Seventy years ago, the U.S. and Indonesia established diplomatic ties, creating what would be a long, fruitful relationship. Students, faculty, staff, and community members gathered to mark that relationship at a day of activities attended …
Month: June 2019
New Potato Helps Farmers Weather the Frost
In a country with more than 5,000 potato varieties, you might not expect the arrival of another one to be a big deal. But this is Peru, where the potato was first domesticated and still …
Panel discussion highlights tariffs, trade tensions, and Wisconsin ag
Trade tensions between the United States and China have had a broad impact across the world, and the state of Wisconsin is no exception. Tariffs and unease are affecting Wisconsin trade, and producers of signature …
Li-Ching Ho, Adam Nelson named co-directors of School’s Global Engagement Office
The UW–Madison School of Education has filled two crucial positions for its new Global Engagement Office by naming faculty members Li-Ching Ho and Adam Nelson as co-directors. Ho is an associate professor with the Department of Curriculum …
Higher education workshop collaboration with Peking University enters fifth year
“The U.S. and China need each other,” Blank said in her opening remarks at the fifth Peking University-University of Wisconsin Workshop on Higher Education. “And our universities need each other. We both have things to …
Professor Nienhauser Honored at Nanjing University Literature Conference
An international literature conference hosted by Nanjing University provided an opportunity to recognize UW-Madison’s Halls-Bascom Professor of Classical Chinese Literature William H. Nienhauser. At a special ceremony Friday, May 24, Nanjing University leaders gave Professor …
John Ohnesorge Partners with Nanjing University Faculty to Bring IP Workshop to China
Building on two decades of collaboration, teams from the law schools at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Nanjing University held a joint workshop on intellectual property May 23 in Nanjing, the capital of China’s Jiangsu …
UW–Madison facilitates summits on international recruitment and integration
In sports, colleges and universities keep their strategies under lock and key. But when it comes to delivering an exceptional experience for international students, the playbooks are wide open. That was the spirit in mind …
UW–Madison celebrates 40-year relationship with Nanjing University
In 1979, University of Wisconsin–Madison Chancellor Irving Shain led one of the first university delegations to China of the post-Mao era. Among the universities visited was Nanjing University (NJU), one of China’s top universities and …