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GRACE PUJA Department of Educational Foundations University of Dar es Salam Wednesday, September 3rd “Gender Expertise and Education in Tanzania” Noon – 336 Ingraham Thursday, September 4th “School Girl’s Pregnancies in Tanzania: Views of Ex-Pregnant Students” 1:00 pm – 2435 Sewell Social Sciences Dr Grace Puja is a Senior Lecturer from the University of Dar …
An Initiative of the Division of International Studies The Division of International Studies is pleased to announce a competition for graduate student international field research awards. These awards will enable Ph.D. students to conduct exploratory research abroad in order to develop their dissertation topics and be more competitive for extramural fellowships. Preference will be given …
By Eugene McCormack, The Chronicle of Higher Education The number of foreign students admitted to graduate schools at American colleges and universities grew in 2008 for the fourth straight year, but the rate of increase over the previous year declined for the third consecutive year, according to survey results released by the Council of Graduate …
WAGE Senior Fellows and Affiliates regularly offer graduate and undergraduate courses related to globalization and the international economy. The Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy encourages students to review the below list of courses offered this fall. Please note that enrollment is at the discretion of the individual professor and a number of …
It’s not just Olympic athletes who travel the world. The internationalization of sports has led to opportunities for many athletes – professionals and amateurs alike – to cross national, cultural and linguistic borders to play and to compete. On Monday, Sept. 8, the University of Wisconsin–Madison Language Institute will host a panel discussion titled “Sports …
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — China is hoping that American college students watching the Summer Olympics will want to travel there, providing a bump similar to what Australia and Greece enjoyed in 2000 and 2004. But even before the 2008 Games, China was already on its way as the hot new destination for study abroad. There …
UW–Madison offers more than 150 study abroad programs! These opportunities include programs for all undergraduate degrees and majors as well as programs for first year students, sophomores, juniors and seniors! Attend the Study Abroad Fair to learn about UW–Madison study abroad opportunities, get answers to questions you have about study abroad, and talk with past …
By Eugene McCormack, The Chronicle of Higher Education The number of foreign students admitted to graduate schools at American colleges and universities grew in 2008 for the fourth straight year, but the rate of increase over the previous year declined for the third consecutive year, according to survey results released today by the Council of …
The twenty-first century promises increasing movement–both voluntary and forced–of people from their natal homelands. This rapid diffusion of people, ideas, and practices poses enormous challenges: for managing populations, for creating political communities, and for thinking about the resulting mazes of social relations in an increasingly global world. The June 2008 Diaspora and Cosmopolitanism conference organized …
The University of Wisconsin–Madison ranked seventh among public institutions in the 2009 edition of America’s Best Colleges, produced by U.S. News and World Report. The issue will be on newsstands today (Aug. 22). UW–Madison also tied for 35th among 262 national doctoral universities. Last year, the university ranked eighth among public universities and 38th out …