Chancellor Biddy Martin will travel to China this week to promote international research partnerships and increase UW-Madison's overall presence in China.
According to a release, Martin and university representatives will leave later this week from Madison to visit Beijing, Tianjin, Hangzhou and Shanghai.
The group will visit Chinese universities in each city with the goal of forming bonds with UW-Madison's partner schools.
More than 1,200 Chinese students attend UW-Madison, according to the release. Martin will visit families of prospective students and parents of current students.
""Anyone who follows the news knows that China becomes more and more important with each passing day,"" Martin said in a statement. ""My goal is to ensure that engagement by our state and university continues to be both deep and meaningful.""
The group also plans to meet with Chinese business leaders to share UW-Madison's green technology and biotechnology research, the release said.
