Thirty five Hungarian Fulbrighters on their way to the US AY 2024-25

Written by Fulbright on 05/30/2024. Posted in News

Orientation Program for the Hungarian Fulbright grantees AY 2024/2025

 

Fulbright Hungary held its annual Pre-Departure Orientation and farewell cruise for 35 Hungarian Fulbrighters selected for grants during Academic Year 2024-25.

The Commission said goodbye to US scholars and students the same day, May 10, 2024, during the cruise.

The class of 2024-25 has 35 members and includes 2 Humphrey Fellows on the way to Arizona State University and Penn State / 16 students from all types of fields / 1 Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA) / 15 scholars (4 lecturers and 11 researchers) and 1 Fulbright Schuman Program grantee.
A large proportion of these grantees came from the University of Szeged, Eötvös Loránd University and Budapest University of Technolgy and Economics. All in all, 19 different public institutions, universities, private firms and research organizations are represented including the Hungarian Defense Forces, and each person comes from a different academic field.

The students and scholars are headed to the following public and private universities in the US: Bard / UC Berkeley / Texas A&M U / NYU / UCLA / U of Minnesota / U of Hawaii / Michigan State U / Virginia Polytechnic Inst / Yale / U of Rhode Island / U of Wisconsin / California State Polytechnic U / U of Texas / UCSB / Adelphi U / U of Alaska / IU Bloomington / Columbia / Metropolitan State U of Denver / U of Maryland / U of Utah / West Virginia U / U of Arizona / Arizona State U / Alliant Int U / U of Denver / U of Pittsburgh / U of Virginia / Oregon State U / U of North Texas / BYU.

Pre-Departure Orientation program

  • Opening remarks by PAO Jonas D. Stewart, U.S. Embassy
  • Cultural adaptation- How to prepare? Tips and tricks by Nóra Petneházy (’22)
  • Visa Application by Nathan J. Shuler, Consular Officer, U.S. Embassy
  • Practical Issues for Fulbright Grantees on Travelling to the U.S. by Fulbright staff
  • Cultural and Educational Differences between the U.S. and Hungary by Patrick Leech (’23) and Sabrina Pasztor (’23)
  • Experiences and Practical Advice of 8 Former Fulbright Grantees

A separate mini-orientation was held on May 30 for 5 grantees who could not attend the regular orientation.

A separate mini-orientation was held on May 30 for 5 grantees who could not attend the regular orientation

Congratulations and we look forward to hearing about the great things they will do during their grant years.