AY2023-2024 was a busy year of engagements for UW-Madison and partners in Kazakhstan. In addition to wrapping up a 14 year partnership with Nazarbayev University and the signing of a new MOU, IPO helped facilitate …
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UW-Madison Delegation to Astana, Kazakhstan (Spring 2024)
In the spring of 2024, six teams of representatives from UW–Madison will be providing external review of the six social science and humanities departments at Nazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities (NU SSH).
2023 NU SSH Graduation
From June 9–14, 2023, a delegation from UW–Madison traveled to Astana, Kazakhstan, to participate in the Nazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities (NU SSH) spring 2023 graduation. The delegation consisted of Interim Vice Provost and Dean of the International Division, Professor Barry Gerhart; UW-NU Partnership Faculty Director, Professor David McDonald; International Division Director of External Relations, Maj Fischer; and IPO Director, Dr. Elise Ahn.
Summer 2023 Transitions
Around the university, summer serves as a transition season—one school year ends, another one is on the horizon. Subsequently, there are usually a number of staffing changes as well. First, the International Projects Office (IPO) …
Sweet, PhD, James H.
James H. Sweet is Vilas-Jartz Distinguished Professor of History.
Collaborations: Russian Advanced Interactive Listening Series
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.
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 …
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 …