Ahead of the December 13th virtual ceremony for the 2020 winter commencement, UW-Madison is highlighting a few notable graduates. Among them is IIP alum Alexis Lipkie, who did an internship with JR Central in Japan …
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Alumni Profile: Jacquelyn Wong, Japan 2015
Jacquelyn Wong ’16 studied Genetics and Genomics and was a summer 2015 intern with RIKEN Quantitative Biology Center in Osaka, Japan. She currently works as a research specialist at Fujifilm Cellular Dynamics, Inc. (FDCI) in …
Alumni Profile: Wyatt Rufener, Japan 2013 & 2015
Wyatt Rufener ’15, MS’17 interned in Tokyo, Japan in summer 2013 with JR Central and again in summer 2015 with Hirose Denki through the Pasona program. He majored in Applied Mathematics, Engineering, and Physics with …
Alumni Profile: Neil Jerome, Japan 2014
Neil Jerome ’15 majored in Computer Sciences and Japanese and was a spring 2014 intern at NEC Corporation in Nara and Kawasaki, Japan. Neil currently works as a software engineer at Rakuten, Inc. in Tokyo, …
Apply for Summer 2020 Research Abroad!
Application deadlines are approaching for summer 2020 international research programs! Now is the time to start preparing your application materials and meet with an IIP Advisor. Some applications are due by the end of 2019, …
Badgers and JR Central Celebrate 20 Years of High-Speed Internships
By Steven Barcus It’s the most competitive, most sought after international internship offered by the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The JR Central Internship Program, established by Distinguished UW Alum and JR Central Chairman Emeritus Yoshiyuki Kasai, has been offering Badgers …
JR Central Internship Alumni Among Final Round Winners of ‘Smart Cities-Smart Futures’ Competition
Michael Schlicting led the Badger Rail team to the final round of the Smart Cities-Smart Futures competition sponsored by Foxconn. Badger Rail includes past and future participants in the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) …
Apply for Summer 2019 research abroad!
Application deadlines are approaching for summer 2019 international research programs! Now is the time to start preparing your application materials and meet with an IIP Advisor. Some applications are due by the end of 2018, …
Japan Internship Info Session November 7th
Summer Internships in Japan: Wednesday, November 7th, 2018 from 4:30-5:30pm in 206 Ingraham Hall Come learn about summer internships in Japan UW Japanese alumna and IIP interim director Michelle Kern Hall. We’ll talk about programs …
Alumnus shares Wisconsin ag expertise with Japanese Dairy Farms
Read about alumnus Kazutoshi Ueno who helped create a new summer 2018 internship with Horai Dairy at Senbonmatsu Farm in Japan. By Steve Barcus Wisconsin’s reputation as a leading producer and innovator in the dairy industry …