Institute for Regional and International Studies (IRIS)

University of Wisconsin-Madison

IRIS is a National Resource Center for International Studies funded by the U.S. Department of Education. IRIS also comprises and provides coordination and administrative support for Wisconsin’s eight area studies centers, six of which are area National Resource Centers, and for the undergraduate International Studies Major of the College of Letters and Science. IRIS is one the four pillars of the UW-Madison’s International Division, along with International Academic Programs (IAP or Study Abroad), the International Projects Office (IPO), and the International Internship Program (IIP).

Use this site to connect with the many programs of IRIS and those of its REGIONAL CENTERS:

African Studies Program / Center for East Asian Studies / European Studies / International Studies Major / Latin American, Caribbean, and Iberian Studies Program / Middle East Studies Program / Center for Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia / Center for South Asia / Center for Southeast Asian Studies

Community College Master Teacher Institute: Teaching International Studies Through Film, Nov. 12-24

In celebration of International Education Week 2020, the IRIS International Film Club is sponsoring four talks for community college instructors on teaching international studies through film. This is a 4 part event series, and we …

November Book Club: The Partition of South Asia through Literature

Join us for a discussion of South Asia’s Partition as explored through literature. Zara Chowdhary, Associate Lecturer in Hindi at UW-Madison Department of Asian Languages and Cultures, will speak on The Night Diary by Veera Hiranandani. Teachers …

Critical Language Scholarship information session – October 29 @ 6:30pm

Join Esha Bera and Jay Forrester from the Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) – https://clscholarship.org/ – to discuss the programs available for summer 2021 and the application process! Thursday, October 29, 2020 6:30 – 7:30pm CDT …

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