University of Wisconsin–Madison
Untitled Document Julie Curti, a UW–Madison undergraduate who studied abroad in Bonn, Germany and was a peer advisor in International Academic Programs’ (study abroad) office, is the recipient of a Truman scholarship. Click here for more on Curti’s scholarship. Click here for more on Curti’s study-abroad academic experience.
Untitled Document FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: Monday, March 20, 2006 CONTACT: Ronnie Hess, Director of Communications, Division of International Studies, UW–Madison, (608) 262-5590, rlhess@wisc.edu UW-MADISON LAUNCHES INTERNATIONAL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM Madison, WI – Thanks to a new, first-of-its-kind program at UW–Madison, a core group of undergraduates will soon be able to experience what it’s like to …
By Aaron Nathans The Capital Times How do you stop a herd of rampaging elephants? A group of University of Wisconsin–Madison business students recently learned that the answer lies in learning to think from a different point of view. A group of 10 master’s of business administration students visited the impoverished African nation of Malawi …
Untitled Document FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: January 25, 2007 CONTACT: Courtney Skare, Study Abroad Advisor, International Academic Programs (IAP), UW–Madison, (608) 261-1020, caskare@bascom.wisc.edu NEW STUDY ABROAD “101” INFORMATION SESSION Madison, WI – Starting this semester, International Academic Programs will be holding a “Study Abroad 101” information session. The session, held every day from 2:30 p.m. …
Toward the end of the old year, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed a resolution designating 2006 the “Year of Study Abroad.” “Whereas educating students internationally is an important way to share the values of the United States, to create goodwill for the United States around the world, to work toward a peaceful global society, and …
Over a thousand UW–Madison students have participated in the International Academic Program in Florence since it began in 1982, making the study-abroad program one of the Division of International Studies’ most renowned. Since 1986, students have studied and lived at the Villa Corsi-Salviati, a historic monument located in the village of Sesto Fiorentino, six miles, …
Untitled Document December 15, 2006 Contact: Ronnie Hess, Director of Communications, Division of International Studies, UW–Madison, (608) 262-5590, rlhess@wisc.edu NEW INTERNATIONAL COURSES ATTRACT NEW STUDENTS Madison, WI – Several new international studies courses will be offered at UW–Madison in spring 2006. The courses reflect new faculty scholarship and research at the University as well as …
Untitled Document by Ronnie Hess UW–Madison students continue to study abroad in record numbers, according to figures released by the UW–Madison Division of International Studies. According to International Studies, the number of students studying abroad in 2003-04 increased 11.7 percent from the previous year, above the national figure of 9.6 percent cited in “Open Doors …
Untitled Document by John Potratz, The Badger Herald Monday, November 14, 2005 All University of Wisconsin students traveling to Spain next spring will soon be receiving their visas. Concluding weeks of tenuous uncertainty, Division of International Studies officials reached an agreement Friday with the Spanish consulate in Chicago to ensure all students will be able …
by John Potratz, The Badger Herald Wednesday, November 9, 2005 University of Wisconsin students set to travel abroad to Spain this spring now face uncertain plans. Due to lack of staff members and policies brought on by the 2004 Madrid train bombings, the Spanish Consulate in Chicago recently declared they would no longer accept appointments …