University of Wisconsin–Madison
The Human Rights Initiative presents, “Climate, Change, and Conflict: Myths, Facts, and Futures” a talk given by Dr. Clionadh Raleigh, assistant professor of Geography and Politics at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland will speak Wednesday, September 23 at 206 Ingraham from 3:30-5:00 p.m. Dr. Clionadh Raleigh writes extensively on the patterns and processes of war …
The Wisconsin China Initiative Leadership Board will gather for their annual meeting, September 23 -24, with a public panel discussion on September 24, from 2- 4 p.m. at the Pyle Center, Room 235 (overflow: Pyle Center, Room 313). Dean Gilles Bousquet of the Division of International Studies, and the faculty co-chairs of the Wisconsin China …
The UW–Madison Center for International Business Education and Research or CIBER will co-sponsor two Faculty Development in International Business (FDIB) programs, in India and China, and will pay registration costs for one UW system faculty or academic staff with teaching responsibilities to participate in each program. Participants are responsible for their own international airfare and …
Dr. Bernard Belloc, higher education and research adviser to French President Nicholas Sarkozy, spent a week in the Midwest sharing perspectives on higher education with faculty, staff, students, and business and community leaders. After a stop at the Alliance Française in Chicago, Dr. Belloc attended a reception with UW–Madison students, participated in a faculty roundtable, …
The Centers for International Business Education and Research (CIBERs) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the University of Hawaii at Manoa will host the second Vietnam Faculty Development in International Business (FDIB) program January 2-14, 2010. This program will focus on the unique aspects of doing business in Vietnam, comparing and contrasting the business environments …
On August 31, 2009, Dr. Bernard Belloc, higher education and research adviser to French President Nicholas Sarkozy, presented “The New French Policy for Higher Education and Research” at the Alliance Française in Chicago, IL. He will speak in Wisconsin on Thursday, September 3, from 4-5:30 p.m., at 4151 Grainger Hall on the UW–Madison campus. The …
The Division of International Studies is pleased to announce the 2009-10 competition for Graduate Student International Field Research Awards. These awards enable Ph.D. students to conduct exploratory summer field research abroad in order to develop their dissertation topics and be more competitive for extramural fellowships. Awards are intended to cover airfare and living expenses abroad, …
The Center for German and European Studies announces travel grants to Germany and Europe for the 2009 calendar year. Travel grants starting at $500 and higher will be awarded to graduate students who have traveled or want to travel to Europe to conduct or present research during the 2009 calendar year. ELIGIBILITY Students must satisfy …
Chancellor Carolyn “Biddy” Martin, University of Wisconsin–Madison & President Indira Samarasekera, University of Alberta on “The Public University and the Corporate Sector” October 7, 2009 4 – 5 p.m. Grainger Hall 975 University Avenue Madison, WI Join Madison-area professionals and the university community as Chancellor Martin and President Samarasekera discuss the relationship of the public …
John Hearn, deputy vice-chancellor (International) of the University of Sydney (in the white shirt) , and Gilles Bousquet, dean of the Division of International Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, signed a campus-wide student exchange agreement August 28, 2009 at the University Club in Madison. UW–Madison students will be able to directly enroll in University …