University of Wisconsin–Madison
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 Athens is etched in UW–Madison senior Mike Osberg’s memory. So is combing the beaches of Normandy, basking in the sun …
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 — and not only in the international pages, but in the local business section as well. Wisconsin is home to multinational …
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 Wisconsin–Madison? Everything. Each of the above businesses/organizations — Stripes Officiating Agency (Travis Blomberg) , the International Development Club (Christopher Kardosh) …
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 did a crisis in the U.S. housing market grow into a full blown global economic crisis? What do these events …
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 the consequences of not going to school. Today, 191 nations have set a goal of free and compulsory education for …
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. What is more, they are choosing to study in previously non-traditional destinations such as China and India, and countries in …
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 for academic credit in 2006-07, up 8% from the previous year, and nearly 150% more than a decade earlier, the …
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 countries? Would you like to learn to solve real world problems on a global scale? Does partnering with a teacher …
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 that’s changed in a big way through the power of peer influence. Inspired by classmates who gave her a taste …
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. Of the 20 UW–Madison students who received Fulbright Institute of International Education (IIE) fellowships for 2008-09, 18 accepted. In total, …