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		<title>High School Teachers Leave for Rwanda on UW-Madison Fulbright Grant</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[UW-Madison News Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
6/30/09
CONTACT: Jim Delehanty, jmdeleha@wisc.edu, 608-262-4458
MADISON &#8211; This week, the University of Wisconsin-Madison African Studies Program is taking 15 high school social studies teachers and curriculum planners from across the United States to Rwanda for 30 days.
This endeavor is made possible by the Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad from the United States Department [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=internationalstudies.wordpress.com&blog=920170&post=1560&subd=internationalstudies&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>UW Announces Brazil Initiative</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 19:02:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CONTACT: Severino Albuquerque, 608-262-2528, sjalbuqu@wisc.edu
MADISON &#8211; The University of Wisconsin-Madison Brazil Initiative will bring faculty and alumni together with private foundations, Wisconsin businesses and state agencies to help the state better understand and engage with this emerging global economy.
It follows the success of the China and India initiatives, launched in 2006 and 2007, respectively. The [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=internationalstudies.wordpress.com&blog=920170&post=1454&subd=internationalstudies&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>UW-Madison to Sign Historic Agreement with Iraqi University</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 17:53:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The University of Wisconsin-Madison is preparing to sign a historic agreement with one of the foremost institutions of higher education in Iraq.
On Monday, March 30, UW-Madison Chancellor Biddy Martin will meet by videoconference with Tikrit University President Maher Saleh Allawi to sign a memorandum of understanding pledging to explore and pursue opportunities for educational and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=internationalstudies.wordpress.com&blog=920170&post=1389&subd=internationalstudies&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>German Ambassador to the U.S. Visits UW-Madison</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 18:08:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Press Release
DATE: March 20, 2009
CONTACT: Masarah Van Eyck, (608) 262-5590, mvaneyck2@international.wisc.edu
Madison-German Ambassador Klaus Scharioth will give a public lecture on April 1 at UW-Madison entitled &#8220;The Transatlantic Agenda &#8211; A German Perspective.&#8221; He will also deliver the keynote address at the German-American International Symposium &#8220;Excursions in German-American Studies: Celebrating 25 Years at the Max Kade [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=internationalstudies.wordpress.com&blog=920170&post=1344&subd=internationalstudies&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>UW-Madison Explores Partnership with Iraqi University</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 21:24:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[UW-Madison News Release
Contact: Masarah Van Eyck, mvaneyck2@international.wisc.edu, (608) 262-5590
Feb. 11, 2009
by John Lucas
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is taking the first steps toward a formal partnership with a university in Iraq.
University officials will hold a teleconference with U.S. Embassy officials associated with the Salah ad Din Provincial Reconstruction Team based in Iraq this Friday (Feb. 13) [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=internationalstudies.wordpress.com&blog=920170&post=1191&subd=internationalstudies&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Global Health Certificate Program Celebrates First Graduates, Welcomes New Students</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:37:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[UW-Madison News Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DATE: January 15, 2009
CONTACT: Cindy Haq, 608-263-6546, clhaq@wisc.edu
MADISON &#8211; Last September, 40 or so students, faculty, and staff gathered in a small conference room of the Health Sciences Learning Center for what Cindy Haq, director of the University of Wisconsin-Madison&#8217;s Center for Global Health, called &#8220;a very special occasion.&#8221;
Now in its [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=internationalstudies.wordpress.com&blog=920170&post=1100&subd=internationalstudies&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Farrell To Receive Honorary Doctorate from City University London</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:20:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DATE:  January 15, 2009
CONTACT: Masarah Van Eyck, (608) 262-5590, mvaneyck2@international.wisc.edu
Madison — City University London will award University of Wisconsin–Madison professor of mechanical engineering Patrick Farrell with an honorary degree [DSc (h.c.)] later this month in recognition of his long-standing contributions to research and education in the field of mechanical engineering.
Farrell, former provost [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=internationalstudies.wordpress.com&blog=920170&post=1093&subd=internationalstudies&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Video Library makes UW&#8217;s International Events More Accessible</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 17:03:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Division of International Studies now has a &#8220;video library&#8221; where viewers can access talks of particular interest.
http://www.international.wisc.edu/Media/index.html 
Students and faculty have told us that, while they often can&#8217;t make a talk (particularly during the event-saturated months of October and April), they would jump at the chance to watch/listen on their own time.
This is particularly [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=internationalstudies.wordpress.com&blog=920170&post=1006&subd=internationalstudies&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>UW-Madison Study Abroad Numbers Jump to Top Ten, China New Top-Five Destination</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:46:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 Central [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=internationalstudies.wordpress.com&blog=920170&post=985&subd=internationalstudies&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>UW-Madison is a Leader in Fulbright Fellows with Top 10 Ranking</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:40:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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, 1,450 U.S. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=internationalstudies.wordpress.com&blog=920170&post=970&subd=internationalstudies&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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