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UW–Madison News (September 14, 2010) “Delegation of Chinese educators visits UW–Madison” by Susannah Brooks Leaders from Shanghai’s East China Normal University (ECNU), one of China’s top institutions of teacher training, visited UW–Madison on Sept. 14 to learn more about the School of Education and discuss possible collaborations in the future. ECNU President Yu Lizhong joined …
The UW–Madison India Initiative invites you to attend the presentation “India’s Energy Scenario and Climate Change” by Surendra L. Rao on Monday, September 20, from 5-7:00 p.m. in Ingraham Hall. Professor S. L. Rao is Member, Board of Governors, Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore and Distinguished Visiting Fellow at The Energy & Resources …
The Division of International Studies is pleased to announce the 2010-11 competition for Graduate Student International Field Research Awards. These awards enable Ph.D. students to conduct exploratory summer field research abroad in order to develop their dissertation topics and be more competitive for extramural fellowships. Awards are intended to cover airfare and living expenses abroad, …
The Worldwide Universities Network (WUN) is pleased to announce the Global Challenges call for proposals, due the UW–Madison Division of International Studies by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, October 29, 2010. Global Challenges include: Adapting to Climate Change Understanding Cultures Opportunities and Challenges of Globalization Global Health – (Public Health – non-communicable disease) New Frontiers in …
Inside Higher Ed (August 31, 2010) — “‘American Universities in a Global Market'” by Doug Lederman EXCERPT: The status of the United States in the international higher education ecosystem — and, particularly, whether it is losing its longstanding place atop the global pecking order — is a topic of escalating discussion and, in some circles, …
Tomorrow, September 1, Jean Feraca of Wisconsin Public Radio’s Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders will present Science, The Media, and the Public Debates. If you miss the original show airing at 3 p.m., the show will be rebroadcast at 9 p.m. The debate about stem-cell research has flared up again since a federal judge …
UW MADISON NEWS (August 27, 2010) — Fifteen presidents of French universities, along with high-level education administrators and French Embassy personnel, will visit the University of Wisconsin–Madison beginning Monday, Aug. 30, for a weeklong seminar on leadership and strategic issues related to the management of autonomous public research universities. With presenters such as UW–Madison Chancellor …
by Masarah Van Eyck When Emily Dickmann took 23 UW–Madison undergraduate students on an alternative spring break service learning trip to the Dominican Republic in 2008, she knew they had learned some valuable things. “There was no room to hide behind a textbook,” says the academic adviser who took students in the Chadbourne Residential College …
The Chronicle of Higher Education (July 1, 2010) – “Internationalization Is Difficult” By Nigel Thrift EXCERPT: The latest news from Michigan State University is scaling back its operations in Dubai only underlines something we know all too well: internationalization is difficult. Many, many universities are looking to set up overseas operations but the barriers to …
Inside Higher Ed (July 13, 2010) — “Academic Outcomes of Study Abroad” by Elizabeth Redden EXCERPT: In 2000, researchers began an ambitious effort to document the academic outcomes of study abroad across the 35-institution University System of Georgia. Ten years later, they’ve found that students who study abroad have improved academic performance upon returning to …