Partnership Between UW and Kazakhstan Grows as New University Opens in Astana, Kazakhstan

For up-to-date information, go to the UW-Nazarbayev University Project website: http://international.wisc.edu/nuproject/ A group of leaders in education and members of leading educational organizations were on-hand June 29-30, for the presentation of the new Nursultan Nazarbayev …

Haven’t Heard? Chinese Athletes to Arrive on Campus Friday Night

madison.com Deborah Ziff Nine elite Chinese athletes and coaches will be greeted at the Dane County Regional airport Friday night in true UW-Madison fashion – by Bucky Badger and the UW Marching Band. UW-Madison Chancellor …

CIBER Funding Available to Support Faculty Development Study Tour to China

The China Faculty Development in International Business (FDIB) program will take place from January 3-14, 2011. The program compares the dynamic growth of China’s two leading economic regions – the Yangtze River Delta and the …

China’s Champions to Arrive at UW-Madison July 23

UW-Madison News (July 15, 2010) — A group of elite Chinese student-athletes and coaches is expected to arrive in Madison on Friday, July 23, marking the start of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Chinese Champions Program. …

[Daily Independent] Resolving Language Debate In African Literature

Daily Independent (July 4, 2010) — “Resolving Language Debate In African Literature” EXCERPT The recent challenge by a Cameroonian writer and literary critic, Peter Wuteh Vakunta of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, United States of America …

UW Business Event: Strategic Global Sourcing

Worldwide economic, political, and social factors combined with accelerated advances in communications technologies have altered the nature of business. One result has been the emergence of strategic global sourcing as a key element in organizational …

Redesigned UW Home Page Highlights Int’l Offerings: Web site Launched Today!

University Communications launched the redesigned university home page today! This new site is designed to highlight the university’s successes in teaching, research, and public service, and to celebrate the people, achievements, and events that reflect UW-Madison’s …

[CHE] More Colleges Coach Professors to Lead Study-Abroad Programs

Read Karin Fischer’s article on the excitement behind the increase of faculty-led study abroad programs in The Chronicle of Higher Education. EXCERPT Faculty-led study-abroad programs have proliferated in recent years, as colleges have sought ways to give …