Imagining the Future

The Global
University

Gilles Bousquet
Dean of International Studies

Wisconsin Weekend Away-March 2, 2007

 The Global University
 Thinks and operates globally
 Educates globally
competent citizens
 Is engaged to address
critical world issues
 Serves the state and its local
communities
Campus Strategic Plan
 Promote Research
 Advance Learning
 Accelerate
Internationalization
 Amplify the
Wisconsin Idea
 Nurture Human
Resources
 Global Competence

Knowledge of
Language and
Global and
Culture
Regional Issues
Proficiency

International
Academi
Academic
c Major
Experience
 Global Competence

International Learning
Community
 Residential language
and culture immersion
for undergrads
 Spanish, Arabic,
German, Italian,
and Japanese
 Scandinavian languages in fall 2007
Global Competence

World Languages
 Capacity to teach 60+ languages
 Language Institute
 13 language departments
 Summer institutes: language,
culture, and area studies
 Arabic and Persian
 South Asian
 Southeast Asian
Global Competence

Study Abroad
 1600+ students each year
 16% of graduating class will
go abroad
 Tailored programs to integrate
with curriculum:
 MBA China trip
 Health and Disease in Uganda
 Daily Life in Ancient Athens
 Overseas internships
 Global Competence

“Actually living an everyday

life in your destination of
choice is the difference
between traveling – simply
going there – and engaging
yourself in being there.”
- Alisha Kirchoff
Study abroad student
Vladimir, Russia
 Global Competence
Recent UW-Madison
Looking ahead Study Abroad Trends

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 Global competence

International Internships
 Joint project: Business, Engineering, Biology
Major, International Studies, International Institute
 Business and individual partners
 Faculty oversight, academic credit
 Practical experience, intercultural
awareness
 A Global Campus
International Institute for
Institute Environmental
International
Education Studies

Global Health
Center
Global
International Legal
Ag Programs Studies

Biological
Sciences National
African
International LRC
Engineering Language Institute CIBER
 Global Engagement

“Closer cooperation between the

UW-Madison and the business

Photo: Madison Magazine

community is critical to preparing the
next generation of global leaders - people who
will engage across borders and disciplines to
develop solutions to the world’s problems.”
- Bill Linton, CEO Promega Corporation and
Global Biological Threats Initiative donor
 Global Engagement

Global Biological Threats Initiative

 Transnational approach
 Interdisciplinary focus: from scientific
research to public policy
 Public / private partnership
 Global engagement

Worldwide Universities Network (WUN)

“… an international network of research
universities ... to tackle major research
challenges and deliver instruction
in areas that no one of the
members could address alone.”
- John D. Wiley
Chancellor, UW-Madison
 Global engagement

Worldwide Universities Network (WUN)

 17 universities from Sydney to Oslo
 Supporting innovative research and
graduate education
 Global engagement

Worldwide Universities Network (WUN)

 Energy
 Health
 Environment
 Education
 Global engagement

Scholarship on
Transnational Issues

 Human rights
 Security studies
 Transnational feminism
 Global governance
 Global wisconsin idea

International Service:
Engineers Without Borders
 Rwanda: developing a
reliable water system
 El Salvador: treating wastewater to prevent
waterborne disease
 Thailand: building latrines and septic system
 Madison: finding a permanent solution to a
nature center’s storm water runoff problem
 Global Wisconsin idea

Center for Global Health

Community Partnerships

 Belize  Mexico
 China  Thailand
 Ecuador  Uganda
Global wisconsin idea “Medicine …
 Global wisconsin idea “Medicine …

… for animals, as well as for humans, is very

much a global undertaking today. With the
movement of animals and animal products all
over the world, it’s critical for our students to
understand the roles they play in protecting
animal and human health.”
- Chris Olsen, Professor and Associate Dean
UW-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine
 Global Wisconsin idea
International Students
 Advancing diversity and
intercultural understanding
for campus and community
Badgers Abroad
 18,000+ alums
worldwide
 WAA international
 Thailand  Korea
 England  Germany
The Global university
 Brings together research,
business, and government
 Trains graduates who can
work in global teams on
transnational issues
 Addresses global and
local challenges to make
a better world