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This program seeks to create the next generation of global professionals who speak Arabic at a professional level and possess deep knowledge about the many cultures of the modern Middle East. The Arabic Flagship Program at UMD is no longer offered as of May 31, 2024, due to government funding cuts.</p> </div> </div> <hr class="hr--dark"> <div class="silc-accordion__quick-links"> <span class="header__h5 silc-accordion__quick-links__title"> Quicklinks </span> <span class="silc-accordion__quick-links"> <a href="/special-programs/arabic-persian/project-go">Project GO</a><a href="/special-programs/arabic-persian/summer-langage-institutes">Summer Language Institutes</a><a href="/fields/arabic/major-ba">Arabic Studies Major</a> </span> </div> </div> </section> <section class="silc-accordion__section" id="silc-accordion-4121"> <header class="silc-accordion__header"> <h2 class="silc-accordion__label">Persian</h2> </header> <div class="silc-accordion__content"> <div class="silc-grid something"> <div class="silc-grid__col silc-grid__col--4-900"> <div class="silc-accordion__audience-img" style="background: url( /sites/default/files/2021-10/pers_persian-flagship_shahnameh-club.jpg ) left center / cover"></div> </div> <div class="silc-grid__col silc-grid__col--8-900"> <h3 class="header__h3">Special Programs in Persian</h3> <p>As the only Persian Flagship Program in the United States, the University of Maryland's Undergraduate Persian Flagship offers a state of the art language curriculum that aims to educate global professionals with superior command of Persian and a deep understanding of the life and cultures of the Persian-speaking countries of Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan.</p> </div> </div> <hr class="hr--dark"> <div class="silc-accordion__quick-links"> <span class="header__h5 silc-accordion__quick-links__title"> Quicklinks </span> <span class="silc-accordion__quick-links"> <a href="/special-programs/arabic-persian/persian-flagship">Persian Flagship</a><a href="/special-programs/arabic-persian/summer-langage-institutes/persian">Persian Summer Language Institute</a><a href="/fields/persian">Undergraduate Degrees in Persian</a> </span> </div> </div> </section> <section class="silc-accordion__section" id="silc-accordion-16016"> <header class="silc-accordion__header"> <h2 class="silc-accordion__label">Contact Us</h2> </header> <div class="silc-accordion__content"> <div class="silc-grid something"> <div class="silc-grid__col silc-grid__col--4-900"> <div class="silc-accordion__audience-img" style="background: url( /sites/default/files/2021-08/sllc_persian_flagship_medium_summerinstitute_2015.jpeg ) left center / cover"></div> </div> <div class="silc-grid__col silc-grid__col--8-900"> <h3 class="header__h3">Contact Us</h3> <p>Use the directory to connect with someone in Special Programs in Arabic and Persian, or browse the entire SLLC directory.</p><p>We hold several Information Sessions throughout the semester for prospective students who want to learn more about the Persian Flagship Program. </p><p> </p><p> </p> </div> </div> <hr class="hr--dark"> <div class="silc-accordion__quick-links"> <span class="header__h5 silc-accordion__quick-links__title"> Quicklinks </span> <span class="silc-accordion__quick-links"> <a href="/special-programs/arabic-persian/directory">Special Programs in Arabic and Persian Directory</a><a href="/people">SLLC Directory</a> </span> </div> </div> </section> </div>  </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="section--padded-small"> <div class="wrapper--ks"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--html paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="silc-grid silc-grid--collapse silc-grid--no-gutters"> <div class="silc-grid__col silc-grid__col--8-medium">  <div class="section--sidebar">   <div class="sidebar__block "> <h3 class="fancy-header">Menu</h3> <ul> <li><a href="/special-programs">Special Programs Home</a></li> <li><a href="/special-programs/arabic-persian/persian-flagship">Persian Flagship</a></li> <li><a href="/special-programs/arabic-persian/summer-langage-institutes">Summer Language Institutes</a></li> <li><a href="/special-programs/arabic-persian/project-go">Project GO</a></li> <li><a href="https://sllc.umd.edu/special-programs/arabic-persian/directory">Directory</a></li> </ul> </div>  </div> <p class="lead-in">About The Language Flagship</p> <div data-embed-button="image" data-entity-embed-display="view_mode:media.small_320px_w" data-entity-embed-display-settings="[]" data-entity-type="media" data-entity-uuid="a1d67e29-f7ff-4c8b-a525-fe22bc00e50d" class="align-left embedded-entity" data-langcode="en"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/small_320px_w/public/2021-09/arabic_persian_flagship_logo.png?itok=MKBEKXJV" width="300" height="94" alt="The