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Untitled Document FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: 1/31/2006 CONTACT: Ronnie Hess, Director of Communications, Division of International Studies, UW–Madison, (608) 262-5590, rlhess@wisc.edu GRANT FROM THE KOREA FOUNDATION BOOSTS KOREAN STUDIES AT UW-MADISON Madison, WI – The Center for East Asian Studies has received nearly $100,000 to expand Korean studies at the UW–Madison. The grant includes about …
The study in which Trubek will participate will review the adequacy and effectiveness of the Title VI international education programs of the Higher Education Act as well as Fulbright-Hays international education programs administered through the U.S. Department of Education. Congress has identified eight key areas for the committee to address to evaluate the success of …
Untitled Document Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Graduate Fellowships Funding is available from UW–Madison Area and International Studies Programs for Summer Intensive Language Study (2006) and Academic Year Language/Area Studies (2006-07) FLAS Fellowships are funded by the U.S. Department of Education to encourage area and international studies and to stimulate foreign language acquisition and …
The Ludvig Holberg Memorial Fund has the pleasure to call for nominations for the Holberg International Memorial Prize for outstanding scholarly work in the fields of the arts and humanities, social science, law and theology 2006. The price has a value of NOK 4.5 million, approx. € 575,000/US$ 700.000. The prize was established by the …
The Capital Times By Bob Rashid Special to The Capital Times ALMATY, Kazakhstan – More than a decade’s worth of work to improve public health by Madison doctors has earned heartfelt thanks half a world away. A banquet honoring Madison’s Dr. John Doyle and others was held Saturday at the Hotel Dostyk in Almaty, Kazakhstan. …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: October 5, 2005 CONTACT: Erin Crawley, Ph.D., Fellowships Advisor, UW–Madison International Institute, Phone: (608) 262 9632, fellow@intl-institute.wisc.edu UW-MADISON STUDENTS WINNERS OF FULBRIGHT, BOREN AWARDS Madison, WI – Over 30 UW–Madison students have received major scholastic awards for international study, the International Institute of the University of Wisconsin–Madison announced today. Ten students …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SEPTEMBER 9, 2005 CONTACT: Elizabeth Covington, Associate Director, European Union Center of Excellence, eecovington@wisc.edu EUROPEAN UNION CENTER AT UW-MADISON WINS MAJOR GRANT TO BECOME CENTER OF EXCELLENCE Madison, WI – UW–Madison’s European Union Center has successfully vied for a renewal grant from the European Commission, an award of 300,000 euros (approx. $365,000) …
UW–Madison’s Global Studies program has awarded seven Scott Kloeck-Jenson Pre-Dissertation Travel Awards and three Scott Kloeck-Jenson International Internship Awards to outstanding graduate students whose work is expected to foster international understanding and serve social justice concerns around the globe. The grants are awarded in memory of the UW–Madison graduate student who died in South Africa …
Undergraduate students studying the life sciences at UW–Madison will have a new opportunity to pursue their work overseas through a grant from the German American Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). Ten German universities received DAAD funding for the new programs, which will be launched next year. UW–Madison and Harvard University will work with the University of …
‘A University of Wisconsin–Madison professor will be honored with one of the most prestigious decorations bestowed by the Japanese government. The government of Japan announced that the emperor has selected Akira Miura to receive the Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold Rays with Rosette. Miura, professor emeritus in East Asian languages and literature, is being …