Belgian politician; Prime Minister of Belgium (2020 – present)
The Fulbright Commission in Brussels is proud to celebrate the accomplishments of the thousands of alumni who have participated in Fulbright exchanges to and from Belgium, Luxembourg, and the European Union over the past seventy-five years.
Around the world, Fulbright alumni have gone on to achieve distinction in government, science, the arts, business, philanthropy, and education. Among the ranks of Fulbright alumni are 62 Nobel Prize recipients, 78 MacArthur Foundation Fellows, 89 Pulitzer Prize winners, and 41 current or former heads of state or government.
In Belgium alone, alumni of the Fulbright Program include politicians, diplomats, university rectors, CEOs, and award-winning artists and musicians. While the list below is by no means exhaustive, some of our prominent alumni can be found below.
Belgian politician; Prime Minister of Belgium (2020 – present)
State Secretary for Budget of Belgium
American economist
Belgian politician
Belgian novelist
Former Rector of UC Louvain
CEO and owner of Michel Van de Wiele NV
Belgian politician
Pulitzer Prize Winner (1965)
Belgian politician
Belgian politician, including: Former mayor of the City of Brussels and Minister-President of the Brussels-Capital Region
President and Chief Executive Officer of Banque et Caisse d’Epargne de l’Etat
Businessman, including: Chairman, Board of Directors of Delhaize Group and Chairman, Board of Directors of UCB Group
CEO, EDF Luminus
Belgian economist
Belgian politician, including: Member of the Flemish Parliament and the Open VLD
Belgian economist
Luxembourgish politician, including: Minister for Agriculture, Public Works (1974-79) and Member of the European Parliament (1979-81)
CEO of Cofinimmo
Luxembourgish Olympic athlete
Pulitzer Prize Winner (1966)
President of the Court of Justice of the European Union.
Professor, Managing Director at KU Leuven (former)
Belgian concert pianist, including: Finalist, 2007 Queen Elisabeth Competition
Luxembourgish politician; Prime Minister of Luxembourg (2023 – present)
Belgian politician
Belgian economist and John Paulson Professor in European Political Economy at the London School of Economics and Political Science
Judge on the ECJ General Court
Journalist; CEO of Mediahuis Ireland
Gynaecologist and Politician; Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Administration, Public Enterprises, Telecommunication and the Postal Services of Belgium (2020 – present)
Governor of the National Bank of Belgium
Senior Strategic Advisor, Howest
Belgian politician