University of Wisconsin–Madison
UW–Madison News Release – November 1, 201 University of Wisconsin–Madison Chancellor Biddy Martin is leading a delegation of UW–Madison faculty and staff to Greater China, with stops in Beijing, Hong Kong, and Taipei. The return visit, which begins later today, Monday, Nov. 1, follows Martin’s successful spring trip to Beijing, Tianjin, Hangzhou, and Shanghai. Enhancing …
On October 26, Dean Aisha Yousuf Al-Mannai, from Qatar University, delivered the lecture “Islam’s View of Other Religions” to a standing room only audience of students, faculty, staff, and friends from the community. The lecture was in Arabic, and translated into English by Elkheir E. Elkheir. Last December, Vice Provost Bousquet, who introduced Dean Al-Mannai, …
UW–Madison News – October 28, 2010 The East China University of Political Science and Law and the University of Wisconsin Law School are working together to offer a program to award executive master’s degrees in law. The program is designed to allow students to obtain the University of Wisconsin’s LLM — Legal Institutions degree with …
On Wednesday, Oct. 27 from 9-10:30 in Rm 206 Ingraham, the Center for South Asia will host eight Pakistani women who have been invited to Madison by State Representative Kelda Helen Roys. These women are interested in meeting UW faculty, staff, and students to better understand the way our university is organized and the variety …
The Wisconsin International Scholars (WISc) Program is an honors enrichment program offered by the Division of International Studies for undergraduate students in any college or major who are interested in adding an international dimension to their education. The program provides students with scholarship, mentoring, and networking opportunities. In 2003, the program began with 10 students, …
Last Friday the University Wisconsin Foundation hosted its annual Bascom Hill Society Autumn Dinner Event, the theme of which was international education, research, and service at UW–Madison. Dean and Vice Provost Gilles Bousquet was the emcee extraordinaire! A highlight of the evening was this video on UW–Madison’s International Learning Community (ILC). What is the ILC? …
The Badger Herald – October 12, 2010 EXCERPT: Currently there are 5,082 international students on campus, including degree-seeking and study abroad students, as well as undergraduate, graduate and professional students. This number has grown by over 5 percent from last year at this time and 10 percent from two years ago. By far, the largest …
The Division of International Studies welcomed its advisory board at an evening reception on Thursday, October 7, 2010. Speaking at the reception were Anthony Carroll, vice president of Manchester Trade Ltd. and adjunct professor at Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, and Ambassador John E. Lange (ret.), senior program officer for developing-country policy …
The Wisconsin China Initiative welcomed advisory board members from around the world for their annual leadership meeting held October 6-7, 2010. The two-day assembly began with a welcome reception and dinner, where new UW–Madison China studies faculty, Joseph Dennis, assistant professor of history, and Sida Liu, assistant professor of sociology, spoke. On Thursday, the board …
The Madison Committee on Foreign Relations (MCFR) and the University of Wisconsin–Madison invite you to participate in a special event: CHINA TOWN HALL: Local Connections, National Reflections Monday, October 18, 2010 5:30-8:15 p.m. Pacific Room, Edgewater Hotel, 666 Wisconsin Ave. Registration required (Details below) Download full event invite. The program will open with a lecture …