Global Classroom

The Global Classroom program began in 2020 when Central Michigan University's political science faculty member Dr. Prakash Adhikari allowed college-aged individuals at a refugee camp to join his online international relations classes and to give his CMU students the opportunity to interact with the refugees and learn about life in a refugee camp.

Allowing displaced persons in the Dzaleka Refugee Camp in Malawi to take classes alongside CMU students provides a rare opportunity for them to exchange ideas, cultures and lived experiences with their American counterparts. The program is being implemented in partnership with the 501(c), non-governmental organization Refugee Outreach Collective, which has a chapter at CMU. ROC acts as the executing organization for the Global Classroom by providing teaching support to faculty & staff. Learn more by visiting the Global Classroom - Refugee Outreach Collective website.

For additional information, contact Dr. Prakash Adhikari. 

Press Releases

• A Truly Global Classroom
• Students Raise Money to Support Refugees
• Professor receives Fulbright