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Wisconsin Wisconsin-

• Hessen Exchange

Hessen Exchange

Origin of WI Origin of WI-

• Hessen Exchange

Hessen Exchange

• 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 System and all 14 participating Hesse Hesse institutions institutions

Student Exchange Numbers Student Exchange Numbers

Total Number of Students Who Participated in the UW- Hessen Exchange from 2001-2006

50 100 150 200 250

UW System sent Hessen sent

Number of Students

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• Hessen

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• rder to place UW System
• rder to place UW System

students in internships and students in internships and service service-

• learning placements

learning placements

• 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

Short -

• term immersion

term immersion 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 UW-

• System faculty with the different International

System faculty with the different International 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 Creating short -

• term (8 weeks or less) study abroad

term (8 weeks or less) study abroad 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.