UW-Madison Division of International Studies

1979 Delegations to China have Enduring Impact

Among the hundreds of new graduate students who arrived on campus for the start of the fall 2011 semester, Zhao Jingzhou of Shanghai could claim a unique connection to a special moment Read more.

Chinese Champions Visit Cranberry and Ginseng Growers

A group of world-class Chinese athletes accustomed to competing on the international stage got a close look at two international stars of Wisconsin agriculture—cranberries and ginseng. The student-athletes in the Chinese Champions Read more.

[UW News] Sociologist Celebrates 50 Years of Teaching at UW-Madison

UW-News — September 27, 2011 By Stacy Forster On a research trip to India several years ago, UW–Madison sociology professor Gay Seidman was eavesdropping on other visiting faculty sharing their struggles to Read more.

International Studies Annual Advisory Board Meets in 2011

Several students reported on their recent international internships and other global experiences at the International Studies Advisory Board meeting at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, on September 23, 2011. View photo gallery for Read more.

Plexus Corporation Internship Opportunity: International Engineer for Summer 2012

The UW-Madison International Internships Program is pleased to post an opportunity through the Plexus Corporation, open to UW-Madison students. The Plexus Corporation is searching for one International Engineering Intern for Summer 2012 Read more.

Rosenthal to talk on combating Anti-Semitism

April 30, 2013 Division of International Studies

Hannah Rosenthal, who recently led the U.S. State Department’s Office to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism, will give a free public lecture on The Enduring Life of Anti-Semitism: The State Department’s Commitment to Fight against ‘The Longest Hatred’ on Monday, May 6, at 6 p.m. in the Pyle Center’s Alumni Lounge, on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus.

Rosenthal served as special envoy to monitor and combat anti-Semitism from November 2009 to October 2012. Inspired by her father, a rabbi, she has pursued a passion for social justice throughout her life. Before joining the State Department, she served as executive director of the Chicago Foundation for Women and of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs.

In her lecture, Rosenthal will talk about how her office sought to raise the visibility of the scourge of anti-Semitism and counteract the belief that nothing can be done to eradicate it. She also will discuss the challenges of her position and the successes and disappointments in advancing U.S. foreign policy.

The program is sponsored by the Wisconsin Alumni Association, the Madison Committee on Foreign Relations and the UW–Madison Division of International Studies.

This lecture is free and open to all. Registration is requested. A reception with hors d’oeuvres and cash bar will precede the program.

Questions may be directed to Cynthia Williams at (608) 262-3929 or cwilliam@wisc.edu.

Public forum to focus on UW–Madison’s growing engagement in China

April 18, 2013 Division of International Studies

A public forum titled “Why China? Why Wisconsin? Why now?” will highlight the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s growing engagement with the Greater China region and the importance of advancing these initiatives further.

A diverse panel of speakers will address a variety of topics, including Wisconsin’s historic ties with China through decades of scholarly exchange, the strategic importance of China to the state and its private sector, increased academic exchanges with China as exemplified by the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, and UW–Madison’s Shanghai Innovation Office, which opened last June.

The forum, sponsored by the Wisconsin China Initiative, will be held Wednesday, April 24, from 6:30 to 8 p.m., in the DeLuca Forum (Room 1255), at the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery, 330 N. Orchard St. The event is free and open to the public.

“Further strengthening ongoing efforts to engage the Greater China region is of vital importance to the present and future of UW–Madison,” says Nicole Huang, director of the Wisconsin China Initiative. “We must continue to build upon and expand our strong academic tradition in all areas and disciplines as related to that region. The urgency has to do with our core educational mission, for our students, faculty, alumni, and the future of the State of Wisconsin.”

UW-Madison set to receive classic King Hu films from Taiwan

March 28, 2013 Division of International Studies

The screenings of two classic features directed by King Hu, a landmark figure in world cinema, mark the latest donations to the unique collection of celebrated Taiwanese films at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Following a donation ceremony, Dragon Gate Inn (1967) will be screened at 11:45 a.m., Saturday, April 13, and A Touch of Zen (1969) at 11 a.m., Sunday, April 14, at the Chazen Museum of Art, as part of the Wisconsin Film Festival.

These events are co-sponsored by UW–Madison’s Center for East Asian Studies and Wisconsin China Initiative, in partnership with the Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research and the UW Cinematheque program. The reception and screenings of these films are among several events in April to celebrate Taiwan culture.

New U.S.-India exchange program seeks science, engineering students

March 05, 2013 Division of International Studies

The University of Wisconsin–Madison is partnering with the Indo-U.S. Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF) and the Science and Engineering Board (SERB) in India’s Department of Science and Technology (DST) to offer a transformative exchange program for students of engineering and science between leading institutions in India and the United States.

The S.N Bose Scholars Program is named for Satyendra Nath Bose (1894-1974), an Indian physicist best known for his work on quantum mechanics in the early 1920s. The class of particles that obey Bose-Einstein statistics, Bosons, was named after him.

Banihani, UN policy analyst and UW alumna, to speak on campus

February 19, 2013 Division of International Studies

Shams Banihani, a policy analyst with the United Nations Development Programme, will visit the University of Wisconsin–Madison for presentations in early March on the UN’s Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and UNDP’s work in poverty reduction, HIV/AIDS, gender equality and building green jobs.

Banihani, a 2003 UW graduate in business administration, also will give a talk about internships and careers with the United Nations and her journey from UW–Madison to the UN.

Banihani, a native of Jordan, currently works for the UNDP program “Scaling up Local Innovations for Transformational Change,” which supports countries in adapting successful innovations for national use and delivers multiplier effects, such as clean energy, women and girl empowerment, education and employment. The aim of the program is to reduce inequalities and disparities at the local level.

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