University of Wisconsin–Madison
A long time ago in a place far way, I was an exchange student. I lived on a small Pacific island, surrounded by a vast watery landscape that stretched beyond the horizon in all directions. I felt further cut off from The World As I Knew It when it came to my ability to communicate …
They are curious about the world, and eager to explore. They want their schools to ramp up language instruction, promote global awareness, and open up more avenues to experience other cultures and engage with diverse people. The high school students who participated in the Wisconsin Global Youth Summit offered a range of ideas for amplifying …
In anticipation of a possible late spring publication of the Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) grant competition, I am organizing a peer review workshop. Please note: the grant competition has NOT yet been published, nor has a definite date been announced. However, the US Department of Education anticipates holding a competition this spring. Peer …
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is partnering with the Indo-U.S. Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF) and the Science and Engineering Board (SERB) in India’s Department of Science and Technology (DST) to offer a transformative exchange program for students of engineering and science between leading institutions in India and the United States. The S.N Bose Scholars Program …
The deadline to apply for a Fulbright Summer Institute in the UK is fast approaching! Applications are due Monday, March 11 5:00 PM (UK time). View information on the 9 summer institutes and the application. The US-UK Fulbright Commission offers special Summer Institutes for US citizens to come to the UK. These summer programmes provide …
Leaders across a range of sectors—particularly business and education—have been trumpeting the need for people — employees and students — who have a global perspective, are more adaptable and able to live and work across cultures and national boundaries. They want more “global citizens.” But what makes someone a “global citizen”? Approximately 80 students from …
Sorry, but no teachers allowed. The Wisconsin Global Youth Summit was created so that high school students could talk with peers from around the state about internationalizing their lives and their schools. No one intended to have them trek to Madison – coming from as far away as Manitowoc, Green Bay, Marshfield, Black River Falls …
As the 2012 University of Wisconsin–Madison Homecoming Parade was about to begin, Mou Jian (MJ) Teo stood in front of his group’s float. Adorned with flags from all over the world, the float had taken a lot of time and effort to build and now was ready for its debut. Teo and other members of …
Shams Banihani, a policy analyst with the United Nations Development Programme, will visit the University of Wisconsin–Madison for presentations in early March on the UN’s Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and UNDP’s work in poverty reduction, HIV/AIDS, gender equality and building green jobs. Banihani, a 2003 UW graduate in business administration, also will give a talk …
The late Donald Nichols, emeritus professor of economics and public affairs at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, was “the catalyst for all our efforts to relate international studies to the state’s changing role in the global economy,” says David M. Trubek, Dean Emeritus of International Studies. Nichols, who advised three Wisconsin governors and a president, died …