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Fulbright-Schumann Scholar Gives Lecture at Cornell Law School on the Transnationalisation of Counter-terrorism Law

Dr Cian Murphy, a Fulbright-Schumann Scholar at NYU School of Law, spoke recently at Cornell Law School on his work on the transnationalisation of counter-terrorism law. Dr Murphy’s lecture, ‘Control Beyond the State: Towards an Understanding of Transnational Counter-Terrorism Law’, brought the audience through an exploration of six different aspects of legal transnationalisation. In his […]

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Learning about Europe in the capital of leading EU economy: Berlin Seminar 2013

I was hoping to see spring buds when I arrived to German capital in the end of March for Berlin 2013 Seminar. Over 500 people – current Fulbrighters from all over the Europe, their families, program alumni, and those Fulbrighteres who were getting ready to begin their journey to the US – gathered for a […]

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My EU Seminar Experience

Dearest Fulbrighters, As I packed my bags for the Fulbright EU Seminar in late February, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect – what could five days in Brussels show me that six months of research on the European Union hadn’t already? Well, I was delightfully surprised. Over the course of these five (very full) […]

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EU Studies Fair

Now in its 14th year, the EU Studies Fair is a unique event focusing on higher education in the fields of EU studies, international relations, business, and law. It includes practical seminars and on a typical year brings 700-800 visitors and showcases around 40 world-class institutions. This year, the EU Studies Fair was held at […]

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Learning About Refugee Resettlement in the US First-Hand

I have chosen Arizona as a location of my Fulbright research to discover how Americans manage refugee resettlement. However it was also important for me to observe the dynamics between different “classes” of migrants – those wanted due to their right status and those undeserved = undocumented. Before arriving in Arizona I did my research […]

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New Opinion Piece by Fulbright-Schuman grantee on Science Infrastructure in Africa

Donors must work with African countries to provide crucial science infrastructure, argues S&T policy scholar Nicholas Michael Bashour. Fulbright -Schuman grantee Nicholas Bashour has written a new opinion piece: “Scant funding for research facilities is hurting Africa” in SciDev, a publication about science & technology in global development. You can read it here: http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/opinions/scant-funding-for-research-facilities-is-hurting-africa-1.html