Welcome to SIPI!
8-Week Summer Session
Monday, June 16-Friday, Aug 8, 2025
Pre-Service Orientation Week for WISLI Instructors
Monday, June 9-Friday, June 13, 2025
The Summer Intensive Portuguese Institute (SIPI) is a special eight-week program optimized for those who wish to study beginning Brazilian Portuguese. While optimized for learners who have studied a Romance language, all undergraduate students, graduate students, and adult learners are eligible to apply. Students learn speaking, reading, listening, and writing skills though classroom instruction and a full range of co-curricular activities.
SIPI is one of six Wisconsin Intensive Summer Language Institutes (WISLI). It is sponsored by the Language Program Office; the Latin American, Caribbean and Iberian Studies Program (LACIS), a Title VI National Resource Center; Institute for Regional and International Studies National Resource Center (IRIS NRC); and the Department of Spanish & Portuguese at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Applications for SIPI Summer 2025 are open!
SIPI 2025 will be ONLINE
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SIPI Spotify Account: SIPI – Summer Intensive Portuguese Institute
Visit the SIPI Spotify for playlist that fit every vibe! We have songs from upbeat pop to calming instrumentals.
Beyond Words: WISLI’s Unique Approach to Language Instruction
Check out the article, ‘Beyond Words: WISLI’s Unique Approach to Language Instruction”, written by the UW International Division! WISLI at UW-Madison offers a unique experience that goes beyond textbooks. Read more at international.wisc.edu
March 10, 2025WISLI 101 Video
WISLI 101: Meet program advisors and get the scoop on our Summer Intensive Language Programs! 📖 Program Dates: June 16-August 8, 2025 ⏳ Priority Deadline: March 15, 2025 SIPI is still accepting applications: https://sipi.wisc.edu/2024-sipi-application-form/
February 20, 2025You Can Still Apply for the WISLI Tuition Scholarship!
Apply for the WISLI Tuition Scholarship to support your summer studies! Deadline to apply is March 2nd, 2025. To apply http://go.wisc.edu/WISLI-scholarship…
February 3, 2025WISLI Open House
Van Hise Hall, Room 1418 January 22, 2025 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Explore for-credit summer language programs for 30+ languages – from Arabic and Bangla, to Danish and Portuguese, to Vietnamese and Uzbek! Pizza, …
December 18, 2024WISLI Alumni Video
Check out the WISLI Alumni Video featuring alumni from summer 2024! Click the video to watch.
December 11, 2024- More Posts
UW-Madison Events
- March
- March 25Spring recessAll day
- March 25All the while, the Earth was humming: Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition by 2025 ALL Prize Winner Paulina KingMarch 18 – April 12All day, Arts + Literature Laboratory, 2021 Winnebago St, Madison, WI 53704
- March 25"Measuring Wisconsin's Weather": In-Person Badger Talk in Lake Geneva, WIPresenter: Chris Vagasky6:30 PM, Crafted Italia, W4240 WI-50, Lake Geneva, WI 53147, United States
- March 25"Climate Change Adaptation: Planning and Policy": In-Person Badger Talk in Madison, WIPresenter: Andrew Ruis6:30 PM, 1000 Nichols Rd, Madison, WI 53716
- March 26Spring recessAll day
- March 26All the while, the Earth was humming: Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition by 2025 ALL Prize Winner Paulina KingMarch 18 – April 12All day, Arts + Literature Laboratory, 2021 Winnebago St, Madison, WI 53704