From the early 1900s until today, the University of Wisconsin-Madison remains a top destination for Chinese students. This century-long relationship is one that UW-Madison appreciates and values, and connections between China and UW continue to be numerous and plentiful. Take a deeper look into some these connections.
Explore 100+ years of history between China and UW-Madison
Nienhauser receives “Special Book Award of China” honor
Among the cohort of 15 writers, translators and publishers honored with the 2020 Special Book Award of China was one American: UW-Madison’s Halls-Bascom Professor of Chinese Literature William H. Nienhauser, Jr.
The annual award celebrates books as a cultural bridge and is China’s highest publication prize for foreigners. Professor Nienhauser, who retired in the spring after 47 years on the UW-Madison faculty, is among 153 awardees from 54 countries to have received the award since the program started in 2005. Read more.
UW's Relationship with China
I had the honor of leading a delegation to China. While not my first trip to that country, it was my first trip as UW chancellor.
Why visit at a time when the geopolitical relationship between the countries is strained? Quite simply, UW and China need each other more than ever and can learn much from one another.
On the May trip, multiple groups from campus, including the International Division, participated in the trip to help make it a success.
30-Year Collaboration Earns UW Climatologist China’s Top Science Honor
University of Wisconsin–Madison climatologist John Kutzbach has been awarded China’s highest scientific honor for foreigners in recognition of 30 years of collaboration that has advanced both American and Chinese climate science.
The scientific collaboration that led to this award began in 1987, when Kutzbach was approached by Chinese geologist and geochemist An Zhisheng about his work studying prehistoric shifts of monsoons in the region.
UW–Madison Celebrates 40-year Relationship with Nanjing University
In 1979, University of Wisconsin–Madison Chancellor Irving Shain led one of the first university delegations to China of the post-Mao era. Among the universities visited was Nanjing University (NJU), one of China’s top universities and a current member of the elite C9 League. Forty years later, another UW chancellor, Rebecca Blank, traveled to Nanjing University to mark the anniversary of this historic relationship and to set the stage for a new era of collaboration.