The number of international students at colleges and universities in the United States increased by 6.5% to 764,495 during the 2011/12 academic year. Europe continues to be top destination for U.S. study abroad, hosting over half of all U.S. students abroad in 2010/11. 4 of the 5 top destinations for U.S. students are in Europe: the United Kingdom, Italy, Spain and France. International exchange with U.S. is at all-time high, academic exchange fuels innovation and prepares next generation for global citizenship.

Open Doors, supported by a grant from the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at the U.S. Department of State, is a comprehensive information resource on international students and scholars studying or teaching at higher education institutions in the United States, and U.S. students studying abroad for academic credit at their home colleges or universities.

Dr. Huba Brückner, Executive Director of the Hungarian-American Fulbright Commission was honored with the IIE Award for Outstanding Service in recognition of “the extraordinary commitment to peace and prosperity demonstrated through his support of the exchange of students, scholars, and professionals worldwide”.
The award was presented by Ágnes Vajda, Director, IIE European Office and Chris Medalis, Regional Educational Advising Coordinator (REAC) for Europe, U.S. Department of State.

Two Fulbright Alumni: András Váradi (’07 Thomas Jefferson University) and András Perczel (’05 University of Wisconsin) will deliver lectures at the Hungarian Science Festival events in November, 2012 at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.

Two Fulbright Alumni: Ágnes Fülemile (’92 University of California, Berkeley; Metropolitan Museum of Arts, NY & ’98 Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey) and Tímea Oláh (’12 Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey) will lecture at the 52nd Hungarian Conference of the Hungarian Association on November 24, 2012 in Cleveland, OH.

The literary lecture by Péter Dávidházi, (’02 Columbia University) on November 7, 2012 at the Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest is the opening event of ELTE’s 377th anniversary. Prof. Dávidházi is one of the 19 Fulbright alumni who are members of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.

Beáta G. Vértessy, Ph.D., D.Sc. current Chair of the Fulbright Board in Hungary has been awarded the prestigious L’ORÉAL-UNESCO for Women in Science Hungarian Fellowship at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.

Interview in ATV and Lánchíd Radio.

Lecture by William Issel, (’08 University of Pécs, László Országh Chair in American Studies) on November 20, 2012 at the American Corner Budapest.

Lecture by László Borhi, (’12 Indiana University) on November 14, 2012 at the Embassy of Hungary, Washington, D.C.

Five Fulbright alumni: Miklós Sebők (’09 University of Virginia), Tibor Dessewffy (’10 University of Southern California), Tibor Mándi (’04 New York University), Anna Unger (’10 University of Massachusetts, Amherst) and Péter Rada (’08 Johns Hopkins University) participated in a Conference on U.S. Elections organized by Policity and ELTE Bibó College.

Zsófia Bán (’92 Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey & ’10 Harvard University) has been awarded the Déry Tibor Literary Award for her achievements.