Lauren Buckley, a senior majoring in chemistry and biochemistry, was selected as a 2012-13 Luce Scholar—the second person from the University of Wisconsin–Madison accepted into this prestigious program in recent years. The Henry Luce Foundation …
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Gold’s passion for study abroad brings him to UW-Madison
The seeds of Dan Gold’s international interests were planted even before he was born, when his parents took a year off to travel around the world. “I remember hearing about that trip and seeing the …
Global Education Summit aimed at spurring coordinated actions
A day-long Global Education Summit, being held February 24 at Monona Terrace in Madison, aims to bring together advocates from Wisconsin’s business and education communities, as well as other stakeholders, to seek concrete ways to …
Workshop to help teachers make a stronger case for French language
They teach what Bloomberg Rankings has identified as the third-most-important business language in the world, after English and Mandarin. Yet, as budgets for public education continue to tighten, teachers of French are struggling to keep …
Study Abroad Fair Recap
Hundreds of students attended the 2011 Study Abroad Fair last Wednesday, September 21 at its new location in Union South and learned not only why the University of Wisconsin-Madison is a national leader in study …
UW Students Win at 2011 Chinese Speech Contest of Summer Programs
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, …
Bousquet to Lead UW-Madison Delegation to China
MADISON– To follow up on Chancellor Biddy Martin’s two visits to China in 2010, a delegation from the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Division of International Studies is traveling there this month to continue the university’s efforts …
Congratulations 2011 WISc Scholars!
The Wisconsin International Scholars (WISc) Program celebrated this year’s graduating class with a certificate ceremony and reception on Tuesday, May 3, 2010. Vice Provost for Globalization and Dean of the Division of International Studies Gilles …
UW-Madison Welcomes Gift of Celebrated Taiwanese Feature Films
MADISON – “The medium of film allows us to ‘visit’ lands and even times far away, where we often discover … our shared humanity makes us much more alike than we might have thought,” says …
14th Annual NCOLCTL Conference Focused on Collaboration, Innovation, and Globalization
The National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages (NCOLCTL) held its 14th annual conference titled “Building Language Capacity: Collaboration, Innovation, Globalization” in Madison, April 7-10, 2011. Dean and Vice Provost Gilles Bousquet joined researchers and …