Tag: UW Advance program

UW ADVANCE PROGRAM TURNS INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS INTO BADGERS IN THREE WEEKS

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The Wisconsin Idea echoed through the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Dejope Hall on Oct. 12, when about 70 students from three Chinese universities gathered for the culmination of the UW Advance program. UW–Madison’s notion that education should touch people’s lives outside the classroom, in all corners of the world, resonated as the group recounted their experiences in a three-week …

International students chase big dreams and big data careers in UW Advance

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Big data and big aspirations converged this summer when 20 international students got a taste of University of Wisconsin–Madison in the UW Advance program. Students from six Chinese universities—the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Guangdong University of Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Northwestern Polytechnical University, and Northeastern University—concluded …