UW-W Economics and German major Zachary Herriges has been awarded the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)’s Undergraduate Scholarship to support his study abroad experience for the 2013-14 academic year.  He will study at the University of Frankfurt through the Hessen – Wisconsin Exchange program. Herriges will be chronicling his international experience through his blog, which can be found here.

Herriges is the second UW-W student in two years to be awarded this prestigious scholarship. German major Christina Nitecke received the DAAD award to support her exchange studies at the University of Marburg in 2012-13, also through the Hessen – Wisconsin Exchange.

Congratulations to the six UW-W students received Gilman International Scholarships to participate in global experiences program in 2012-13!

• Zachery Hill, Economics and Finance major, Japan
• Felicia King, Sociology major, Dominican Republic
• Shia Lee, English major, Japan
  
• Milliam Lor, International Studies major, Italy
• Samantha McFarland, International Business major, Germany
• Mitch Rankin, Marketing major, Australia

The Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, funded by the U.S. Department of State and administered by the Institute of International Education (IIE) offers awards for undergraduate study abroad participants. The scholarship aims to support students of limited financial means, students who have been traditionally under-represented in study abroad, and students traveling to non-traditional study abroad destinations.

The University of Wisconsin – Whitewater has issued a press release and profile on the Gilman recipients, which can be accessed here.

UW-W student David Quintero-Rojas (senior, International Studies) starred as the Tec de Monterrey – Campus Queretaro mascot in a Gangnam Style parody highlighting our exchange partner’s campus and student life.  Watch the video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoguRcHchDQ

UW-W’s exchange partner Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM) is a multi-campus university in Mexico. Many of its campuses, such as the Queretaro campus, have active semester, year, and summer programs for exchange students.  Queretaro boasts both a historical atmosphere (the city center has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site) and rapid economic development, making it an ideal study abroad destination.

The Queretaro campus offers specialized coursework for international students focusing on Spanish language, Mexican culture, and business, as well as allowing exchange students to choose courses from the entire Tec de Monterrey – Campus Queretaro curriculum in English or Spanish.  UW-W students participating in this exchange regularly take advantage of the opportunity to do credit-bearing internships in a number of fields.  David interned in the Campus Queretaro International Programs office!

You can find out more about our exchange program at Tec de Monterrey here: https://uww.studioabroad.com/?go=ITESM.

The National Science Foundation on Wednesday announced an expansion of its graduate fellows program, Graduate Research Opportunities Worldwide (GROW), that will allow selected graduate students to work for 3-12 months in one of eight countries. The idea is to encourage international collaboration early in researchers’ careers. The countries are Denmark, Finland, France, Japan, Norway, Singapore, South Korea and Sweden.

Full article: http://nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=126225&org=NSF&from=news