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Origin of WI- -Hessen Exchange Hessen Exchange Origin of WI � Governor Thompson visits Hessen and Governor Thompson visits Hessen and � signs Memorandum of Understanding signs Memorandum of Understanding in Dec. 1998 in Dec. 1998 � UW System Board of Regents UW System Board of Regents � formalizes student exchange formalizes student exchange agreement June 7, 2001 agreement June 7, 2001 � Includes campuses throughout UW Includes campuses throughout UW � System and all 14 participating Hesse Hesse System and all 14 participating institutions institutions

Student Exchange Numbers Student Exchange Numbers Total Number of Students Who Participated in the UW- Hessen Exchange from 2001-2006 250 200 Number of Students 150 100 50 0 UW System sent Hessen sent

Hessen NetWorks NetWorks! ! Hessen Hessen NetWorks NetWorks! Created in ! Created in Hessen � � order to place UW System order to place UW System students in internships and students in internships and service- - learning placements learning placements service Program allows for Program allows for � � nontraditional forms of nontraditional forms of international educational international educational experiences experiences • Internships • Internships • Work experiences • Work experiences • Short - - term immersion term immersion • Short programs programs • Options for professional- - • Options for professional school students school students Hessen- Hessen - UW System summer UW System summer � � development program funded development program funded by DAAD by DAAD

ISU & Faculty Exchange ISU & Faculty Exchange � Hessen Ministry of Science & Art has offered to place Hessen Ministry of Science & Art has offered to place � UW- - System faculty with the different International System faculty with the different International UW summer universities in the following locations: summer universities in the following locations: Frankfurt, Giessen, Fulda, Kassel and Marburg Frankfurt, Giessen, Fulda, Kassel and Marburg � Programs to start in Summer 2007 Programs to start in Summer 2007 � � New opportunity to increase the partnership via New opportunity to increase the partnership via � faculty research and exchange faculty research and exchange

UWM Programming: Study Abroad at UWM UWM Programming: Study Abroad at UWM � Philosophy Philosophy � � Three levels of cross Three levels of cross- - cultural competencies cultural competencies � • Awareness Awareness • • Knowledge • Knowledge • Proficiency Proficiency • Creating short - - term (8 weeks or less) study abroad term (8 weeks or less) study abroad Creating short programs to encourage students to consider programs to encourage students to consider semester or academic year study abroad. semester or academic year study abroad.

UWM Programming: Study Abroad at UWM UWM Programming: Study Abroad at UWM Short-term program s-exam ples: • Bahamas: Oceanography • Costa Rica: Conservation & Environmental Science • Ghana: Africology • Kassel, Germany: Engineering • London/ Dublin: Business Management • Sri Lanka: Architecture

UWM Programming: Study Abroad at UWM UWM Programming: Study Abroad at UWM � Participation: Participation: � • Overall 127% increase in five years Overall 127% increase in five years • • One year 110% increase in three main study abroad One year 110% increase in three main study abroad • programs in Chile, London and Paris. programs in Chile, London and Paris. Student of Color Participation: Student of Color Participation: • Students of color represent 10.4% of study abroad Students of color represent 10.4% of study abroad • students students • Heritage seeking students in study abroad: Heritage seeking students in study abroad: • � Ghana Ghana… … � � Oaxaca Oaxaca… … � � Taiwan Taiwan… … � � Senegal. Senegal. �