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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In Memorium: Sanda Arfa
The IPO team was saddened to learn that Sandra (“Sandy”) Arfa, former Director of the UW-Madison English as a Second Language program, passed away on May 5, 2022. Sandy was a core member of the …
Bringing the Wisconsin Idea to Yemen
Representatives from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Engineers Without Borders International (EWB), and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) held a webinar on June 23 with attendees from around the world to discuss their recent cooperation in Yemen to fight the …
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 …
Discussing the Global Impact of UW–Madison
From April 15–17, the Wisconsin Alumni Association organized the 50-year anniversary of the UW Class of 1970 and invited members of the International Division to participate in a panel discussing UW’s global impact. The virtual …
Uzbekistan Education Roundtable 2021
On April 7, 2021, Dr. Elise Ahn, Director, IPO, participated in a roundtable hosted by the U.S. Department of Commerce in partnership with the Uzbekistan Ministry of Higher and Secondary-Specialized Education to discuss UW–Madison’s current …
Class of 2021 Congratulations: Morjakole Alex David Diko
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 …
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 …
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 …
Congratulations to UW–Madison’s Department of Educational Policy Studies!
In collaboration with IPO, the Educational Policy Studies master’s program at UW–Madison was selected as a Joint Japan World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program preferred master’s degree program for five years (AY2020–2025). This means students from …