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Nelson Institute Director, Paul Robbins will serve as the keynote speaker at the international conference, Water in the Americas, to be held January 9 – 11, 2019 in Paris, France. Organized by the Center for Research and Documentation on the Americas, the conference will bring together experts from around the world to discuss the contributions social science has made to …
With over 70 percent of the world’s purchasing power outside of the United States, an increasing number of Wisconsin businesses are expanding internationally. To ensure a world-ready workforce for businesses throughout the state, Wisconsin schools and postsecondary institutions must provide opportunities for students to develop advanced language and literacy skills in one or more languages …
The University of Wisconsin–Madison has been ranked as #2 for semester-long study abroad participation among all U.S. institutions, and #16 among all U.S. universities and colleges for total students studying abroad, according to the Open Doors Report. The Open Doors Report, which is released each year at the start of International Education Week, is published …
“Intervention: Indigo,” a performance that includes the work of UW–Madison’s Chris Walker, is being transformed into a multi-media exhibit this month at the Museo Textil de Oaxaca in Oaxaca, Mexico. “Intervention: Indigo,” a performance that includes the work of UW–Madison’s Chris Walker, is being transformed into a multi-media exhibit this month at the Museo Textil …
The world’s largest financial newspaper, The Nihon Keizai Shimbun, published an op-ed by La Follette School Professor Menzie Chinn about the causes and possible global impact of the US dollar’s growing strength. The world’s largest financial newspaper, The Nihon Keizai Shimbun, published an op-ed by La Follette School Professor Menzie Chinn about the causes and …
Rick Steves, guidebook author, television host, columnist and European travel expert will present this year’s International Education Week keynote lecture “Travel as a Political Act.” The lecture will take place at 6:30 p.m. on Thurs., Nov. 15, at Wisconsin Union Theatre, Shannon Hall, as part of the events planned to celebrate International Education Week (IEW). …
Wars that devastated Europe over the past 100 years can still teach valuable lessons on the long-term impact of population displacement. The lasting outcomes of wars in Europe that have driven population displacement will be the focus at an upcoming conference, Nov. 8–10 at UW–Madison’s Pyle Center. The conference, “War’s End? The Legacy of Migration …
During more than four decades as a photographer, Michael Kienitz ’74 has worked in some of the most beautiful spots in the world — from Peru to the Hindu Kush mountain range near the Afghanistan–Pakistan border. But his camera was always focused on people at the center of armed conflicts, not their environments. The scenery was merely …
Gabbie Taschwer doesn’t quite walk on water, but she’s almost that good. Gabbie Taschwer doesn’t quite walk on water, but she’s almost that good.
Big data and big aspirations converged this summer when 20 international students got a taste of University of Wisconsin–Madison in the UW Advance program. Students from six Chinese universities—the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Guangdong University of Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Northwestern Polytechnical University, and Northeastern University—concluded …