Gulf Times (December 8, 2009) — Qatar University (QU) has signed an agreement with the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA, to establish a framework to explore future collaboration. At the signing ceremony yesterday, QU president Prof …
Year: 2009
Chinese College Students Flocking to U.S. Campuses (USA Today)
LINCOLN, Neb. — Bojaio Sun knew next to nothing about football – or the state of Nebraska, for that matter – until he started looking for U.S. colleges and universities on the Internet. Now, as …
Alumna Named Marshall Scholar
UW-Madison News (December 4, 2009) — One of the top national awards in higher education goes to a student who combines the “rigor of the scientist… and the communication skills of the humanist… with the …
Director of the Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy (WAGE) – Position Announcement
The UW–Madison Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy (WAGE) is an interdisciplinary research center focusing on the study of contemporary processes of economic globalization and its governance. WAGE pursues a four-fold mission aimed …
Bousquet Presides over MOU Signing Ceremony at Qatar University
On behalf of Chancellor Martin, Gilles Bousquet, dean of the Division of International Studies, has traveled to Doha to attend the MOU signing ceremony between UW-Madison and Qatar University. Invited by Qatar University’s College of …
Inside Islam Wins Award for “Groundbreaking Effort” in Web Writing about Muslims
Inside Islam: Dialogues and Debates has won one of the Sixth Annual Brass Crescent Awards, citing “a groundbreaking effort by the University of Wisconsin, Inside Islam has built a blog concurrent with podcasts and a …
Brittany Killian Awarded $6,000 to Study in Beijing
Brittany Killian was recently awarded a $6,000 scholarship from the U.S. Department of Education, International Education Program Service – Fulbright-Hays Groups Project Abroad (GPA) Project: Advanced Chinese Language Training Programs. She will be studying abroad …
Great Festivals of Japan: Experiences Abroad
Meet alumni abroad correspondents, Jeff Oloizia and Neal Vermillion. Follow their journeys abroad on the Badgers Abroad Blog. Below is an entry from Oloizia who highlights festivals in Japan. Great Festivals of Japan: Awa Odori …
UW Alumn Serves in U.S. Embassy in Baghdad
Nick Holt graduated from UW-Madison in 2002 with a BA in International Relations [now International Studies]. He studied abroad in Cairo, Egypt. After graduation he worked for international relief organizations in the West Bank, Iraq, …
Economy May Be to Blame for Decrease in International Student Enrollment
WPR News Headline — Although more international students are enrolling at American universities, the UW-Madison has actually seen its numbers drop this year. The Institute of International Education reports foreign student enrollment nationwide has gone …