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by Kerry Hill, UW–Madison Communications The Singapore Ministry of Education has awarded a four-year, $3.5 million contract to the Center on Education and Work (CEW) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s School of Education for localizing CEW’s WISCareers and CareerLocker online career-information systems for use in Singapore schools. “Singapore continues to engage in world-class educational innovations, …
by Erin Banco, The Daily Cardinal, February 18, 2009 UW–Madison is in the process of developing a relationship and future collaboration Tikrit University in Iraq. UW–Madison officials and representatives from an Iraqi university took the first step in developing a relationship for the future in a teleconference phone call Feb. 13. According to Cynthia Williams, …
By Brian Moon, Wisconsin Radio Network A link between Iraqi university and UW–Madison is closer to reality. Wisconsin officials participated in a recent teleconference with officials affiliated with Tikrit University. Dean of UW’s Division of International Studies Gilles Bousquet says the Iraqis are highly interested in drawing from their resources including the study of agriculture, …
By Erica Perez of the Journal Sentinel, Feb. 11, 2009 The University of Wisconsin–Madison is taking the first steps toward a formal partnership with Tikrit University in Iraq, university officials report. One possible outcome would be academic collaboration and study-abroad opportunities for faculty and students in Iraq. University officials will hold a teleconference with U.S. …
Teleconference to be held this morning with Tikrit University, northwest of Baghdad by Signe Brewster, Thursday, February 12, 2009, The Badger Herald The University of Wisconsin is considering a formal relationship with a university in Iraq, which officials hope will create academic opportunities in multiple disciplines across UW. UW representatives and U.S. Embassy officials in …
Deborah Ziff, February 12 2009, The Wisconsin State Journal Iraqi students and faculty could begin studying and conducting research at UW–Madison if a burgeoning partnership with Tikrit University is formalized. Sending UW–Madison students to study in Iraq is not in the immediate plans but could happen in the future if the country stabilizes, said Gilles …
UW–Madison News Release Contact: Masarah Van Eyck, mvaneyck2@international.wisc.edu, (608) 262-5590 Feb. 11, 2009 by John Lucas The University of Wisconsin–Madison is taking the first steps toward a formal partnership with a university in Iraq. University officials will hold a teleconference with U.S. Embassy officials associated with the Salah ad Din Provincial Reconstruction Team based in …