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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.

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.