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How is knowledge of a second language useful in a career in engineering? Come to this panel discussion Monday, April 4 from 4-5 p.m., to hear from three UW–Madison alumni who use languages in their work as engineers. Join the April 4 event at Tong Auditorium: 1003 Engineering Centers Building, 1550 Engineering Drive. How is …
The College of Agricultural and Life Sciences announces that course development awards are available to support UW–Madison faculty and instructional academic staff members in the sciences who wish to incorporate international content into one or more undergraduate courses. Awards, which provide up to $10,000 in flexible funds, are for courses in the sciences. The College …
On Thursday, March 17, Wisconsin Alumni Association – France will host a panel of four UW alumni who will discuss points in their careers when they made difficult decisions or experienced challenges. Alumni and students of all ages are welcome to attend, ask questions, and help each other find answers for their professional ambitions and …
Wei Yang, president of Zhejiang University, spent February 20-21 on campus, learning more about the school where his parents met in the late 1940s. President Yang’s father, Guang-hua Yang, earned a Ph.D. in chemical engineering from UW–Madison in 1951. Wei Yang, president of Zhejiang University, spent February 20-21 on campus, learning more about the school …
The Division of International Studies together with partners, Global Studies and the Department of Educational Policy Studies, would like to share news about the Global Studies in Higher Education initiative. You are invited to read the spring semester newsletter and continue to stay informed on upcoming and archived events. The Division of International Studies together …
Dr. Lalita du Perron is the associate director of the Center for South Asia and the faculty associate for the India Initiative, as well as a faculty liaison for the study abroad program in Varanasi, India. She has come to UW–Madison by way of London, with a background in South Asian Studies and Hindi. Du …
As events in Egypt continued to make headlines around the world, the University of Wisconsin–Madison brought the discussion to campus. The Division of International Studies, the African Studies Program, and the Middle East Studies Program hosted a roundtable discussion on the mass protests against Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and his government. As events in Egypt …
Ben Wildavsky, author of The Great Brain Race: How Global Universities Are Reshaping the World, gave a public speech on the rise of the global education market on Monday, January 31, 2011. A senior fellow in research and policy at the Kauffman Foundation, Wildavsky has worked as a journalist and educational policy consultant, and remains …
The Division of International Studies, in partnership with the African Studies Program and the Middle East Studies program, will sponsor a panel discussion on the protests in Egypt. Panelists include UW–Madison professors Nevine El-Nossery, (French and Italian), Nadav Shelef, (Political Science), and Adel Talaat, (Veterinary Medicine). The panel will be moderated by political science professor, …
UW–Madison News –February 1, 2011 If ever there were a novel approach to a global health issue, Caitilyn Allen may have found it in a radio drama produced by the Ugandan agricultural extension. UW–Madison News –February 1, 2011 If ever there were a novel approach to a global health issue, Caitilyn Allen may have found …