Archive for March, 2016
Fulbright Presentation at Central European University’s Roma Graduate Preparation Program (RGPP)
Fulbright Executive Director and CEU School of Public Policy Visiting Professor Károly Jókay was joined by two Fulbrighters, alumna Mária Bogdán (’08 Columbia University) SPP doctoral student, Chair of the Board, Romaversitas Foundation and MA student, 2016-17 grantee Katalin Németh (Penn State and Montana), as well as by Rachel McVey, Fulbright English Teaching Assistant (ETA) based at the Jesuit Roma College. Rachel is one of Fulbright Hungary’s two “Rometas,” English Teaching Assistants specializing in Roma college students. Susan Liaw, the other Rometa, is based in Debrecen and works with the Wáli István College, the American Corner as well as the University of Debrecen.
The team briefed about 30 RGPP and Language Acquistion students on Fulbright programs in general in Central/Eastern Europe, then offered specific information for Hungarian students interested in applying for the 2017-18 academic year. Rachel pointed out the resources available in Budapest at the Fulbright EducationUSA Advising Center, a facility that has counterparts in most of the countries represented by RGPP students.
Fulbright has returned to CEU’s RGPP for the third time, and Katalin Nemeth, on her way to Penn State, indicated that she had first heard of the program at one of those briefings.
We encourage many to follow her example.
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Hungarian Academy of Sciences and Fulbright Sign Cooperation Agreement
The Hungarian Academy of Sciences, represented by its President, Professor László Lovász, and the Hungarian-American Fulbright Commission, represented by Board Chair Professor Beáta Vértessy and Károly Jókay, Executive Director, signed a multi-year agreement on March 23, 2016, in the the ornate concert hall in the Academy’s main building. Fulbright Board members Tamás Magyarics, Tibor Frank and Eric Watnik (representing the US Embassy) also took part in the ceremony.
The agreement will support Hungarian scholars who are employees of the Academy’s research network, on various “Momentum” (Lendület) teams, or are active in Academy-funded projects at Hungary’s universities. During the upcoming academic year 2016-17, two Hungarian researchers will be in the US on jointly-funded Fulbrights: one geophysicist and one astrophysicist. US scholars will also be eligible for the joint grants, and in 2016-17, one US sociologist will arrive in Budapest.
The Academy and Fulbright expect that up to 4 additional scholars per year will be able to conduct research in the US and in Hungary based on the terms of the agreement just signed.
For US scholars interested in applying for the 2017-18 Academic Year, see the CIES catalog of awards at:
catalog.cies.org
Hungarian researchers affiliated with the Academy please see:
www.fulbright.hu/fulbright-mta-kozos-osztondij
For further information contact the Fulbright Commission in Budapest at: info@fulbright.hu
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Purcellville – Debrecen student exchange
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American University Fair 2016
The Embassy of the United States, Budapest, in cooperation with the U.S. Commercial Service and EducationUSA invites you to attend our
American University Fair
This is a unique opportunity to meet representatives from 15 different U.S. colleges and universities. EducationUSA will also be there to answer your questions and offer you additional information on studying in the U.S.A.
When: Friday, April 22nd, 15 – 19h
Where: Harmónia Palota Konferencia Terem
1088 Budapest, Múzeum utca. 9
Entrance is FREE! Just register under the following link to guarantee your attendance:
www.eventbrite.com/e/american-university-fair-registration
The following schools will be represented at the fair:
- Central Penn College
- College for Creative Studies
- Emporia State University
- Foothill + De Anza Colleges
- Hawaii Pacific University
- Highline College
- Marian University
- Norwich University
- University of Georgia School of Law
- University of Delaware English Language Institute
- University of Arizona
- Virginia Tech
- Webster University
- West Virginia University
- West Valley College
In case of any specific questions, please contact us under: office.budapest@trade.gov
We look forward to seeing you at the fair!
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Visit to Kecskemét
The Commission organized a visit to Kecskemét for U.S. Fulbright grantees on March 4, 2016. The group visited the Kodály Institute of the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music and the International Ceramics Studio following a sightseeing tour of Kecskemét.
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