Office of Curriculum Internationalization

The Office of Curriculum Internationalization works with faculty, staff, and departments to design international, intercultural, and global learning experiences that prepare all students to address complex local and global challenges in a multiracial, multilingual, and multicultural world.

The Curriculum Internationalization team offers professional development and consulting to faculty, staff, and departments on all five University of Minnesota system campuses. Many of our offerings are open to participants outside the University and can be facilitated in languages other than English. Whether you are looking for new ways to design and facilitate global learning or engage your students with global peers through Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL), the Office of Curriculum Internationalization has something for everyone.

Font Awesome Icon

706 participants in curriculum internationalization workshops in 2023-24

Font Awesome Icon

101 travel grants to faculty and staff on all five campuses in 2023-24 

Font Awesome Icon

45 international partner universities engaged in COIL exchanges as of 2023-24

Summer Institute helps instructors bring global, intercultural perspectives into classroom

Posted on:

During the Internationalizing Course Design Summer Institute, instructors learned about effective course design, discovered strategies and activities to use in the classroom, and also reflected on how their own culture affects their teaching.

Stephanie Doscher named a Stevens Initiative Global Champion

Posted on:

Stephanie Doscher, assistant vice provost for curriculum internationalization, was selected for her outstanding contributions and commitment to advancing global education and virtual exchange.

Countering unconscious bias in international education: Next steps

Posted on:

Stephanie Doscher, assistant vice provost for curriculum internationalization, shared what UMN is doing to combat unconscious bias in NAFSA's International Educator magazine.