{"id":4586,"date":"2025-07-11T14:44:06","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T18:44:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/iei\/?p=4586"},"modified":"2025-07-11T14:44:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T18:44:10","slug":"international-students-join-iei-at-ccar-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/iei\/2025\/07\/11\/international-students-join-iei-at-ccar-2\/","title":{"rendered":"International Students Join IEI at CCAR"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kadence-column4586_993033-91 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column4586_993033-91 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column4586_993033-91 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column4586_993033-91 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column4586_993033-91 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column4586_993033-91 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column4586_993033-91{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column4586_993033-91 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column4586_993033-91 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column4586_993033-91\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-row-layout-id4586_7dd19e-f6 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id4586_7dd19e-f6 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id4586_7dd19e-f6 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id4586_7dd19e-f6 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id4586_7dd19e-f6 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id4586_7dd19e-f6 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id4586_7dd19e-f6 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column4586_4621d1-01 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column4586_4621d1-01 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column4586_4621d1-01 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column4586_4621d1-01 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column4586_4621d1-01 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column4586_4621d1-01 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column4586_4621d1-01{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column4586_4621d1-01 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column4586_4621d1-01 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column4586_4621d1-01\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p>This summer, international students from 91±¬ΑΟ joined IEI on a trip to Sullivan, Maine, to visit CCAR \u2014<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/cooperative-aquaculture\/\">91±¬ΑΟ\u2019s Center for Cooperative Aquaculture Research<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We learned about CCAR\u2019s educational outreach, aquaculture research projects, and business incubator. 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