On Tuesday, January 6, Michael Knetter, Dean of the Wisconsin School of Business at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, discussed the economic outlook for 2009 at the Rotary Club of Milwaukee. While his short term outlook …
Steve Barcus
Story by Steve Barcus, International Division
February is International Opportunities Month
February 2008 features the eighth annual International Opportunities Month (IOM) on the UW-Madison campus, organized by a campus-wide committee of globally focused organizations, chaired by CIBER. Throughout the month, students of all majors can attend …
No University of Wisconsin-Madison students in line of fire in Gaza
By Deborah Zif for the Wisconsin State Journal University officials say there are no UW-Madison students studying in Gaza as Israeli air strikes rain down on the area. But Jennifer Loewenstein, associate director of UW-Madison’s …
Student’s Vision Comes to Life in Honduras
[UW-Madison news release] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 12/29/08 CONTACT: Sam Dennis, 608-263-7699, sfdennisjr@wisc.edu; Curt Staats, 608-274-3636, staats@wisc.edu STUDENT’S VISION COMES TO LIFE IN HONDURAS MADISON – One of the failings of university learning is that the …
Technology, International Consortia, and Geographically Dispersed Research Teams [Global Higher Ed]
By Kris Olds, Global Higher Ed The Worldwide Universities Network (WUN) is one of several international consortia that have been created, since the late 1990s, to deepen linkages between universities. I’ve been involved with two …
European Union Center of Excellence (EUCE) 2009 Travel Grant Competition
The UW-Madison EUCE has resources available for the study of the European Union, Europe and/or EU- US relations. The EUCE will grant a small number of travel awards of up to $1,000 to UW faculty …
The Top 10 Myths About Study Abroad [U.S. News & World Report]
By Lynn F. Jacobs, Jeremy S. Hyman U.S. News & World Report Thinking you might want to study abroad? For some, it’ll prove to be one of the most rewarding, life-enhancing experiences of their college careers. …
Higher Education in a Global Society [The Chronicle of Higher Education]
By Graham Spanier for The Chronicle of Higher Education The humorist Dave Barry once observed, “Americans who travel abroad for the first time are often shocked to discover that, despite all the progress that has …
UK Funding for China-UK Solar Physics Summer School
News article Dec 19, 2008 Graham Sykes We are pleased to announce that funding has been secured to help support a summer school in Nanjing in July 2009. The 2009 July 22 solar total eclipse, …
Call for Proposals: UW–Madison WUN International Collaboration Grants
The Division of International Studies, the College of Letters & Science, the Graduate School, and the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Administration at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, along with the Worldwide Universities Network (WUN) …