Stories

Exchanging Knowledge on Agroecological Practices and Challenges between the U.S. and Europe

Alexandros Tataridas was a Greek 2024-25 Fulbright Schuman Research Scholar at the University of Vermont. Dr. Tataridas is a researcher currently working as Assistant Researcher at the University of Coimbra in Portugal on the topics of agroecology, sustainable crop production and food consumption, and agroecological weed management. He holds a PhD in Agronomy and Weed […]

The Celestial Ballet: Life in Umeå, Sweden

As a Fulbright Schuman student researcher to the European Union, Nicole Tong spent the 2024-25 academic year investigating the assessment and engineering of more equitable and trustworthy artificial intelligence systems in Sweden (Umeå University) and the Netherlands (AI, Media & Democracy Lab) alongside Prof. Virginia Dignum. Her research compared the transatlantic landscape of AI regulation […]

Understanding the Variations in Electricity Reliability and Consumption Patterns Between the U.S. and Europe

Gian Pietro Enzo Bellocca was an Italian 2023-2024 Fulbright Schuman Visiting Student Researcher in Economics at Brown University. He is a PhD student in Economics at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. He obtained a bachelor’s degree in computer Engineering and a double Master Degree in Engineering, at Politecnico di Torino, and in Finance, at the […]

Applying a ‘Go-Getter Attitude’ to the Transatlantic Relationship

Clemens Lauer was a German 2023-2024 Fulbright Schuman Visiting Student Researcher in Accounting at Columbia University. He is a PhD student and research assistant at the Business Administration Department of Mannheim University, Germany, where he also completed his master’s degree in finance and accounting. He spent two semesters abroad, one at the University of Victoria, […]

Connecting Cologne and California through Fulbright Schuman

Eleni Skarsouli was a Greek 2023-2024 Fulbright Schuman Research Scholar in Literature at the University of California, Berkeley. Eleni Skarsouli has studied Classics in Greece and Germany and holds a PhD in Greek Philology from the University of Cologne. She has worked as a research assistant in the project “Edition Kölner Papyri ” and has […]

Designing a Closer Relationship: Examining European Identity in American Architecture

Andrea Soós was a Hungarian 2023-24 Fulbright Schuman Visiting Student Researcher in Art History at the Center for Architecture. She is a curator, writer and researcher. Her projects explore underground culture, human interactions in built environments and the ways architecture influences communities. She worked at the Ludwig Museum – Museum of Contemporary Art, the Hungarian […]

Fulbright Schuman Perspectives: ‘Take That Chance to Chat’

Carolina Paulesu was an Italian 2023-2024 Fulbright Schuman Visiting Student Researcher in Law at Yale University. She is a PhD Researcher in Law at the European University Institute. She holds a Master’s Degree in Law from the University of Milan (J.D. equivalent), obtained summa cum laude, a Master of Laws from the London School of […]

Examining Democracy in D.C: Lobbying, Learning, and Life in the US

Andreea Nastase was a Romanian 2022-2023 Fulbright Schuman Research Scholar in Political Science at James Madison University. Dr. Nastase is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Maastricht University, where she teaches various subjects in European Union politics and governance in BA and MA programmes. In her research, Andreea explores public […]

Métro, boulot, dodo

It was the type of Parisian street that I loved, wide enough for a car, but really intended for pedestrians.  Under the streetlights, the stunning Hausmannian facades seemed to lean gently over the sidewalk.  Tonight, though, my eyes were fixed not up at the buildings, but down at the pavement – or what I could […]

Fulbright Schuman fuels academic development!

Imagine a world powered by a fuel of the future, hydrogen. Picture hydrogen-powered fuel cell electric vehicles smoothly sailing the streets alongside electric vehicles as integral pieces of a zero-emission transportation system. If this vision seems far-fetched, then California might surprise you. As a Polish Ph.D. candidate, I never dreamed of witnessing this transformative shift […]