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In celebration of International Education Week, the International and Comparative Education Research Group (ICERG) presents Back to School What would life be like without an education? Sadly, each year over a hundred million children live the consequences of not going to school. Today, 191 nations have set a goal of free and compulsory education for …
DATE: November 17, 2008 CONTACT: Masarah Van Eyck, 608 262 5590, mvaneyck2@international.wisc.edu Madison-Record numbers of University of Wisconsin–Madison students are earning some of their academic credit abroad, an increase that far exceeds the national average. What is more, they are choosing to study in previously non-traditional destinations such as China and India, and countries in …
By Mary Beth Marklein, USA TODAY More U.S. students are studying abroad than ever before, and they’re choosing an increasingly diverse array of destinations, a new report says. A record 241,791 U.S. students went abroad for academic credit in 2006-07, up 8% from the previous year, and nearly 150% more than a decade earlier, the …
SECOND CHANCE @ International Educational Opportunity Calling ALL Students who are Interested in International Topics & Issues Have you ever wanted to take a class with an International focus? Do you enjoy traveling to other countries? Would you like to learn to solve real world problems on a global scale? Does partnering with a teacher …
By G. Jeffrey MacDonald, Special for USA TODAY Lasha Carey wasn’t especially interested in community service work before she enrolled last year as a freshman at The College of New Jersey in Ewing, N.J. But that’s changed in a big way through the power of peer influence. Inspired by classmates who gave her a taste …
UW–Madison ranked ninth among research universities in the number of student Fulbright fellows, according to data recently released by the Fulbright program. The ranking is an improvement over last year, when the university ranked 11th. Of the 20 UW–Madison students who received Fulbright Institute of International Education (IIE) fellowships for 2008-09, 18 accepted. In total, …
Contact: Masarah Van Eyck, 262-5590, mvaneyck2@international.wisc.edu Date: November 11, 2008 BADGERS ABROAD! NEW BLOG CHRONICLES THE GLOBAL REACH OF UW-MADISON STUDENTS AND FACULTY Madison-To celebrate International Education Week (Nov. 17-21) , the Division of International Studies has launched its Badgers Abroad Blog, an easy-to-access, searchable compendium of UW–Madison’s presence around the world. The Badgers …
The Office of Corporate Relations (OCR) is a sponsor of Global Entrepreneurship Week, an international effort to inspire and encourage young people to consider entrepreneurship as a career choice and to celebrate America’s unique culture of inventiveness. The theme of the week, which runs from Nov. 17-23, is “Unleashing Ideas!” and is supported by the …
UW–Madison and the Madison community celebrate International Education Week, November 17 – 21, with international activities, films, lectures, and workshops. Monday – Friday, November 17 – 21 8 a.m. – 8 p.m., Class of 1973 Gallery, Red Gym, 716 Langdon Street International Education Week Photo Exhibit – NEW EVENT! The U.S. will celebrate International Education …
By Elizabeth Redden, Inside Higher Education International student enrollment at U.S. graduate schools continues to grow, but at slower rates than in recent years, according to new survey results from the Council of Graduate Schools. “I think what we’re going to need to do is follow this next year and see what happens. It could …