Josh Thiry, a retail and consumer behavior major, spent his spring semester interning abroad in Scandanavia. Briefly describe your international internship: I worked in a lovely town called Hellerup outside of Copenhagen, Denmark. The company …
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Rebecca Hanks: Spring 2020 Student Profile
Rebecca Hanks spent her final semester as a UW undergraduate in Uganda interning at Health Access Connect, an international NGO cofounded by a UW alum. She majored in International Studies and Political Science with a …
Spring 2020: Showcasing Our Students and Reflecting on Challenges
This semester has presented us all with uncertainties and new situations. For both IIP and IAP it has meant making the hard decision to suspend spring and summer programs in order to keep students safe. …
Supporting Individuals Impacted By Bias During the Covid-19 Pandemic
Dear UW–Madison Students, Faculty, and Staff, The past months have been incredibly challenging. The COVID-19 pandemic has created ruptures within communities—through the need to physically distance, the death of loved ones, and a rise in …
Message from Dean Podestá on Spring and Summer International Programs
As we come to the end of another semester and look toward the summer, I want to express my sympathies and appreciation for those of you who had to abruptly change your plans for the …
2020 Bucky’s Global Citizenship Award Winner: Alondra Avitia
It’s that time of year again–the winners of the 2020 Bucky’s Awards have been announced! Congratulations to Alondra Avitia, the winner of the Global Citizenship Award! The Global Citizenship Award, sponsored by the International Internship …
Message from Dean Podestá on Summer 2020 International Programming
In consideration of the health and safety of UW–Madison students, Guido Podestá, vice provost and dean of the International Division, has instructed that all IAP study abroad programs and IIP international internships planned for summer 2020 be cancelled. This …
Message from Dean Podestá on COVID-19 and Spring 2020 Study Abroad
Following today’s announcement by Chancellor Blank regarding campus operations and activities, as well as the World Health Organization’s declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic, the International Division is taking immediate steps to secure the well-being of …
I Found an Internship Where I Studied Abroad (and so can you)!
Are you back from study abroad and already wondering how to get back? I was too! In 2019 I studied abroad for five months in Ireland at the National University of Ireland-Galway. My experience was …
Africa in our Lives: Lusayo Mwakatika
BIO Lusayo Mwakatika is an Administrative Intern at the African Studies Program and a junior at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is also President of Project Malawi, a student organization at UW-Madison, which mainly does …