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Alumni Lunch Series Continues

Throughout the year, the Fulbright Staff host “Alumni Lunches” in the Royal Library’s cafeteria to reconnect with Fulbright alumni and find ways to integrate them into current Fulbright programming. On the third of July, the team at Fulbright Belgium was fortunate enough to meet with two members of the Fulbright community over lunch. Dr. Richard […]

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First Marine Economics Courses Offered in Ireland (and other multiplier effects of a Fulbright Schuman grant)

Dr. Stephen Hynes is a researcher at the SEMRU (Socio-Economic Marine Research Unit) at the J.E. Cairnes School of Business and Economics, National University of Ireland, Galway. He just returned from a 3-month Fulbright Schuman stay in the United States, and he tells us more about his stay below: “I spent 3 months as a […]

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Executive Director’s US Tour Continues in the Northeast

After the EUSA conference, Executive Director Erica Lutes finished her stay in the DC area with a visit to the EU Delegation to the U.S., along with Fulbright program officers from the U.S. Department of State, the Institute for International Education (IIE), and the Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES). The group discussed how […]

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New York – Here I Come!

Well, not quite yet; I shall have to wait until the end of August to get on a plane and fly over the Atlantic. I am going to spend four months as a Fulbright Schuman scholar at the City University of New York. I can’t wait. In fact, I am all the more excited about […]

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Executive Directors USA Tour Begins with EUSA Conference

Fulbright Schuman Executive Director Erica Lutes set off for the United States on Wednesday, May 8 for a one-month educational tour that includes the EUSA and NAFSA conferences, as well as stops at universities in the Northeast region. At the European Union Studies Association conference (http://www.eustudies.org/conference.php?cid=8), Ms. Lutes presented a paper on “Advancing Diplomacy via […]

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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 […]