Yakin Ertürk, former special rapporteur to the United Nations Commission on violence against women, its causes and consequences, was this year’s distinguished speaker for the J. Jobe Soffa and Marguerite Jacqmin Soffa Distinguished International Visitor …
Year: 2010
Martin Leads UW Delegation to China
UW–MADISON NEWS (March 22, 2010) — Chancellor Biddy Martin is leading a delegation of University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty and staff to China as part of her first trip to Asia as the university’s leader. Martin …
Call for Applications: Certificate in Global Health
Would you like to develop or enhance your skills in the area of global health? The UW–Madison Center for Global Health invites graduate and health professions students and mid-career professionals to consider applying for the …
CIBER Colleague Suzanne Dove Provides a Global Perspective on Business
Wisconsin State Journal (March 20, 2010) — When Suzanne Dove graduated from West High School in 1987, she vowed never to come back to Madison to live. The daughter of respected UW–Madison McArdle Laboratory cancer …
Grant to Establish Undergraduate Russian Flagship Center
UW–MADISON NEWS (March 22, 2010) — The University of Wisconsin-Madison will continue to be a national leader in language learning with the recent award of nearly $1 million from the National Security Education Program to …
Call for Proposals: WUN International Collaboration Travel Awards
The Worldwide Universities Network (WUN) at UW-Madison encourages you to apply for the International Collaboration Travel Awards for 2010-2011. The deadline is April 18, 2010. All UW-Madison faculty, academic staff, and graduate students are invited …
Peace Corps at UW-Madison
To celebrate National Peace Corps Week, the University of Wisconsin–Madison held a series of activities during the first week of March to honor the work of Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (RPCV) and to learn more …
Outreach Workshop – Beyond Copenhagen: Climate Change and Wisconsin
The Global Legal Studies Center is pleased to announce an outreach workshop for attorneys, policy makers, state agencies, civil society groups, and other interested groups on: Beyond Copenhagen: Climate Change and Wisconsin Monday, March 22, …
UW and Chinese Delegation from Anhui Province Discuss Partnership to Reduce Water Pollution
Earlier this month, a delegation of leaders from China’s Anhui Province traveled to Wisconsin and met with UW–Madison faculty and Division of International Studies‘ staff to discuss a future partnership. Through a close business colleague …
Introducing Maj Fischer, First Managing Director of UW-Madison’s International Internship Program
The Division of International Studies has hired Maj Fischer to serve as the first managing director of the International Internship Program (IIP) at UW–Madison. IIP is a campus-wide, centralized international internship office funded by the …