Language Flagship Logo of Three colored squares connected"> </div> <p><a href="http://www.thelanguageflagship.org/">The Language Flagship</a> is a national effort to change the way Americans learn languages. Flagship offers language programs at schools across the United States for undergraduate students in critical languages such as Arabic, Chinese, Hindi, Korean, Persian, Portuguese, Russian, Swahili, Turkish, and Urdu. Designed as a network of programs, The Language Flagship seeks to graduate students who will take their place among the next generation of global professionals, commanding a superior level of proficiency in one of many languages critical to U.S. competitiveness and security.</p> <p>The Language Flagship is a public/private partnership sponsored by the National Security Education Program (NSEP) of the Department of Defense and administered by the Institute of International Education (IIE). The contents of this website do not necessarily reflect the position or policy of the Government or IIE and no official Government or IIE endorsement should be inferred.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="section--padded-small parallax-slow"> <div class="wrapper--ks"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--large-callout paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="silc-grid silc-grid--no-gutters silc-grid--collapse"> <div class="silc-grid__col silc-grid__col--10-medium"> <div class="callout--large__wrapper callout callout--large"> <div class="silc-grid silc-grid--collapse"> <div class="silc-grid__col silc-grid__col--6-medium"> <h3 class="header__h3">UMD Fellows</h3> <p>Persian Flagship Students are encouraged to pair their language and culture skills with the UMD Fellows programs, which allow them to put their knowledge into practice through a yearlong fellowship program that combines expert-led seminar courses in the fall with highly competitive internship placements in the spring.</p> <p>The UMD Fellows programs combine with Flagship to give you comprehensive training and career preparation.</p> <p><a href="https://marylandfellows.umd.edu">More information about Maryland Fellows</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.federalfellows.umd.edu">More information about Federal Fellows</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.globalfellowsdc.umd.edu/fallseminars.html">More Information about Global Fellows</a></p> </div> <div class="silc-grid__col silc-grid__col--6-medium"> <div class="callout--large__img" style='background:url(/sites/default/files/2023-04/Flagship-Fellows%20Logo%20%281%29_6.png) center center / cover'> </div> </div> </div> </div>  </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="section--padded-small parallax-slow"> <div class="wrapper--ks"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--callout-gallery paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="silc-grid silc-grid--no-gutters silc-grid--collapse"> <div class="silc-grid__col silc-grid__col--12-medium"> <h2 class="header__h2 header--margin-bottom">Beyond the Classroom</h2> <div class="people-slider--wrapper"> <div class="people-slider"> <div class="people-slider__single" > <div class="silc-grid silc-grid--collapse silc-grid--reverse-small"> <div class="silc-grid__col silc-grid__col--6-medium"> <div class="people-slider__img" style="background: url('/sites/default/files/2021-08/sllc_roshan_persian_header-3.jpg') left center / cover"></div> </div> <div class="silc-grid__col silc-grid__col--6-medium"> <h3 class="fancy-header">Language Partner Program</h3> <p>The Language Partner Program (LPP) offers majors in any SLLC program at UMD the opportunity to meet with international students outside the classroom and practice their target language in an informal yet structured way. For international students, the LPP provides a forum for connecting with U.S. students and integrating into the UMD campus.</p> <a href="https://marylandglobal.umd.edu/global-learning-all/international-students-scholars/events-programs/sllc-language-partner-program" class="button">Language Partner Program</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="people-slider__single" > <div class="silc-grid silc-grid--collapse silc-grid--reverse-small"> <div class="silc-grid__col silc-grid__col--6-medium"> <div class="people-slider__img" style="background: url('/sites/default/files/2021-10/pers_persian-flagship_capstone-students-2.jpg') left center / cover"></div> </div> <div class="silc-grid__col silc-grid__col--6-medium"> <h3 class="fancy-header">Persian Capstone</h3> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Students complete their Capstone Year here at the University of Maryland during their fourth or fifth year of studies. 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