The Fulbright Program

Happy 75th Anniversary to US-Norway Fulbright Foundation! The Fulbright Commission in Norway hosted a celebration which included reflections from Fulbright alums to and from Norway: 🗣️ Camilla Stoltenberg, 1982 Fulbrighter from Norway to University of California, Berkeley, underscored Fulbright's enduring and global impact. During her time as the Director-General of the Folkehelseinstituttet during the pandemic, she had to "mobilize all the capacities to respond. All of them have threads back to the period I had in California in 1982-83." 🗣️ Runa Jenssen, 2021 Fulbrighter from Norway to University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, performed words, photos and music from her time in the United States. She shared, “I am deeply thankful for the people we met in our Fulbright stay. Being a Fulbright family made us look at the world in different ways. The world will never be the same after such a stay.” Learn more about #Fulbright Norway: https://fulbright.no/

Ágota Szekeres, #Fulbright Visiting Scholar from Hungary to Brigham Young University, visited UC San Diego to share her research on community development in primary and secondary schools ✨🎒🤝 Her visit was made possible through Fulbright's Outreach Lecturing Fund. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/etXV2jTd Fulbright Hungary #OLF

Enrichment Seminar on Public Health Innovations 💙🧠 From December 3-6, #Fulbright Visiting Scholars explored public health topics of global importance from a local perspective in Cleveland, Ohio. Primary themes included access to health care, education in public health, and the impact of technological innovations on health outcomes. The Fulbrighters heard from experts at The Pivot Center, The MetroHealth System (Cleveland, OH), Case Western Reserve University's Health Education Campus, and Cleveland Clinic, and engaged with the city's iconic cultural site Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

🎉 Stichting Fulbright Commission the Netherlands recognized their 75th Anniversary during a celebration hosted at the H'ART Museum in Amsterdam. The evening was full of cohort reunions, fond memories of the past, and hopeful visions of the future. Since its inception in 1949, Fulbright Netherlands has welcomed thousands of outstanding American and Dutch students, scholars, and teachers through its doors for the opportunity of a lifetime: the chance to study, research, and teach abroad in either the United States or the Netherlands. Learn more about #Fulbright Netherlands: https://fulbright.nl/en/ 📸 Fulbrighters who completed their grants from 1959 to present posed for cohort pictures. Share what year you completed your Fulbright in the comments below!

"The Fulbright program has allowed me to connect with faculty from various fields, to understand the important work they do, and last, but not least, to get a taste of the American culture...All in all, though short, this four-month period has been enriching both personally, and professionally." Anisoara Pavelea, #Fulbright Visiting Scholar from Romania, investigated how universities engage students in service-learning projects at The University of Georgia (UGA). 📸 Pavelea and her family visiting sites across the United States, including Washington, D.C., Atlanta and Athens, and a photo with her university sponsor, Dr. Ivanka Pjesivac and another visiting scholar at UGA, Dr. Anda Rozukalne. Universitatea „Babeș-Bolyai” din Cluj-Napoca

Happy #Fulbright Amazonia Week! ✨ For the past 18 months, sixteen Fulbright Amazonia Scholars guided by two co-lead experts have been working together to conduct action-oriented research to support a sustainable Amazon Basin. This unique group of scholars from across the Amazon region and the United States is addressing critical challenges facing the Amazon through innovative, multidisciplinary approaches. Join us online for a Fulbright Amazonia Virtual Symposium as the scholars present their research, insights, and policy recommendations in dynamic panel discussions. ▶️ Thursday, December 12, 2024 | 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM ET Livestreamed Event - https://bit.ly/4itnvxU Fulbright Brazil

In celebration of their 75th anniversary, Binational Fulbright Commission In Egypt hosted an Anniversary Seminar with the theme "Lab to Market"💡🌐 The event featured talks from government and private sector business representatives on the role of scientific research in economic development and developing solutions for market needs. Representatives from ministries and government, 20 university presidents, 9 research center presidents and directors, and Fulbrighters were among the celebration's attendees. H.E. Mustafa Garg, U.S. Ambassador to Egypt, remarked: “It is an honor to be here this afternoon to mark 75 years of the Fulbright Commission here in Egypt, 75 years of an enduring partnership between the United States and Om el Dounya, 75 years of friendship through international education and exchange." 🔗Learn more about #Fulbright Egypt: https://lnkd.in/d7t_Nn9

Behind-the-scenes with Daniel Bustos Echeverry, #Fulbright Amazonia Scholar from Colombia, whose project “Tensions of Territory: a visual approach to the visible and invisible Amazon,” aims to conduct rigorous ethnographic, academic, and participatory research that will be used to create multimedia content to inform public policy in Amazon countries, the United States and Europe. Echeverry's albums, books, and films have gained international recognition, winning both a Grammy Award and a Latin Grammy Award, being published by Colombian Ministry of Culture, and forming the basis of social impact campaigns in the United States and Canada. In honor of #Fulbright Amazonia Week, Echeverry will have a documentary pre-release of “Tigre Eléctrico” 🎥 ✨👂 From December 9-12, hear from the Fulbright Amazonia Scholars themselves during a virtual symposium and an in-person poster session at the National Academy of Sciences. Learn more and RSVP: https://bit.ly/3O4z3tB 🎥 1. Echeverry during the Fulbright Amazonia Midterm Meeting in Leticia, Colombia 2. Echeverry conducting a photovoice project with the Siona Community 3. During a visit to the Buena Vista Reservation, Echeverry photographed Jennifer Yurani Benavides Mera's drawing of Siona mythology 4. Rainboots belonging to Fulbright Amazonia Scholars and collaborators Fulbright Colombia Rutgers University - Newark

Dr. Michael Sfraga has been named the first-ever Ambassador-at-Large for Arctic Affairs of the United States. Ambassador Sfraga’s commitment to Arctic collaboration was exemplified through his work as Distinguished Co-Lead Scholar for the first and second cohorts of the Fulbright Arctic Initiative alongside Dr. Ross Virginia, past director of the Institute of Arctic Studies at Dartmouth College. With Sfraga’s guidance, the Fulbright Arctic Initiative’s first and second cohorts brought together a network of 33 scholars, professionals and applied researchers from the Arctic-bordering nations to conduct research and develop policy recommendations addressing energy, water, health, infrastructure challenges, resilient communities, and sustainable economies. Learn more: https://bit.ly/41goyLh 📷 1. Sfraga (left) and U.S. Ambassador to Iceland Carrin F. Patman 2. Sfraga with the first Fulbright Arctic Initiative cohort during Fulbright Arctic Week 2019 3. Sfraga (left) toured the Icebreaker Polaris in Finland University of Alaska Fairbanks The Wilson Center UArctic (University of the Arctic)

The 2024 #Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence Enrichment Seminar: Building Campus, Community, and International Partnerships 💡🌐 Last month, 32 Fulbright S-I-Rs hailing from 25 countries gathered in Washington, D.C. to grow their professional skills in international partnership building. The seminar provided opportunities to connect with globally minded institutions such as Howard University and Gallaudet University, participate in workshops, and share innovative approaches to engage their host communities on and off-campus. Dr. Mike Moeti, a S-I-R from South Africa who is advancing science education at Bluegrass Community and Technical College, reflected: “My academic perspective has expanded to include collaboration with communities, faculties, and institutions, both locally and globally.”