A team of UW students, alumni, and (former) faculty and academic staff have updated the Russian Advanced Interactive Listening Series (RAILS) — interactive language lessons based on documentaries and interviews about Russian culture and history.
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UW-NU Partnership Updates
As travel began opening up, the UW-NU partnership team took the opportunity to reconnect through a delegation visit to UW (November 2021), as well as a visit to NU (May 2022).
Nauryz 2022
The team @uw_ipo wishes our colleagues, friends and partners who celebrate a happy Nauryz 2022! Поздравляем с праздником Наурыз! Наурыз мейрамы құтты болсын! Navruz Muborak!
Celebrating the release of Twilight on Tunnel Road!
Dr. Timothy Walsh, Director & Assistant Dean Emeritus, UW–Madison Cross-College Advising Service, recently released the debut album for his band Penelope’s Thrill. Titled Twilight on Tunnel Road, this indie rock album is a product of …
Heritage Alliance of the New Silk Road Workshop, November 16-20 2020
The third workshop of the Heritage Alliance of the New Silk Road (HANSR), 16-19 November 2020, will be hosted online by Nazarbayev University. Titled, Heritage at Risk: Connecting the Tangible and the Intangible, this workshop …
UW–Madison included on Kazakhstani 2020 Bolashak Scholarship List
UW–Madison was included on the Republic of Kazakhstan’s 2020 Bolashak Scholarship list. This means that now all Bolashak awardees can apply for all graduate programs and non-degree-specific internships programs at UW–Madison. We hope that this …
NU @ UW: Spring 2020 Visiting Scholar
The International Projects Office—UW-NU Partnership team partnered with the School of Education’s Global Engagement Office, the Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis Department, and Dr. Laura Dunek (UW System) to host Chinara Zhankenova, Senior Lawyer, NU …
UW–Madison celebrates 10-year milestone of institutional partner
As Nazarbayev University (NU), located in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, celebrates its 10-year anniversary, students, faculty, and staff at the University of Wisconsin–Madison are celebrating with them as well. UW–Madison is one of NU’s original institutional partners. …
Foreign aid leader’s visit focuses on UW partnership opportunities
As a Wisconsin native and UW alumnus, USAID Administrator Mark Green understands better than most the breadth of expertise that exists on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus. He saw it as a law student, as …
The Wisconsin-Kazakhstan Bridge
In summer 2016, the University of Wisconsin-Madison once again hosted undergraduate students from Nazarbayev University (NU) in Astana, Kazakhstan as part of the ongoing partnership between the two universities. This year a program called WisKaz-BRIDGE helped …