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Nepalese government official to address 'kafala' system in WMU talk
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… is practiced in such countries as Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates and Lebanon. Migrant workers … on world cup sites and that 4,000 will die by the time the project is completed. The talk includes recommendations for …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19686
New director named for Soga Japan Center
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… Institute for Global Education. Yoshida, whose appointment was effective Sept. 2, is a founding member of the center … and graduate level and focuses his research on war and memory as well as modern and early modern East Asia … published in 2006. In addition, he is working on a book project tentatively titled, “Land of the Imperfect Sun: …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/18866
CIS students claim second place award in case competition
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… CIS students claim second place award in case competition Submitted by Stacey Lowis on From … computer information systems students earned the runner-up award for their business case analysis at the third Midwest Student Information Systems Project and Case Competition April 5-6 at Ball State …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/04/15265
Alum over the moon after winning prize in NASA challenge
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… in NASA's Recycling in Space Challenge . The space agency wanted to find ways to transport and process trash in zero gravity. "Places … on machine design. This was basically a machine design project on steroids. It might as well have been from my …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/04/52875
WMU supply chain student one of six to receive national scholarship
Haworth College of Business
… the country to receive a nationwide business scholarship awarded by the Richter Foundation and the Institute for … Scholarship Fund. The R. Gene Richter Scholarship, an award presented annually to the top supply management … in real time. In the classroom, case studies to real-world projects have helped me apply supply chain concepts, with …
https://wmich.edu/business/news/2025/06/richter-scholarship-nicole-sherman
Dr. Inayat Mangla Brings Global Perspectives to WMU
Haenicke Institute for Global Education
… concerned about the ideological direction QAU and Pakistan was being pointed to by the then Chancellor of QAU and … the recipient of three Fulbright teaching and research awards, one of which took him back to Pakistan in 2010 to … Mangla’s proposal was originally awarded funding for this project in July 2001—an offer which was retracted in the …
https://wmich.edu/global/news/2013/09/mangla-spotlight
Inayat Mangla - Complexities of global banking and finance unraveled by Pakistani-born business and finance professor
Haenicke Institute for Global Education
… concerned about the ideological direction QAU and Pakistan was being pointed to by the then Chancellor of QAU and … the recipient of three Fulbright teaching and research awards, one of which took him back to Pakistan in 2010 to … Mangla’s proposal was originally awarded funding for this project in July 2001—an offer which was retracted in the …
https://wmich.edu/global/news/2016/03/mangla-finance-unraveled
Mechanical and aerospace engineering student finds possibility around every corner
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
… to a different school, let alone in a different country, was going to be a big transition,” says Jacobo. “Something … and in general, how much the staff is willing to help and want you to succeed.” Jacobo’s list of accolades and … write proposals,” says Jacobo. “In the end, my team and our project won 1st place, and a $10,000 prize to develop our …
https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2025/08/endless-opportunities-jacobo
WMU Board of Trustees approves 2019-20 apartment rate increases
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… to support student success, recruitment and retention, the project is targeted for completion in time for the 2020-21 …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/12/50817
From Honduras to WMU: Victor Hernandez finds his place
Haworth College of Business
… Hernandez Lagos , Western Michigan University is a home away from home. Originally from San Pedro Sula, Honduras, the … have opened up for him on campus. “The biggest way that the college helps to support my professional goals … Evaluation Lab where he contributes to program evaluation projects that meet the needs of client organizations and …
https://wmich.edu/business/news/2024/10/accountancy-victorhernandez-home-community