UW-Madison News Release, September 21, 2010 By Masarah Van Eyck, mvaneyck2@international.wisc.edu, 608 262 5590 Brazilian Foreign Trade Secretary Welber Barral and the Consul General of Brazil in Chicago, Ambassador João Almino, will visit the University …
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Poet, Novelist, Essayist, Teacher, and Lecturer Andrei Codrescu to Speak at UW-Madison
September 20,2010 Contact: Nancy Heingartner, Outreach Coordinator, UW-Madison’s Center for Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia (CREECA), outreach@creeca.wisc.edu, (608) 262-3379. Media outlets may contact the CREECA Events Coordinator to request a high-resolution publicity photograph of …
[Madison News] Delegation of Chinese educators visits UW-Madison
UW-Madison News (September 14, 2010) “Delegation of Chinese educators visits UW-Madison” by Susannah Brooks Leaders from Shanghai’s East China Normal University (ECNU), one of China’s top institutions of teacher training, visited UW-Madison on Sept. 14 …
[Badger Herald] UW Center for South Asia Kicks Off Its 50th Anniversary Celebration
The Badger Herald (September 14, 2010) “UW Center for South Asia Kicks Off Its 50th Anniversary Celebration” by Brittany Johnson EXCERPT: Besides Waseem’s lecture, du Perron said the Center for South Asia will be hosting …
UW Signs MOU with Cultural Division of Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO)
On September 9, 2010, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed by Chancellor Biddy Martin, Dean and Vice Provost Gilles Bousquet, Huei-wen Hsu, director of the Cultural Division at the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office …
[Wisconsin Week] Program Brings Middle Eastern Language to Life
Wisconsin Week (September 8, 2010) By Susannah Brooks This summer, campus learners included candy makers, bankers, teenaged musicians and visitors from around the world. Along the shores of Lake Mendota, one program taught its students …
[NYT] Midlevel Universities Look Into India Branches
The New York Times (September 12, 2010) “Midlevel Universities Look Into India Branches” byVir Singh EXCERPT: “Genuinely good institutions are not interested in taking out profits,” said Pawan Agarwal, a former education ministry official. “They …
Second Joaquim Nabuco Conference: Emerging Issues in U.S.-Brazilian Relations
Second Conference in Honor of JOAQUIM NABUCO September 23-24 Pyle Center, Room 235 The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Latin American, Caribbean and Iberian Studies (LACIS) Program and the Division of International Studies invite you to attend …
Student Ambassadors Reinforce Ties with China
MADISON – The University of Wisconsin-Madison has strengthened its relationship with China during the past year, beginning with Chancellor Biddy Martin’s spring trip and continuing as the campus welcomed elite Chinese athletes for the fall …
Mark Your Calendar for the Fall Study Abroad Open House Series
This fall, International Academic Programs (IAP) announces its first annual Study Abroad Open House series. Throughout the semester, the Study Abroad Resource Center in 250 Bascom Hall will play host to numerous drop-in events in …