School of Business Gazette

CIBER Announces Two Students to Attend UAE Conference

The UW-Madison Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) has announced the winners of a campus-wide competition for funding to attend the second annual Women as Global Leaders conference, March 12-14, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Students Alexandra Kilsdonk and Amanee Markos were selected. Each will receive travel funding provided by CIBER in conjunction with the Don Leidel Scholarship Fund, created in honor of UW-Madison College of Letters & Science alumnus and former U.S. ambassador to Bahrain, Don Leidel. Alexandra Kilsdonk works as a student coordinator with the Pax Americana Institute Think Tank and, in addition to three other majors, is focusing on Middle Eastern Studies. Amanee Markos is focusing on women’s education and economic development within her International Studies major, and works as a Peer Advisor with International Academic Programs. Both students are currently studying Arabic. For more information on upcoming CIBER activities, please email uwmadisonciber@bus.wisc.edu