The Law School participates in twelve exchange programs with foreign universities. In an exchange program, UW students pay the same tuition and fees to UW that they would pay for a semester at UW, but attend foreign law schools or programs. In exchange, the foreign schools send their students to the UW Law School. Some of the foreign programs are taught in English while others require proficiency in another language.
Currently, the UW Law School has exchange programs with the following institutions and most programs limit the participation to 2 students per semester (but this is flexible):
JLU-Giessen — Giessen, Germany
- Classes mainly taught in German but some classes are now taught in English
- Program director: Professor Anuj Desai
University of Groningen — the Netherlands
University of Groningen in the Netherlands
- Classes taught in English.
- Program director: Grace Kube
European University Institute — Florence, Italy
European University Institute in Italy
- Classes taught in English.
- Program director: Professor Heinz Klug
Diego Portales University — Santiago, Chile
Diego Portales University in Chile
- Classes taught in Spanish.
- Program director: Professor Alexandra Huneeus
Pontifical Catholic University — Lima, Peru
Pontifical Catholic University in Peru
- Classes taught in Spanish.
- Program director: Professor Alexandra Huneeus
University of the Witwatersrand — Johannesburg, South Africa
University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa
- Classes taught in English.
- Program director: Professor Heinz Klug
University of Sheffield — Sheffield, United Kingdom
University of Sheffield in the UK
- Classes taught in English.
- Program director: Professor Erin Barbato
University of Paris X, Nanterre — Paris, France
University of Paris X in France
- Intermediate knowledge of French is necessary
- Program director: Professor Charles von Simson
Pontifical Catholic University — Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Pontifical Catholic University in Brazil
- Classes taught in Portuguese
- Program director: Professor Alexandra Huneeus
National Law School of India University — Bangalore, India
National Law School of India University in India
- Classes taught in English
- Program director: Professor Mitra Sharafi
Sao Paulo Law School of Fundacao Getulio Vargas (FGV Law School) — Brazil
Sao Paulo Law School of Fundacao Getulio Vargas in Brazil
- Some classes are available in English.
- Program director: Professor Alexandra Huneeus
Thammasat University, — Bangkok, Thailand
Thammasat University in Thailand
- Some classes are available in English.
- Program director: Professor Andrew Turner
Application procedure, Deadline & Decision
If you have questions about a particular study abroad program, please contact the relevant program director. For questions of an administrative nature, please contact Sumudu Atapattu
- Application deadline for academic year 2024-25: Monday, February 26, 2024
- Upload the Study Abroad Application form (PDF) and other documents on or before the deadline to the following Box folder: https://uwmadison.app.box.com/f/8fd176be356740aab9a944c76bee513c
(Please use your First name_last name_name of document as file name for the documents you upload)
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Deadline to notify students of our decision: March 8, 2024
- Deadline to notify study abroad office of your decision: March 20, 2024
CISI Insurance
UW-Madison requires all students participating in a UW-sponsored program to obtain CISI insurance. This is a mandatory requirement. The failure to obtain CISI insurance two weeks before departure may result in being unable to transfer credits upon return.
