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On this program to London and Paris, students will explore product life cycle trends, fashion theories, and cultural influences that drive consumer choices. Through class excursions and discussions, students will reflect on Europe’s influence on American retail and put your newfound knowledge to the test by translating your trend analysis and predictions into actionable strategies for a domestic retailer or brand.

CFHI provides students on this five-week program with unique opportunities to learn about global health from experts and practitioners while embedded in existing health systems in Cape Town, South Africa. Participants engage in hospital rotations, shadowing local medical or public health professionals at either a Secondary Teaching Hospital or in the trauma unit of a large Children’s hospital.

Depending on the student’s primary area of interest, your focus in the beautiful university city of Córdoba will be either Hospital Medicine, Primary Care and Social Medicine, or Nursing. Students can join lectures and discussions on case studies with local residents and medical students, and shadow healthcare professionals in various rotations in specialties including infectious disease, HIV/AIDS, surgical care, oncology, dermatology, pediatrics and psychology.

Sami Stidham took home the Grand Prize for the 9th annual Study Abroad Film Festival for her film “Take the Goggles Off.” She received the $1,500 Grand Prize and secured the newly created $5,000 IES Abroad Barbara Bobrich Annual scholarship for a future University of Wisconsin Madison study abroad student in financial need, made possible by a $600,000 donation by the late Barbara Bobrich.

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.