global affairs, has been invited to present during the 80th Annual Hamilton Hall Lecture Series on World Affairs.

September 2025 marked a significant milestone in the growing strategic partnership between UMass Amherst and the University of Bayreuth, as five faculty members and seven PhD students from UMass traveled to Germany for a focused research workshop preceding the prestigious Bayreuth Polymer Symposium (BPS).

UMass faculty and staff explore advanced imaging, engineering, and orchard management techniques while deepening a partnership that spans more than a century.

As we approach the upcoming winter holiday, we would like to offer members of our UMass Amherst international community the following updated information and reminders regarding immigration and travel.

In light of the upcoming winter holiday, we would like to offer members of our campus communities the following information and reminders regarding travel.

The Office of Global Affairs congratulates UMass Amherst faculty members awarded 2025–26 Fulbright U.S. Scholar Awards. Their projects span teaching and research in Taiwan, South Korea, Kenya, Denmark, France, and India, advancing global collaboration and scholarly exchange.

Provost Fouad Abd-El-Khalick and Global Partnerships Manager Eric Wirth of UMass Amherst visited Hokkaido University to deepen a historic partnership that began nearly 150 years ago. Their visit celebrated shared academic roots and advanced new research collaborations under the Strategic International Partnership and J-PEAKS initiatives.

The UMass Amherst Office of Global Affairs has joined an International Academic Partnership Program that brings together member universities to strengthen economic and diplomatic relations and establish new collaborations in higher education between the U.S. and Vietnam.

The UMass Amherst offices of Research and Engagement and Global Affairs are pleased to announce the next round of funding for two collaborative initiates with the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Science, Research, and Arts (BW), Germany, and the University College Dublin (UCD), Ireland.