Higher Education for Development (HED), in cooperation with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is seeking applications from U.S. higher education institutions to work with their counterparts in developing countries. For more information about applying for these competitive awards, please click on the links below: (more…)
On this weeks edition of “In Wisconsin,” on Wisconsin Public Television Thursday, April 24, 2008, 7:00 pm (repeats Sunday, April 27, at noon) Fredericka Freyberg interviews dairy farmer John Rosenow about migrant labor in dairy country. (more…)
Greetings from the Wisconsin China Initiative! We would like to invite you to the seminar celebrating the inauguration of the Wisconsin China Initiative, designed to create partnerships between educational, governmental, and corporate institutions in China and Wisconsin, to promote global competence, and to advance internationalization with respect to China, on May 1st at 4:30 p.m., Director’s Room, Grainger Hall, 975 University Avenue.
Next Tuesday, April 29, 8:00 - 9:30 in 240 Ag Hall, we will have the first International Coffee for international visiting scholars, post docs, and grad students and their UW faculty mentors/hosts. The idea for this came from a focus group that the International Committee convened last year. All CALS international scholars, post docs, and grad students are welcome, with or without their hosts and mentors. Help spread the word: Download a poster
Migration and Human Rights talk April 24, in room 206 Ingraham, 2:00 - 4:00. Civil unrest has uprooted millions from their homes causing a double impact on food security — migrants need emergency food aid, and countries lose the food output that migrants would have produced if they had not been forced to flee. Click here to download a poster.
The UW-Madison Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy (WAGE) has announced an individual grant competition to support research projects on globalization and the international economy. All UW-Madison faculty and qualified members of the academic staff are encouraged to apply. WAGE anticipates awarding 2–4 grants of up to $10,000, which will be available for use from June 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009. Applications should be submitted no later than noon on Friday, April 18.
Designing “Pro-Poor” Rewards for Ecosystem Services is the theme of the Land Tenure Center Spring Forum April 7-8. All events are free but some require preregistration by March 31. To register and find details on speakers and presentations, go to the forum website at www.ies.wisc.edu/ltc/springforum.htm.
Arabinda Mitra, Executive Director of the Indo-US Science and Technology Forum, will discuss the programs his organization has funded and opportunities currently available for funding new endeavors. He will speak on April 2 at noon in room 6201 Microbial Sciences Building. Please help get the word out by downloading and posting the event poster. (more…)
Join William Brustein and Susan Jeffords on the internationalization of higher education Tuesday, March 11, 2008 for a candid discussion about how local communities and regions benefit from the global efforts of their public universities. Topics will include knowledge hubs and economic development, strategic university-community partnerships, and institutional cooperation, among others.
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Please join us for these upcoming international events: