The MAUI network was formed as a consortium in 1975 and existed under various names until it became MAUI in 1995. The membership of the MAUI International Council consists primarily of the chief international education administrators of the Big XII Conference and affiliated universities. 

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The most notable accomplishment resulting from a FIPSE grant is the MAUI-UTRECHT network which promotes the scholarly exchange of students and faculty between the U.S. and Europe.