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Cindy Barbosa, a third year student, reflects on her participation in a UW Signature Internship program, where she worked at Justus Liebig University (JLU) in the Arbeitsstelle Holocaustliteratur (AHL) — the only Holocaust literature research center in Germany. Cindy’s internship blends cultural immersion with academic growth, offering her new perspectives on the world.

On this program, students will take courses at the IFSA Prague Program Center for either the fall or spring semester. Offered through the Institute for Study Abroad (IFSA), the Tech Career Accelerator program is an approved UW affiliate program. This program in Prague offers Computer Science and related majors the opportunity to fulfill degree requirements while also learning about the tech industry and trends in Europe.

The Global Gateway Initiative makes study abroad and away accessible to students with demonstrated financial need through two different avenues: Summer programs and Fellowships. All students participate in pre- and post-program engagements and onsite activities to integrate their time away with academics and professional development.

This unique program focuses on specific differences in the physiology of physical activity among New Zealanders. With an emphasis on the physiology of exercise responses, this program is open to students of all majors, but especially those particularly interested in the physiology of health.

Offered through the Foundation for International Education (FIE), the FIE Dublin Internship Program is an approved UW affiliate program. On this program students will have an educational experience that will help to develop professional and cultural skills and provide personal and career awareness.

CEFAM (Centre d’Etudes Franco-Americain de Management) is an AACSB-accredited Franco-American higher education institution. The courses on offer, taught by international faculty, are expansive and include art history, American literature, political science, American history, economics, finance, accounting, management, and marketing. In addition to a strong business and culture course offerings, CEFAM offers outside activities, cultural visits, and professional development.

American Councils for International Education (AC), a non-profit educational association and academic exchange organization, offers the opportunity to study Russian language and area studies in Yerevan, Armenia. The Russian Language and Area Studies Program (RLASP) is designed to maximize linguistic and cultural immersion in Russian, emphasize the development of practical speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills as well as offering courses on contemporary Russian society and culture.

A group of 24 incoming badgers went through a unique three week experience, UW Summer Launch in Japan: Supernatural and Surreal, where they immersed themselves in the unfamiliar sights and sounds of Kyoto, Japan, while engaging with Japanese tales about ghosts and monsters.

Through some of the UW-Madison Department of Biochemistry’s own study abroad opportunities, undergraduate students who have declared a major in biochemistry or who do research in a lab affiliated with the department have the option of doing research in labs at research institutions across Europe.