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Fulbright Belgium at the Women Leaders in International Relations: Comparing EU and U.S. Experiences conference

Photo of Executive Director, Erica Lutes, and former Congresswoman and President of Women’s Campaign International, Marjorie Margolies at the ‘Women Leaders in International Relations: Comparing EU and U.S. Experiences’ that took place in Brussels 8-11 July at the Italian Cultural Institute. Ms. Lutes was the U.S. embassy contact for Ms. Margolies during her visit with […]

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Talking to the ‘democracy promoters’ in Washington: The experience of transferring institutions

When I decided to apply for a Fulbright grant, the choice for a host institution was not so difficult. The Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law (CDDRL) at Stanford University is the place to be for every scholar interested in the topic of democratization. I had spent many years studying the European […]

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The Global Colleagues Program

2012-2013 German Fulbright Schuman student Robert Lepenies is currently home in Berlin before he starts a Post-Doc at the European University Institute in Florence, Italy this fall after his wonderful year at Yale University. He recently wrote to the Fulbright Commission in Belgium about a project he submitted to the U.S. Department of State’s Alumni […]

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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 […]