University of Wisconsin–Madison
February 2010 features the 10th annual International Opportunities Month (IOM) on campus! The celebration is organized by a campus-wide committee of globally focused organizations, chaired by the Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER). Throughout the month, students of all majors are invited to attend IOM events; learn about global issues; and hear about …
Save the date! From the UW Center for Global Health: You are cordially invited to attend the 6th Annual UW Global Health Symposiu, February 3, 2010, 5:00-9:00 pm in the Health Sciences Learning Center, room 1306. We expect to share a great evening with a variety of presentations regarding global health activities by the UW …
Are American Students Lazy? [Inside Higher Ed] 1/4/10 Gather faculty members together and it’s not hard to get them talking about the ways students disappoint. They text in class, expect extensions for no good reason, and act surprised when they don’t earn A’s. But when it comes to work ethic and manners, are there some …
When Jin Hoe Ng decided to leave Malaysia more than two years ago to attend the University of Wisconsin–Madison, his knowledge of the state and campus was limited. He knew Wisconsin was “an agriculture state famous for cheese and dairy products,” that the university’s student population “lacks racial diversity” and that UW–Madison “is a party …
Gulf Times (December 8, 2009) — Qatar University (QU) has signed an agreement with the University of Wisconsin–Madison, USA, to establish a framework to explore future collaboration. At the signing ceremony yesterday, QU president Prof Sheikha Abdulla al-Misnad and director of the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s International Institute and dean of the Division of International Studies …
On behalf of Chancellor Martin, Gilles Bousquet, dean of the Division of International Studies, has traveled to Doha to attend the MOU signing ceremony between UW–Madison and Qatar University. Invited by Qatar University’s College of Education, among others, Dean Bousquet will also present his talk, “Beyond Internationalization: The 21st-Century Global University,” to faculty and administrators …
Universities Offer International Resources to Help Economy at Home By Karin Fischer The Chronicle of Higher Education, November 15, 2009 Universities, with their global reach and increasingly international missions, can use their overseas connections and expertise to improve their state and local economies. That was the argument made by speakers at a panel discussion Sunday …
What is global competence? Can you learn it? How do you know when you have it? Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Wisconsin Public Radio’s daily call-in program about all things international, will tackle the notion of “global competence” in its broadcast on Tuesday, November 17 at 3pm (rebroadcast each evening at 9pm). The broadcast …
The Brazil Initiative at UW–Madison is pleased to announce a special upcoming conference, “Brazilian Literary Networks” which will take place Thursday, November 19 through Saturday, November 21 at the Pyle Center. Please view a schedule of events and opportunities. In response to the growing global importance of Brazil in economic and political spheres, the University …
The Gender and International Policy Research Circle and Transnational Applied Research in Gender Equity Training (TARGET) presents, “Women’s Rights and Legal Advocacy in India,” a talk by Dr. Flavia Agnes, attorney at the Bombay High Court. The event will be held Tuesday, November 10 from 2-3:30 p.m. at 336 Ingraham Hall. Dr. Flavia Agnes is …