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The UW–Madison International Internships Program is pleased to post an opportunity through the Plexus Corporation, open to UW–Madison students. The Plexus Corporation is searching for one International Engineering Intern for Summer 2012 and applications are due by 4 p.m. on Friday, October 7, 2011. This international internship will focus on the development of custom electronic …
UW–Madison’s Global Studies in Higher Education (GSHE) is a collaborative venture of Global Studies, the Department of Educational Policy Studies, and the Division of International Studies — the initiative is pleased to announce the return of the GSHE Distinguished Speaker Series on October 3, 2011. Established to examine the evolving role of a public research …
The Worldwide Universities Network (WUN) is pleased to announce the Global Challenges call for proposals, due the UW–Madison Division of International Studies by 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 18, 2011. UW–Madison faculty and academic staff are invited to apply for grants designed to facilitate international collaboration. To support research collaborations, the WUN Research Development Fund …
The University of Wisconsin–Madison and the Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp), the top research university in Brazil, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to open the door for developing collaborations across a range of areas. Unicamp President Fernando Costa and UW–Madison Chancellor David Ward signed the agreement during a two-day visit by Costa to the …
Interim Chancellor David Ward welcomed a group of education leaders from around the world to the University of Wisconsin–Madison on Tuesday, July 26 for a panel discussion, “Education and Competitiveness: The End of an American Century?” held in the Wisconsin Idea Room of the Education Building on Bascom Hill. The panel focused on trends in …
For up-to-date information, go to the UW-Nazarbayev University Project website. Gilles Bousquet, dean of the Division of International Studies and vice provost for globalization at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, recently traveled to Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, where UW–Madison is engaged in a ground-breaking higher-education initiative. Bousquet talks about the initiative and his experiences …
A group of elite Chinese athletes studying at the University of Wisconsin–Madison got an inside look at America’s national pastime last week – while serving a few surprises for their hosts. Fifteen members of the Chinese Champions Program, visiting UW–Madison for nine months of language and culture studies, attended the sold-out Milwaukee Brewers game against …
Gilles Bousquet, dean of International Studies and vice provost for globalization, currently is leading a University of Wisconsin–Madison delegation on a two-week visit to China, aimed at expanding and deepening the university’s connections there. The itinerary includes events and meetings in Shanghai, Hangzhou, Hong Kong, and Beijing. Halfway through the trip, Bousquet reflects on the …
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 Perry Pei-hwang Shen, Director General of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Chicago. A unique collection of 30 celebrated …
On Thursday, April 14, 2011, the China Scholarship Council delegation met with UW–Madison campus leaders. The China Scholarship Council provides a special scholarship for the Chinese Champions Program participants. The visit was arranged by the education section of the consulate general of the People’s Republic of China in Chicago. The China Scholarship Council is the …