University of Wisconsin–Madison
Ambassador designate to Mongolia Jonathan Addleton will speak on “US-Mongolia Relations: Looking Forward, Looking Back” at the Mongolia Lecture Series’ inaugural event which will take place Thursday, October 29, from 5-7 p.m. at the Alumni Lounge in the Pyle Center located at 702 Langdon Street. The talk will be followed by the American Center for …
Language for Life hosted the event “How Language Learning and the Peace Corps Influenced my Life” which will took place Tuesday, October 20. Language for Life is a program of the Language Institute that gives current students the opportunity to meet with alumni who studied a foreign language and are using that language in their …
The Center for South Asia organizes this annual conference which attracts over 500 scholars – academic faculty and staff, undergraduate and graduate students, and independent scholars, who travel from around the world including from Europe, India, Japan, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and from across the United States. The conference features nearly 100 academic panels and roundtables, …
UW–Madison News Release–Businesses and ventures that benefit society and solve problems that affect daily living around the world are the focus of this year’s Gilson events, hosted by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) under a new name, the Gilson Global Impact Series. Ashok Vasudevan, co-founder and chief executive officer of Preferred Brands International and …
UW–Madison News Release–During the past decade, efforts to improve labor standards in global supply chains have focused on encouraging retailers and manufacturing firms to adopt private voluntary codes of conduct monitored by professional auditors and non-governmental organizations. These codes are widely considered to have had a beneficial but limited impact in achieving the desired objectives …
The Division of International Studies; Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER); Brazil Initiative; and Latin American, Caribbean, and Iberian Studies (LACIS) regret to announce that the upcoming visit (Wednesday, October 21) by Brazilian Ambassador Antonio de Aguiar Patriota has been canceled. For more information, please contact Sarah Ripp at 608-262-0616 or skripp@wisc.edu. Ambassador …
One key way for companies to communicate with potential and existing customers is through their Web presence. A successful global Web site must take into consideration cultural, linguistic, legal, and other aspects of target countries. Learn to be a successful global communicator at the public talk, “Effective Global Communication: Electronic Media and Managing Global Web …
The worldwide recession has taken it’s toll on Wisconsin’s foreign exports, but it’s trade balance with China has taken only a one percent dip this year. State officials just back from a trade mission to China, say China has weathered the global economic crisis and trade with Wisconsin is likely to accelerate over the next …
The Wisconsin China Initiative welcomed advisory board members from around the world for their annual meeting September 23-24. The two-day assembly included a board meeting to address topics such as developing “Global Talent”; a lunch presentation on the Governor’s Trade Mission to China; a free and public panel discussion on China and the Global Economic …
Interested in being a part of a global awareness project? International Reach is the answer for you! International Student Services (ISS) invites you to join International Reach, a volunteer program that places international students, scholars, and family members in local schools, campus venues, and community organizations for short cultural and issue-oriented presentations. The program is …