The length of time students study overseas has no significant impact on whether they become globally engaged later in life, according to researchers at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, a conclusion that is sure to …
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Pre-dissertation Travel Grants: “Remaking the Developmental State”
Many analysts have argued that a rapidly changing global context has created new challenges for developing countries and for developmental states. Especially since the formation of the WTO, many of the strategies formerly used to …
“Our Campus, Our World” Social Justice Conference
Announcing the L&S Honors First Annual Social Justice Conference Call for Abstracts! We are looking for students who want to share about what they care about! We feel that our society is at a very significant crossroads …
UW-Madison Develops Career-Information Systems for Singapore
by Kerry Hill, UW-Madison Communications The Singapore Ministry of Education has awarded a four-year, $3.5 million contract to the Center on Education and Work (CEW) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s School of Education for localizing …
Workshop: Navigating a Chinese Business Banquet
Building Guanxi (relationships) , Doing Business, and More Tuesday, March 3 5:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Imperial Garden Restaurant 2039 Allen Boulevard, Middleton Registration Required, Fee $40 Professor Xiaojun Wang, visiting scholar from Wuhan, China …
The Socio-Political Structure of Israel and Prospects for Peace
Professor Majid Al-Haj Vice President and Dean of Research Professor of Sociology at the University of Haifa Head, the Center for Multiculturalism and Educational Research Wednesday, February 25th at 12 noon 336 Ingraham Hall The …
Winners of the 2008 International Student Essay Contest
Each year, International Student Services holds the International Student Essay Contest. This year’s theme was “U.S. Elections: What Do You See?” This year’s winners are: First Place: Bingzhi Zhao from China “I am an undergraduate …
Call for Proposals: 2009 WAGE Individual Faculty Research Awards
The Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy (WAGE) announces an individual grant competition to support research projects on globalization and the international economy. All University of Wisconsin Madison faculty are encouraged to apply. …
Spring 2009 WI-Global Forum Announced
Global Studies and the Offices of the Dean of Students announce the opening of the third (Spring 2009) WI-Global Forum. The WI-Global Forum is an online discussion for and by UW-Madison undergraduates on contemporary global …
Women, Peacemaking, and Power in Africa
Gender & Women’s Studies Colloquium Women, Peacemaking, and Power in Africa Aili Tripp Professor, political science and gender & women’s studies Noon, February 25 206 Ingraham This presentation examines why almost all post-conflict countries in …