Praise for OIEP's Mission and Work

"The BSOS rallying cry, 'Be the Solution,' helps drive the University’s goal of creating social and economic impact. It does this internationally through the Office of International and Executive Programs."
— President Wallace D. Loh, University of Maryland

Photo: UMD President Wallace Loh (seated, left) and BSOS Dean Gregory Ball (standing, third from left) pictured with OIEP-sponsored delegation from Nanjing Normal University headed by NNU Chancellor Yongzhong Song (seated, right).

OIEP Director's Message

Thank you for your interest in the Office of International and Executive Programs (OIEP), a center for advancing innovative international activities in research, teaching, training and associated fields.

Photo: OIEP Director Mengxue Li delivers remarks at Nanging Normal University.

Mission of OIEP

"Bringing BSOS to the world and the world to BSOS."

Office of International and Executive Programs (OIEP)
College of Behavioral and Social Sciences (BSOS)

Photo: OIEP-sponsored graduate students from Vietnam visit the United States Supreme Court in Washington, DC.

OIEP and English Instruction

We offer one-on-one, individualized online English language instruction to overseas graduate and undergraduate students.

Photo: OIEP's English instructor conducts session with overseas graduate student.

OIEP and Training

We arrange the kind of practical training that complements and supplements academic lectures and coursework.

Photo: Judges with the Supreme People’s Court of Hunan Province, China, receive instruction at mock crime scene during OIEP-organized training given by UMD criminologist Thomas Mauriello .

OIEP and Research

We provide opportunities for graduate students and established scholars to present their research to colleagues at the University of Maryland, and to wider audiences.

Photo: Professor James Lynch (second from left), chair of UMD's Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, and Dr. Jianda Zhou (far left), OIEP visiting scholar, evaluate presentation by OIEP-sponsored graduate students.

OIEP and Publications

We help produce scholarly publications and reports that offer fresh perspectives on topics and themes of global concern.

OIEP and Policy

We act as liaison between the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences and policymakers and analysts seeking to access groundbreaking university research and scholarship.

Photo: OIEP Director Mengxue Li at far left pictured with Chinese diplomats and BSOS faculty.

OIEP and Teaching

We work closely with departments, centers and units of the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences to deliver first-rate academic courses and short-term training.

Photo: Classroom instruction at the University of Maryland (courtesy of UMD/John Consoli).