UW-Madison News Release by Masarah Van Eyck Record numbers of University of Wisconsin-Madison students are earning some of their academic credit abroad, with a participation rate that far exceeds the national average. What is more, …
Year: 2009
Chronicle Covers UW’s Int’l Economic Development Taskforce
Universities Offer International Resources to Help Economy at Home By Karin Fischer The Chronicle of Higher Education, November 15, 2009 Universities, with their global reach and increasingly international missions, can use their overseas connections and …
UW-Madison Students Seek International Life, Outlook
UW-Madison News Release by Masarah Van Eyck Before leaving for Ireland last September, University of Wisconsin-Madison student Sarah Zink wrote about her expectations of the study abroad experience that awaited her. “What I really want …
WPR’s “Here on Earth” to Discuss “Global Competence” during International Education Week
What is global competence? Can you learn it? How do you know when you have it? Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Wisconsin Public Radio’s daily call-in program about all things international, will tackle the …
Global Entrepreneurship Week in Wisconsin – November 16 – 22
The University of Wisconsin-Madison – along with more than 1,000 organizations worldwide – will mark Global Entrepreneurship Week during the week of November 15. Led by its Office of Corporate Relations, the university is taking …
UW-Madison Students Foster Community Development on Island of Uganda
CONTACT: Farha Tahir, tahir@wisc.edu UW-Madison News (November 12, 2009) – Eleven University of Wisconsin-Madison students working on an island in Uganda’s Lake Victoria knew they were making a difference when a member of the country’s …
School of Business Launches Global Real Estate Master Program
UW Madison News (November 12, 2009) — The Wisconsin School of Business will attract some of the brightest real estate students from the top business schools in Asia, Europe and Latin America with a highly …
Global Legal Studies Center Presents “After the Violence: Crimes, Prosecutions, and What Then?” – Workshop November 14
The Global Legal Studies Center of the UW Law School will hold a workshop on the theme “After the Violence: Crimes, Prosecutions, and What Then?” on Saturday, November 14, 2009, from 8:30 a.m. – 5:30 …
International Education a Priority in First Round Awards for Madison Initiative for Undergraduates
UW-Madison News Release by John Lucas FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 11/6/09 CONTACT: Aaron Brower, 608-262-5246, ambrower@wisc.edu University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Biddy Martin and the Madison Initiative for Undergraduates Oversight Committee have identified eight proposals, ranging from …
Programs Make a Case for Global Engagement [Wisconsin Week]
UW-Madison News (November 4, 2009) — When the Soviet Union launched its first Sputnik satellite in 1957, it effectively defeated the United States in the first round of the space race. And while the United …