Institute for Regional and International Studies
Want tuition funding to study an East Asian language? Apply for a FLAS! The Center for East Asian Studies (CEAS) is now accepting applications for Summer 2020 and Academic Year 2020-21 FLAS Fellowships. Application deadline is Monday, February 10, 2020. FLAS (Foreign Language and Area Studies) fellowships are funded by the U.S. Department of Education …
JAPAN, OSAKA This program is part of UW–Madison Study Abroad’s Summer Launch! Join your fellow incoming first-year Badgers on this exciting summer program to Osaka, Japan! Led by Professor Charo D’Etcheverry, UW Supernatural Japan is a unique, engaging experience designed especially for incoming UW–Madison first-year students. Through classroom learning, guided site visits around Osaka, you’ll focus …
On Thursday, 18 October, CEAS held its second East Asia Now event in Platteville, Wisconsin. See here for media coverage and a recording of the event.
From “Blank’s Slate” Chancellor Rebecca Blank’s blog: As we count down the final days of summer and get ready for another academic year, let me tell you about my most interesting trip of the summer. In late May, I had the honor of leading a delegation to China. While not my first trip to that …
Trade tensions between the United States and China have had a broad impact across the world, and the state of Wisconsin is no exception. Tariffs and unease are affecting Wisconsin trade, and producers of signature commodities are feeling the repercussions. These issues were the topic of a panel discussion held on June 18, “U.S.–China Trade …
UW–Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank and Peking University President Hao Ping helped open a major conference on international higher education held in Beijing May 25-26. “The U.S. and China need each other,” Blank said in her opening remarks at the fifth Peking University-University of Wisconsin Workshop on Higher Education. “And our universities need each other. We …
Asian Languages and Cultures professor Hongming Zhang was in Kobe, Japan last week, attending the 27th Annual Conference of the International Association of Chinese Linguistics (IACL-27), which was held on May 10-12, 2019 at Kobe City University of Foreign Studies. IACL-27 had received altogether 742 paper submissions from universities and research institutions in 15 countries. …
Congratulations to Mingcong Bai, who has just received a Hilldale Undergraduate/Faculty Research Fellowship! This campus award provides a $4,000 stipend to each student, and their faculty advisor, to conduct a collaborative research project. Bai will be advised by Professor Judd Kinzley, and their project will focus on the first decade of Chinese Reform and Opening …