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The Division of International Studies is pleased to announce the 2010-11 competition for Graduate Student International Field Research Awards. These awards enable Ph.D. students to conduct exploratory summer field research abroad in order to develop their dissertation topics and be more competitive for extramural fellowships. Awards are intended to cover airfare and living expenses abroad, …
Fifteen presidents of French universities, along with high-level education administrators and French Embassy personnel, attended a week-long seminar at the University of Wisconsin–Madison last week. View a slideshow of the entire week. Read updates about the seminar. Due to changes in French educational policy which will result in the transformation of leadership and budgetary …
UW–Madison’s Center for Global Health will host the Fall 2010 Global Health Seminar Series which begins on September 15 with the talk “Global Child Health: Training to Make a Difference.” The talk will be given by Cynthia R. Howard, MD, MPHTM, director of the International Adoption Medicine Program and associate director of the Global Pediatrics …
MADISON – The University of Wisconsin–Madison has strengthened its relationship with China during the past year, beginning with Chancellor Biddy Martin’s spring trip and continuing as the campus welcomed elite Chinese athletes for the fall semester. Now a group of students and staff members have returned from a once-in-a-lifetime trip – one that they hope …
The Worldwide Universities Network (WUN) is pleased to announce the Global Challenges call for proposals, due the UW–Madison Division of International Studies by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, October 29, 2010. Global Challenges include: Adapting to Climate Change Understanding Cultures Opportunities and Challenges of Globalization Global Health – (Public Health – non-communicable disease) New Frontiers in …
The Chronicle of Higher Education (September 4, 2010) – “Brazilian Universities Find Challenges in Internationalization” by Andrew Downie EXCERPT: A number of Brazilian institutions have signed deals recently with universities elsewhere. The University of São Paulo recently arranged a student- and faculty-exchange agreement with China’s Henan University. In April, the University of Wisconsin at Madison …
This fall, International Academic Programs (IAP) announces its first annual Study Abroad Open House series. Throughout the semester, the Study Abroad Resource Center in 250 Bascom Hall will play host to numerous drop-in events in which students can learn more about study abroad opportunities at UW. Students who attend will also meet with returned study …
Inside Higher Ed (August 31, 2010) — “‘American Universities in a Global Market'” by Doug Lederman EXCERPT: The status of the United States in the international higher education ecosystem — and, particularly, whether it is losing its longstanding place atop the global pecking order — is a topic of escalating discussion and, in some circles, …
Majid Sarmadi, a Rothermel-Bascom professor of material science at UW–Madison, will present “Global Environmental Sustainability, What Can I Do to Help,” Friday, September 10 from 1:30-2:30 p.m., at the Pyle Center, 702 Langdon Street. Sarmadi is a textile scientist and directs graduate students in the Materials Science graduate program and the textile science specialization of …
Attend the Study Abroad Fair, Wednesday, September 15, 2010 from 4 -7 p.m. in the Memorial Union, Great Hall, to find out why the University of Wisconsin–Madison is a national leader in study abroad and why so many Badgers are making the experience a part of their UW career! The Division of International Studies asked …