Agreements Will Allow More Opportunities for International Study, Research

LOWELL, Mass. — Agreements between UMass Lowell and educational institutions in the Asia, Europe and the Middle East, including one established today with a top Israeli university, are strengthening UMass Lowell’s global presence and ability to provide international research, exchange and scholarship opportunities to students and faculty.

Today, UMass Lowell formalized its partnership with Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel. Ben-Gurion, like UMass Lowell, is ranked among the top universities in the world and is internationally recognized for innovative research and academic excellence.

UMass Lowell Chancellor Marty Meehan and Ben-Gurion Rector Zvi HaCohen signed a memorandum of understanding that looks to involve students and faculty from both institutions in research and exchange programs. Areas of cooperation will include academic and research programs in fields like nanotechnology, engineering and biotechnology, as well as improving water quality in Israel, addressing climate change, advancing the status of women leaders and fostering peace through political, social and cultural initiatives in the Middle East. The agreement was signed at the UMass Lowell Inn & Conference Center.

“International partnerships are essential for stimulating new research, discussion and learning. These partnerships also offer our students meaningful and substantive international education experiences, including study abroad and experiential learning. Our students should have the opportunity to gain an understanding of other countries and cultures, enriching their overall education,” Meehan said. “In today’s ever shrinking world, a global perspective will give our graduates a workplace advantage by ensuring that they have the multicultural understanding required to succeed.”

UMass Lowell also recently established a new exchange agreement with universities in China, a new master’s of business administration program with Japanese institutions, a new partnership with Euro-Mediterranean University and was accepted into the prestigious Compostela Group of Universities.

“These international partnerships will continue to strengthen the quality of the education that we offer,” said UMass Lowell Provost Ahmed Abdelal. “They will also expand research opportunities for our faculty and provide access to global resources.”

Three new partnerships between UMass Lowell and Northwest University, Shanghai Technical University and Xi’an Jaiotong University in China look to develop undergraduate and graduate student exchange programs; faculty exchanges for research, teaching and academic work; and joint research and educational programs. The partnerships also seek to establish an academic program through which Chinese students attend their home university for three years and then come to UMass Lowell for two years, earning a bachelor’s degree from their home institution and a master’s degree from UMass Lowell. These agreements add to UMass Lowell’s list of educational partners in China. The university already has partnerships with Tsinghua University, Shandong Academy of Sciences, Nanfang College of Sun Yat-sen University and the China Education and Research Network.

“Our students, faculty and the entire community will benefit, as China is a critical partner in terms of education, research and economic development,” said Meehan.

Launched by UMass Lowell’s Manning School of Business, a new two-year MBA program will welcome 25 Japanese executives in April. Plans call for a second group of 25 students to enroll in the program this fall. The program will offer foundation classes conducted in Japanese using UMass Lowell’s curriculum and advanced classes offered online in English by Manning School faculty. For the fifth consecutive year, the Manning School’s existing MBA program was named one of the best in the country by the Princeton Review.

“Our MBA is designed to provide graduates with the education they need to advance their careers in a changing global environment,” said Manning School Dean Kathryn Carter.

UMass Lowell also recently joined the Compostela Group of Universities, a consortium of more than 70 universities from around the globe headquartered in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. With its acceptance into the group, UMass Lowell became one of just three U.S. universities to gain CGU membership. Membership will allow UMass Lowell faculty to teach students in tandem with faculty from other Compostela Group institutions. CGU member universities are partners in scholarship, research, economic development and public diplomacy.

In addition, UMass Lowell signed a student and faculty exchange partnership agreement recently with Euro-Mediterranean University, itself a CGU member. Based in Portoroz, Slovenia, Euro-Mediterranean University was established by the European Union to facilitate collaborative postgraduate research and academic work. Today, EMUNI, as it is known, is an international network of more than 170 universities in 38 countries focusing on issues such as alternative energy, higher education research, business development and the restoration of clean waters in the Mediterranean Sea.

With these new partnerships, UMass Lowell boasts academic exchange agreements with more than 60 universities in 25 countries in Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, North America and Australia. Students who hail from more than 50 countries study at UMass Lowell, which is also the headquarters for the World Association for Cooperative Education, a 2,000-member organization fostering experiential learning programs around the globe.

A promising young boxer from a troubled family, Dewey Bozella was wrongfully convicted of murder in 1983 and spent more than 26 years in New York’s Sing Sing prison. Exonerated and released in 2009 with the help of the Innocence Project, Bozella never gave up fighting inside and outside the ring.

While in prison, he earned his GED, bachelor’s and master’s degrees, and became Sing Sing’s light heavyweight champion. Bozella now devotes his time to helping newly released prisoners adjust to life on the outside, and won his first (and he says his last) professional boxing match in October 2011.

The One World Series at Middlesex is an annual speaker series addressing topics of current interest, funded by MCC’s Student Union Government Association.

For more information about Dewey Bozella’s presentation at Middlesex, contact Paula Dias at diasp@middlesex.mass.edu or 781-280-3633.

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Patients accepted for treatment are those whose dental problems have teaching value and who have the extra time required for treatment. Services include comprehensive dental hygiene care, oral prophylaxis (cleaning), scaling and root planing, dental radiographs, dental sealants, athletic mouth protectors and fluoride treatments. Because the clinic is a learning facility, clients may be required to return for several appointments in order to complete the necessary treatment.

Spring semester clinic hours are 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday; 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday; and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday and Friday, while the college is in session (January through May). Appointments must be scheduled in advance.

The Dental Hygiene Clinic is located in MCC’s Health, Science & Technology Center, 44 Middle St., Lowell.  Call 978-656-3250 or 781-280-3250 to schedule an appointment

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Revolving Museum will also be unveiling a Steampunk-themed exhibition, Mobilis in Mobili, the same night, in association with ModVic and Bruce Rosenbaum.

Hearts will mark the entryways of participating studios, or you can peruse the list of participating artists. No purchase is necessary.

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