Category: Study Abroad

WSJ- Madison Students In France ‘all Safe’

The Students Are Advised Not To Venture Into The Riot-ridden Suburbs. Wisconsin State Journal Wednesday, November 9, 2005 YANA PASKOVA ypaskova@madison.com 608-252-6120 UW–Madison students studying amid the unrest in France are “all safe,” according to interim Director of International Academic Programs Catherine Meschievitz. Only three UW–Madison students currently reside in Paris, while 13 live around …

Sometimes Coming Home Is A Shock To Those Studying Abroad

Wisconsin State Journal Sunday, July 24, 2005 Denise Thornton For the State Journal As college students arrive home for the summer, many are returning to Wisconsin from classrooms around the world. Volatile international politics have not slowed the flow of students with an urge to see for themselves what they are reading in the newspaper. …

New grant allows more students to study abroad in Germany

Undergraduate students studying the life sciences at UW–Madison will have a new opportunity to pursue their work overseas through a grant from the German American Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). Ten German universities received DAAD funding for the new programs, which will be launched next year. UW–Madison and Harvard University will work with the University of …

Study Abroad Reunion – Madison, Wisconsin

 Your Study Abroad Changed Your Life. So Will Your Study Abroad Reunion. Alumni Weekend, May 6–7, 2005. Rekindle your memories of your time spent studying abroad with others who shared the same experience. Oh, the stories you — and they — will tell! So bring your photos and scrapbooks along. Trade memories with your fellow …

2005 Study Abroad Scholarship Awards

Study abroad experiences change lives. UW–Madison is fortunate to be able to offer these life-changing opportunities for our students to travel abroad and study many different fields from language, business, education, engineering, global health to agriculture and the life sciences. Students are sent to Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America-in fact to over 50 countries. Study …

UW Study Abroad Student Present at a Moment in History

I will not be in Rome on Friday (today), however I did go to Rome this past Monday for the procession of the body. I can tell you a little about what is going on around me and what has gone on. Here’s what I witnessed. I am studying in Florence through the UW/Mich program …