Category: Study Abroad

UW-Madison’s Hawkins to lead study abroad opportunity in China

If you’re interested in studying comparative education in China next summer, apply to this four-week study abroad program led by School of Education Professor Maggie Hawkins.  If you’re interested in studying comparative education in China next summer, apply to this four-week study abroad program led by School of Education Professor Maggie Hawkins. 

Erin Hoy, DAAD Young Ambassador

Erin Hoy is a UW–Madison student studying Neurobiology and German. While studying abroad in Germany she was nominated to be a DAAD Young Ambassador. Young Ambassadors are undergraduate students from North America that recently studied abroad in Germany and promote study in Germany at their home universities with help from the DAAD. Below is a …

Africa in Our Lives: Dave Bresnahan

PhD candidate Dave Bresnahan’s first taste of African Studies was through the work of Philip Curtin, one of the founders of the African Studies Program at UW–Madison. Since then, Dave has never looked back. He has traversed the kaya forests of Kenya’s coast, studied Mijikenda-speaking communities’ entanglements with the Indian Ocean, and even served as …

Kinesiology’s Galvan reflects on study abroad experience in Argentina, Uruguay

While many UW–Madison students spend their summers taking classes in Madison or staying at home with family, others choose to do something a little more out of the ordinary: study abroad. While many UW–Madison students spend their summers taking classes in Madison or staying at home with family, others choose to do something a little …

UW-Madison students reflect on study abroad experience

While many UW–Madison students spend their summers taking classes in Madison or staying at home with family, others choose to do something a little more out of the ordinary: study abroad. While many UW–Madison students spend their summers taking classes in Madison or staying at home with family, others choose to do something a little …

Undergraduate Russian Flagship students present research at UCLA conference

Congratulations to Russian Flagship students Alex Steiner and Kendall Werneiwski, who participated in the UCLA Undergraduate Conference on Slavic and East/Central European Studies in Los Angeles on April 29, 2017. Steiner and Werneiwski were nominated by the Russian Flagship Program to participate in the annual conference, where students have the opportunity to integrate their language skills with focused …

Faculty Led Study Abroad: Trends in Europe

Earlier this summer, Dr. Nancy Murray, Faculty Associate in Retailing & Consumer Behavior, teamed up with Robyn Waters, former VP of Trend, Design & Product Development at Target, to lead a study abroad program through three cities in Europe. Students were required to complete two weeks of online coursework on trend theory and principles before …

Loving Language: The College Experience

Daniel Clark just finished his fourth year as a Portuguese and business student at UW–Madison. He’s always known that a global profile would be a fool-proof path. Daniel Clark just finished his fourth year as a Portuguese and business student at UW–Madison. He’s always known that a global profile would be a fool-proof path.

Adventures in global health

When it comes to study abroad experiences, an elephant ride in Thailand is pretty hard to beat. When it comes to study abroad experiences, an elephant ride in Thailand is pretty hard to beat.

A path unlocked by language

For Kevin Barry, learning Yoruba while earning a degree in International Studies and certificates in African Studies and Global Cultures has proven to be a ‘golden key’ to a career that’s taken him from Nigeria to New York and beyond. For Kevin Barry, learning Yoruba while earning a degree in International Studies and certificates in …