Manitoba Premier Doer to Discuss Regional Tech Cooperation at October 15 WIN-Madison Meeting

Premier Gary Doer, who has been designated as the next Canadian ambassador to the United States, will address opportunities for a Wisconsin-Manitoba collaboration under a newly signed memorandum of understanding at the Thursday, October 15 luncheon meeting of the Wisconsin Innovation Network (WIN) in Madison. The luncheon will be held at the Sheraton Hotel on …

Effective Global Communication: Electronic Media and Managing Global Web Sites

One key way for companies to communicate with potential and existing customers is through their Web presence.  A successful global Web site must take into consideration cultural, linguistic, legal, and other aspects of target countries. Learn to be a successful global communicator at the public talk, “Effective Global Communication: Electronic Media and Managing Global Web …

Trade Officials see Merit in Increased Wisconsin-China Partnership [Excerpt from WPR – 9/25/09]

The worldwide recession has taken it’s toll on Wisconsin’s foreign exports, but it’s trade balance with China has taken only a one percent dip this year. State officials just back from a trade mission to China, say China has weathered the global economic crisis and trade with Wisconsin is likely to accelerate over the next …

Czech Republic Ambassador to Speak on European-American Partnership-a Czech Perspective

His Excellency Petr Kolár, ambassador of the Czech Republic to the United States, will give a public lecture as a UW–Madison Distinguished International Visitor. This public lecture “Challenges and Opportunities of the European-American Partnership-a Czech Perspective” will be on Tuesday, October 6 from 4:30-5:30 p.m., at the Pyle Center, 702 Langdon Street. The Distinguished International …

Q & A with Dr. Bernard Belloc: Rethinking French Higher Education

While on a recent visit at the University of Wisconsin–Madison (UW–Madison) , Dr. Bernard Belloc, adviser on education to French President Nicolas Sarkozy, sat down to answer a few questions on the changing context of higher education in France with Dean Gilles Bousquet of the Division of International Studies.  During the Q&A, Belloc offered his …

Call for Proposals: Research Development Funds

The Worldwide Universities Network (WUN) is pleased to announce this funding opportunity. Please submit materials by Friday, November 13, 2009. All UW–Madison faculty and academic staff are invited to apply for WUN Research Development Fund grants designed to facilitate international collaboration. Please see the links below for proposal information, deadlines, financial guidelines, and eligibility. WUN …

International Relations Alum Wins MacArthur “Genius Award” [Wisconsin State Journal]

[NB: The International Relations major is now the International Studies Major.] UW–Madison graduate awarded a ‘genius grant’ By George Hesselberg | 608-252-6140 | ghesselberg@madison.com Lynsey Marie Addario, a 1995 graduate of UW–Madison and a photojournalist who has “exposed the tragic consequences of human conflict,” has been awarded a MacArthur Fellowship, also called “the genius grant.” …

Division of International Studies Dean’s Advisory Board Meeting 2009

The Division of International Studies welcomed its advisory board at an evening reception Thursday, September 24. Speaking at the reception were advisory board member and UW alum Thomas Sternberg (Chairman, SKCG group, White Plains, NY) and UW System President Kevin Reilly, who reported on his recent travels with the Governor’s Trade Mission to China and …

Wisconsin China Initiative Board Meeting 2009

The Wisconsin China Initiative welcomed advisory board members from around the world for their annual meeting September 23-24. The two-day assembly included a board meeting to address topics such as developing “Global Talent”; a lunch presentation on the Governor’s Trade Mission to China; a free and public panel discussion on China and the Global Economic …

UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Communication and Information to Speak on the Global Knowledge Society

Global Studies in Higher Education presents “The Power of Communication & Information in an Emerging Global Knowledge Society,” with Abdul Waheed Khan, assistant director-general for Communication and Information of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Dr. Khan will appear on Monday,  September 28, from 12-1:30 p.m., at 4151 Grainger Hall on the …