By: Cassie Holman /The Daily Cardinal – November 24, 2008 Although the economy is declining, many UW students still find it beneficial to study abroad. Mounting the Acropolis and gazing out over the sprawling city of …
Year: 2008
Bousquet: Global Experience Currency in Today’s Economy [Wisconsin State Journal]
Gilles Bousquet, Wisconsin State Journal 11/19/08 If there’s one thing the current financial crisis has made abundantly clear, it’s that “global economic independence” is no longer just a textbook term. It’s a headline-generating reality — …
UW-Madison Students Rewarded for Entrepreneurial Instincts
What do a youth sport officiating agency, a club dedicated to microfinance, a student-run bus company, a Chinese economic forum, and a Silver eBay PowerSeller business have to do with entrepreneurship at the University of …
Global Economic Crisis: The Untold Stories
Thursday, November 20 7:00-9:30 PM Morgridge Auditorium 1100 Grainger Hall 975 University Avenue The economic bad news keeps coming: a bursting housing bubble, a volatile stock market, restricted credit markets, a recession, and more. How …
Back to School Film Event
In celebration of International Education Week, the International and Comparative Education Research Group (ICERG) presents Back to School What would life be like without an education? Sadly, each year over a hundred million children live …
UW-Madison Study Abroad Numbers Jump to Top Ten, China New Top-Five Destination
DATE: November 17, 2008 CONTACT: Masarah Van Eyck, 608 262 5590, mvaneyck2@international.wisc.edu Madison-Record numbers of University of Wisconsin-Madison students are earning some of their academic credit abroad, an increase that far exceeds the national average. …
Record Number of U.S. Students Study Abroad, in Diverse Locations [USA Today]
By Mary Beth Marklein, USA TODAY More U.S. students are studying abroad than ever before, and they’re choosing an increasingly diverse array of destinations, a new report says. A record 241,791 U.S. students went abroad …
International Educational Opportunity for UW Students
SECOND CHANCE @ International Educational Opportunity Calling ALL Students who are Interested in International Topics & Issues Have you ever wanted to take a class with an International focus? Do you enjoy traveling to other …
Internships, Study Abroad, Community Service Enhance Learning [USA Today]
By G. Jeffrey MacDonald, Special for USA TODAY Lasha Carey wasn’t especially interested in community service work before she enrolled last year as a freshman at The College of New Jersey in Ewing, N.J. But …
UW-Madison is a Leader in Fulbright Fellows with Top 10 Ranking
UW-Madison ranked ninth among research universities in the number of student Fulbright fellows, according to data recently released by the Fulbright program. The ranking is an improvement over last year, when the university ranked 11th. …