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 …
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UW India Initiative Presents India’s Energy Scenario and Climate Change
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 …
Funding Opportunity: Graduate Student International Field Research Awards
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 …
Call for Proposals: Worldwide Universities Network (WUN)
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 …
[IHE] American Universities in a Global Market
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 …
Here on Earth: Radio Without Boarders Presents Science, The Media, and the Public Debates Tomorrow at 3 p.m.
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 …
French University Presidents and Education Officials Visit Campus to Study UW Model
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 …
Global Scholars Awards Help Faculty, Staff Internationalize Learning
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 …
[CHE] Internationalization Is Difficult
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 …
[IHE] Academic Outcomes of Study Abroad
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 …