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Nearly one hundred students participated in four short-term, faculty-led study abroad programs tied to School of Education majors in summer 2023. These programs offered students a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to expand their worldview and build cultural awareness, all while learning valuable course content and earning credit towards their degrees.

After assessing the situation, including the U.S. embassy’s alerts to U.S. citizens, and following consultation with the chancellor and the provost, the University of Wisconsin–Madison will suspend all university-sponsored or affiliated travel to Israel by students, at all levels and in all programs of study, until further notice. University-sponsored employee travel to the area is strongly discouraged.

On this three week summer program, students will learn from and with the people of the Dominican Republic. Students will learn about history, politics, and education in the Dominican Republic, and learn about core principles in teaching English as a Second Language before departing. Upon arrival, students will learn about the history of the country while visiting historical, cultural, and educational sites around the city. Finally, students will spend two weeks in Cabarete teaching English as a Second Language with a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) called the DREAM Project.

Offered through CIEE, the UW Disability Rights and Access in Australia program is a new UW signature program. During this program, students will examine the implications of the United Nations’ Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), with an emphasis on the United States and Australian contexts.

This 4 week program will provide students with an opportunity to explore allied health, health education and public health through the lens of a tourist/participant with disabilities. Ireland offers a unique learning opportunity for UW-Madison students interested in pursuing careers in allied health, fitness and well-being, health education, and public health.

On this exciting summer program in Iceland students will join a UW-Madison Program Leader and learn with a cohort of other UW-Madison students. Students will spend the majority of the program outdoors in the elements, on varied terrain, exploring Southwestern Iceland’s natural beauty while learning about tundra ecology, climate change, genetic testing, geothermal energy, and how research projects are designed and carried out.

On this two-week interdisciplinary experience students will learn about and directly experience One Health issues as they apply to the Indian context. Students will spend about 1 week at each of 2 host sites, EMRI Green and the NICE Foundation, in activities including small-group learning, community-based needs assessment, and visits to sites actively working in wildlife conservation and emergency medicine (both human and animal).

The University of Wisconsin–Madison’s rankings in undergraduate programs and specialty areas, out of 437 public and private doctoral institutions, from the 2024 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s “America’s Best Colleges.”

Meet two UW–Madison students who took part in incredible summer experiences with the support of the international internships team. As a part of the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s expansive International Academic Programs (IAP), Badger students traveled across the world over the 2023 summer term to learn, intern and develop their professional skills.