A recipient of an AY2019–2021 Open Society Foundation’s (OSF) Civil Society Leadership Award (CSLA), Morjakole Alex David Diko graduated in May of 2021 from the Master’s in Educational Policy Studies Program in the UW School …
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UW Grad Student is helping organize PPE production, COVID response in developing countries
Rebecca Alcock is a recent master’s degree recipient in biomedical engineering and an incoming PhD student in industrial and systems engineering at UW–Madison. She has built on her experience as a volunteer at the Engineers Without Borders …
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 …
UW–Madison, Kazakh students connect through new program
Thousands of UW–Madison students study abroad every semester, and thousands more students from around the globe come to Madison to visit, conduct research, or enroll in courses. Ever wonder what happens when such globally-minded individuals …
UW–Madison begins fourth agreement with Kazakhstan university
The University of Wisconsin–Madison has signed its fourth – and most extensive – agreement with Nazarbayev University (NU) in Astana, Kazakhstan, which will lead to more faculty and staff collaborations between the two universities and summer study …
UW–Madison team begins third phase of agreement with Kazakhstan university
The University of Wisconsin–Madison recently moved into the third phase of a consulting agreement with Nazarbayev University (NU) in Astana, Kazakhstan, with a goal of fostering more faculty and staff collaborations between the two universities. UW–Madison is …
Bousquet reflects on Kazakhstan initiative
Gilles Bousquet, dean of the Division of International Studies and vice provost for globalization at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, recently traveled to Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, where UW-Madison is engaged in a ground-breaking higher-education initiative. Bousquet …
Partnership between UW and Kazakhstan grows as new university opens In Astana, Kazakhstan
A group of leaders in education and members of leading educational organizations were on-hand June 29-30, for the presentation of the new Nursultan Nazarbayev University in Astana, Kazakhstan. In March, UW–Madison entered into a partnership with …