University of Wisconsin–Madison
More than 20 years ago, Jason Shin made a life-changing decision. Shin, then an engineering student at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, decided to study Japanese. “I knew if I had Japanese language skills as an engineer there would be many opportunities for getting a good job working on international projects,” Shin says. Today, Shin runs …
Mariko Hasebe, a Ph.D. candidate in UW–Madison’s Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, saw a divide. She noticed that her international and American peers gathered in separate groups. Such observations inspired Hasebe, who comes from Tokyo, Japan, to adopt a personal mission to encourage more intercultural mingling. “I want to … reduce the gap between international and domestic …
Fourteen University of Wisconsin–Madison students have received 2012-13 fellowships from the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, the country’s flagship program for international exchange. Additionally, three graduate students have received Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad grants, and four faculty members have been awarded grants through the CIES Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program. Since its establishment in 1946 under …
As his final student-teaching placement drew to a close last April, Luke Kramer reflected on the experience: “I have been a teacher in Africa for two months, and in this time I have become better in almost every aspect of my life. At deeper levels, I have discovered myself as a teacher, myself as a …
SPECIAL REPORT: WISCONSIN IN CHINA In the latest chapter of the burgeoning collaboration between the University of Wisconsin–Madison and Chinese PLA General Hospital in Beijing, a second-year medical student at UW–Madison has added a distinctive personal twist. This summer, Yuan Yuan (Jackie) Gong—a Chinese native who spent most of her childhood around Baltimore—became the first …
SPECIAL REPORT: WISCONSIN IN CHINA The news reports announce the historic collaborations among institutions, but the deeper story behind the launch of the University of Wisconsin–Madison Shanghai Innovation Office is rooted in individual connections. In this instance, as in so many others, it takes personal relationships to bring large organizations together and enable initiatives to …
John Harwell, an electrical and computer engineering student from Forest Lake, Minnesota, has been selected as the Plexus Corporation’s 2012 International Engineering Intern, recruited through the International Internship Program at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Harwell began his internship on May 21, working at Plexus headquarters in Neenah, Wisconsin. He will work the Plexus facility in …
Most students at the University of Wisconsin–Madison spend the last Thursday in November with family or friends, but American holidays such as Thanksgiving can magnify cultural gaps. Traditions may seem unfamiliar to international students and talk of family gatherings may seem bittersweet to those for whom “going home” means a 16-hour flight. For 52 years, …
For Megan Arendt, the Semester in International Affairs in Washington, D.C., delivered “an amazing internationally routed experience only a short plane ride from home” – an experience that also opened the door to a career in the nation’s capital. “I interned at the Leon H. Sullivan Foundation during the fall semester of 2008 and was …
Studying in another country transforms lives, changes perspectives on the world, and contributes to the development of well-rounded global citizens. Those who understand this best are those who have lived through the experiences. At UW–Madison, many students who go abroad through International Academic Programs (IAP), part of the Division of International Studies. Upon return, some …