The English Department of ELTE Teacher Training College is pleased to announce the

HUNGARIAN- AMERICAN
STUDENT WORKSHOP
March 17 – March 19, 2003

an ELTE – RUTGERS INTERCULTURAL CONFERENCE
on American and Hungarian cultural awareness within a project sponsored by the Fulbright Commission.

The two-year project aims at fostering active contacts between American and Hungarian college students. A group of 40 students at ELTE Teacher Training College, Budapest and at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey have been working on joint projects under the guidance and moderation of the project leaders in the respective countries. The project includes two workshops on selected topics, one at Rutgers, one in Budapest. The first conference in the framework of the project took place at Rutgers in May 2002. We are pleased to welcome three students from Rutgers.

Program

Monday, March 17

Exhibition of books about America published in Hungary at the English Department. Display of the history of the project, including a selection of student comments from the Discussion Forum at the Conference Room.

11:00 –13:00 Conference Room, #104, ELTE Teacher Training College

Welcome - Zsuzsa N. Tóth, Head of English Department

Presentations

Péter Medgyes, Deputy State Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Education
On the Importance of Institutional Co-operation
Huba Brückner, Executive Director of the Hungarian-American Fulbright Commission - Briefing on the history of Hungarian-American exchange programs
Damon Anderson, Regional English Language Officer, American Embassy Budapest - On Hungarian-American Cultural Contacts
Therese Buchmeier, Deputy Director of the Institute of International Education
U.S. Doors Remain Open to Foreign Students
Tibor Frank, Professor of History, Department of American Studies, ELTE University - The Changing Image of America in Hungary – a historical perspective
Miklós Molnár (ELTE), Project Director Brief evaluation of the project

1.00 – 2.30 Lunch break
2.30 – 4.00 Student group presentations followed by round-table discussion
(Each of the six teams will present their findings in a joint discussion under
the leadership of the student coordinator of the group.)

Panel 1: Media and Popular Culture

Hohol Anikó: Talk Shows in Hungary and in the USA - Similarities and Differences

6.00 Reception in honor of the American students
Cultural program will include knowledge quiz.

Tuesday, March 18

9:00 – 12:00 Student group presentations followed by round-table discussion

Panel 2: The School System
Csupor Mariann: What does a graduating undergraduate know?

Panel 3: Minorities
Nate Tassinari: Hungarians as a Minority
Bikics Milán: Minority Issues in Hungary

2.30 – 4.00 Conference Room, ELTE Teacher Training College

Panel 4: Patriotism, Being Hungarian/Being American
Tóth Judit: Patriotism - Pride or Identity?

5.00 Cultural program for the American students

Wednesday, March 19

9:00 – 12:00 Conference Room, ELTE Teacher Training College

Student group presentations followed by round-table discussion:

Panel 5: Work and Leisure
Andras Hamza: John and Jane's Adventure Career Building in the US and
Hungary

Panel 6: Family Values, Friendship, Love
Ábel Mészáros: From Cradle to Grave

2.00 – 4.00 Conference Room, ELTE Teacher Training College

Fulbright Staff Meeting: Evaluation of the project, organization of publications

5.00 Closing of conference and farewell reception

The events are sponsored by:

Fulbright Program
Institute of International Education European Office
Embassy of the United States to Hungary
ELTE Teacher Training College
The Institute for Hungarian Studies at Rutgers
American Hungarian Language Center
Libra Books