University of Wisconsin–Madison
Eighteen academically-talented high school students from China and the United States recently wrapped up a unique, three-week residential experience at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where they explored global issues of sustainability and the promise of solutions through various emerging technologies. The new Global Wisconsin Idea Program was developed by the Wisconsin Center for Academically Talented …
Interim Chancellor David Ward welcomed a group of education leaders from around the world to the University of Wisconsin–Madison on Tuesday, July 26 for a panel discussion, “Education and Competitiveness: The End of an American Century?” held in the Wisconsin Idea Room of the Education Building on Bascom Hill. The panel focused on trends in …
Angela Hubbard and Kate Hamoonga of International Academic Programs have been presented with the 2011 Anthony J. Gradisnik Award for their development and management of the Cross-cultural Classroom Connections program. One of the Wisconsin Association for Language Teachers‘ most prestigious awards, the Anthony J. Gradisnik Award, is presented annually to an individual or group for …
Six members of the UW-Tianjin Summer Program, through UW–Madison’s International Academic Programs (IAP), have received awards for their participation in the “2011 Chinese Speech Contest of Summer Programs” at Peking Normal University on July 31, 2011. UW–Madison students Jae Sang Lee, John Prusynski, and Mark Troianovski all received first place for their speeches in their …
University consortia and individual investigators are encouraged to submit white papers and full funding proposals to the Minerva Initiative, the Department of Defense’s competitive, university-based social science basic research program. Because of a delay in releasing the funding solicitation, program managers have extended the deadline for white paper submissions to Friday, September 16, 2011, and …
Dan Lawler, a senior majoring in mechanical engineering, is currently working for Plexus Corp., based in Neenah, Wisconsin, as an international mechanical engineering intern in Penang, Malaysia. Lawler, who plans to graduate in December 2011, began his internship in late May and will be working there until about the third week in August. He reports …
A group of Dance students and faculty from the University of Wisconsin–Madison traveled to Brazil this summer, to study dance alongside Brazilian peers and to perform at two-day festival in Rio de Janeiro. This experience stems from an international exchange project that began in June 2010, explains Jin-Wen Yu, professor and chair of the Dance …
Dhina Susanti and Cheng Cheng are among the many international students who have come to UW–Madison. This summer, both are building on their international experiences through internships that have taken each of them to yet another country. Dhina Susanti, a senior from Semarang, Indonesia, majoring in electrical engineering, is working as a service engineer intern …
A group of UW–Madison students, shown here in Beijing, is in China this summer on a new hybrid study abroad/service-learning program, “China: History and Modern Development of Environmental Health.” The program includes a faculty-led historical and environmental study trip through China, followed by an interdisciplinary team of students and faculty embarking on a service-learning field …
“I know that international work experience is something that is increasingly sought after and not always easy to arrange,” says Amelia Coffey. Coffey, a junior from Silver Spring, Maryland, majoring in history, counts herself fortunate to be among the many UW–Madison students who are combining learning and work experiences this summer through a variety of …