University of Wisconsin–Madison
UW Madison News (November 12, 2009) — The Wisconsin School of Business will attract some of the brightest real estate students from the top business schools in Asia, Europe and Latin America with a highly innovative Global Real Estate Master (GREM) program. The program builds on the Wisconsin School of Business’s expertise and tradition in …
UW–Madison News Release by John Lucas FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 11/6/09 CONTACT: Aaron Brower, 608-262-5246, ambrower@wisc.edu University of Wisconsin–Madison Chancellor Biddy Martin and the Madison Initiative for Undergraduates Oversight Committee have identified eight proposals, ranging from an electronic system designed to capture notes of student meetings with advisers to College of Letters & Science faculty lines, …
UW–Madison News (Oct. 7, 2009) – In elementary school, most Wisconsin residents probably looked ahead to language study as an “either-or” proposition: a few years of high school French or Spanish, maybe German. Lucky ones, depending on the school, might get Chinese, Japanese, or Russian. So much for those choices. On a recent visit to …
UW–Madison News (Oct. 5, 2009) – A recent assessment of the research impact of scientists at more than 4,000 universities around the world ranked those at the University of Wisconsin–Madison No. 20. The ranking by the international information vendor Thomson Reuters relied on a common technique called citation counts. When scientists mention the existing research …
“Seeding Inclusive Excellence” is the theme for this year’s 2009 Diversity Forum, which will be held at the Memorial Union, Thursday, October 8, 2009. UW–Madison is excited to welcome a number of visitors who will be with us throughout the day and who represent some of the most talented researchers, scholars, and thought leaders nationwide …
Global Studies in Higher Education, a joint venture of Global Studies and the Division of International Studies, welcomed Dr. Abdul Khan, assistant director-general for Communication and Information of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) , to their fall 2009 distinguished speaker series. Dr. Khan, who has led UNESCO’s Communication and Information Sector …
The Division of International Studies is pleased to announce the 2009-10 competition for Graduate Student International Field Research Awards. These awards enable Ph.D. students to conduct exploratory summer field research abroad in order to develop their dissertation topics and be more competitive for extramural fellowships. Awards are intended to cover airfare and living expenses abroad, …
U.S. News & World Report has listed International Learning Communities and Study Abroad as “programs to look for” at UW–Madison. International Learning Communities allow students to live in language-specific university housing. Approximately 2,000 UW–Madison students study abroad each year. UW–Madison was ranked 39th in the “Best National Universities” category, tied with the University of Illinois …
The American Council on Education and Coalition for International Education are pleased to announce the launch of the new U.S. Global Competence website. This new website highlights the urgent need for international and foreign language education to become part of the core mission of the U.S. education system from K-12 through graduate school. It was …