University of Wisconsin–Madison
“Seeding Inclusive Excellence” is the theme for this year’s 2009 Diversity Forum, which will be held at the Memorial Union, Thursday, October 8, 2009. UW–Madison is excited to welcome a number of visitors who will be with us throughout the day and who represent some of the most talented researchers, scholars, and thought leaders nationwide …
Global Studies in Higher Education, a joint venture of Global Studies and the Division of International Studies, welcomed Dr. Abdul Khan, assistant director-general for Communication and Information of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) , to their fall 2009 distinguished speaker series. Dr. Khan, who has led UNESCO’s Communication and Information Sector …
Premier Gary Doer, who has been designated as the next Canadian ambassador to the United States, will address opportunities for a Wisconsin-Manitoba collaboration under a newly signed memorandum of understanding at the Thursday, October 15 luncheon meeting of the Wisconsin Innovation Network (WIN) in Madison. The luncheon will be held at the Sheraton Hotel on …
One key way for companies to communicate with potential and existing customers is through their Web presence. A successful global Web site must take into consideration cultural, linguistic, legal, and other aspects of target countries. Learn to be a successful global communicator at the public talk, “Effective Global Communication: Electronic Media and Managing Global Web …
The worldwide recession has taken it’s toll on Wisconsin’s foreign exports, but it’s trade balance with China has taken only a one percent dip this year. State officials just back from a trade mission to China, say China has weathered the global economic crisis and trade with Wisconsin is likely to accelerate over the next …
His Excellency Petr Kolár, ambassador of the Czech Republic to the United States, will give a public lecture as a UW–Madison Distinguished International Visitor. This public lecture “Challenges and Opportunities of the European-American Partnership-a Czech Perspective” will be on Tuesday, October 6 from 4:30-5:30 p.m., at the Pyle Center, 702 Langdon Street. The Distinguished International …
While on a recent visit at the University of Wisconsin–Madison (UW–Madison) , Dr. Bernard Belloc, adviser on education to French President Nicolas Sarkozy, sat down to answer a few questions on the changing context of higher education in France with Dean Gilles Bousquet of the Division of International Studies. During the Q&A, Belloc offered his …
The Worldwide Universities Network (WUN) is pleased to announce this funding opportunity. Please submit materials by Friday, November 13, 2009. All UW–Madison faculty and academic staff are invited to apply for WUN Research Development Fund grants designed to facilitate international collaboration. Please see the links below for proposal information, deadlines, financial guidelines, and eligibility. WUN …
[NB: The International Relations major is now the International Studies Major.] UW–Madison graduate awarded a ‘genius grant’ By George Hesselberg | 608-252-6140 | ghesselberg@madison.com Lynsey Marie Addario, a 1995 graduate of UW–Madison and a photojournalist who has “exposed the tragic consequences of human conflict,” has been awarded a MacArthur Fellowship, also called “the genius grant.” …
The Division of International Studies welcomed its advisory board at an evening reception Thursday, September 24. Speaking at the reception were advisory board member and UW alum Thomas Sternberg (Chairman, SKCG group, White Plains, NY) and UW System President Kevin Reilly, who reported on his recent travels with the Governor’s Trade Mission to China and …