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FEBRUARY 2012

QS Best Student Cities in the World 2012
Outward Bound
Budget Presents Mixed Picture for International Education
Letters: Both parties must bear student loan risks
Hope, but Not Much Change
Today’s freshmen hit books harder
Rick Steves: Study abroad is necessity, not luxury
Taking More Seats on Campus, Foreigners Also Pay the Freight
Outsource Your Kid
Changes ahead for foreign exchange students

JANUARY 2012

March 22-24, 2012: Next Generation Women Leaders: Be inspired in Paris, France

More colleges check digital personae

College Officials Welcome Obama’s Focus on Higher-Education Costs, but Raise Some Concerns

As Decisions Loom, Advice to Seniors on Getting It Right the First Time

As a Broader Group Seeks Early Admission, Rejections Rise in the East

 

DECEMBER 2011
College Early Admission Is Tougher Than Ever

Laura Niesen de Abruna, Ph.D., Named Provost at Sacred Heart University

 

NOVEMBER 2011

PEGASUS Marie Curie Fellowships

U.S. Graduate Schools See Significant Increase in Foreign Enrollments

US curbs work program for foreign college students

TU a top producer of Fullbright scholars

Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs Announces New Fulbright Public Policy Fellowship

 

OCTOBER 2011

Fulbright Keeps Moving Forward Despite Budget Uncertainty

Video: Dr. Meredith Lillich, 1953 Fulbright Student to Belgium, 1983 Fulbright Scholar to France

Philosophers and Theologians Worldwide Condemn Iran’s Attack on Baha’i Students

A century of celebrations: Dorothy Hanrahan turns 100

Confirmed dates for the 2012 College Fairs

 

SEPTEMBER 2011

Fulbright Scholar resides at UTPA

Secretary Napolitano Announces the Launch of Study in the States

WITI announces honorees of the 16th Annual WITI Hall of Fame Awards taking place on October 3

Article by Fulbright grantees Alison Cohen and Nate Preus about the Iowa Caucuses published in “The Clearing House: A Journal for Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas”

 

AUGUST 2011

School of Art & Design names six faculty (including Fulbright grantee Katherine Dimitrova)

America’s Sweatshop Diplomacy (Op-ed on the J-1 Summer Work Study Program)

Etudier ou enseigner à l’étranger : guide 2012-2013

Une université belge parmi les 100 meilleures du monde | UGent bij beste honderd universiteiten

American Women Authors’ Domesticity Subject of Book by City Tech Professor

 

JULY 2011

Tim Verheyden wordt nieuwe Amerika-man van VTM-nieuws

Exciting new book to guide you through choosing and applying for an LLM in the USA is being published\

Seton Hall Senior Awarded Fulbright Scholarship to Taiwan

Petition to save Fulbright-Hays programs

 

JUNE  2011

Looking for a scholarships opportunity? A list can be found here: http://www.iie.org/en/Offices/Budapest/Resources.aspx (Please click on the “Funding for US study” tab”).

Sidney’s Couture is summa cum laude

 

MAY 2011

Launch of New J-1 Visa Exchange Visitor Program Website

L’UCL a conclu un accord de collaboration avec le MIT

New publication from EducationUSA: “Si Vous Voulez Etudier aux Etats-Unis – Cycles courts, Programmes d’études de la langue anglaise, Télé-enseignement et Accréditation des établissements d’enseignement” (.pdf)

Universities reward their tops students with ‘honour school’

Asheville Flutist Kate Steinbeck’s children inspire her song

 

APRIL 2011

Brooklyn Heights’ Caroline Hellman Wins Fulbright Award

China-EU-U.S. cooperation of increasing significance to world (Fulbright Professor Alan Henrikson)

Found in Translation: Fulbright Fellow Edward Gauvin Hopes to Expose Belgian Francophone Fantastical Fiction to English-Speaking Audiences

Growth and Changes Continue to Define Common Application

Test d’aptitude pour les étudiants universitaires

MHC Joins Sisters and State Department in Global Initiative

 

MARCH 2011

2011 Washington DC Fulbright Enrichment Seminar Will Focus On Greening Of The Planet

Student Essay Contest 2011 (Foreign Affairs): Deadline July 1, 2011

K.U.Leuven haalt top 90 in wereldwijde reputatielijst

Fulbright Program Now on LinkedIn

Flemish foreign policy wants to play a role in international positioning of universities

 

FEBRUARY 2011

‘Longitudinal and Life Course Research’ course (4 – 8 July 2011) organized in the framework of Antwerp Summer University 2011

New LLM ‘Globalisation, Corporate Responsibility and Law’ to be launched in September 2011 (organized jointly by the Law Faculties of the University of Antwerp, of Jagiellonian University of Krakow, of the University of Glasgow and of the University of Toulouse I Capitole).

Which MBA? Full-time MBA ranking (The Economist)

Former Fulbrighter, Dr. Philip Mosley, publishes translation of work by Francois Jacqmin, considered one of the foremost Belgian francophone poets of the last 50 years

Hillary Bombard talks about her summer internship at the Fulbright Commission in Belgium

President Obama Speaks about Higher Education in the United States

 

JANUARY 2011

Human Rights Essay Award (Deadline February 7, 2011)

Fulbright-Schuman Grantee Alison K. Cohen publishes journal article based on Fulbright research (“The Implementation of REACH: Initial Perspectives from Government, Industry, and Civil Society”)

Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program Summer & Fall 2011 Applications Open

Student mobility programmes strengthen EU-US relationship

Foreign Students Discover Flanders


DECEMBER 2010

Clinton’s Remarks to the Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistants

Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistants from 49 Countries Convene in Washington, D.C.

 

NOVEMBER 2010

International Enrollment in U.S. Colleges Reaches All-Time High

International Education Week: Video Remarks by Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton

 

OCTOBER 2010

Obama seeks to partner businesses, 2-year colleges

 

SEPTEMBER 2010

The Bologna Process and its Global Impact

Professor Alan Henrikson, Fulbright Chair in US-EU Relations at the College of Europe, spoke on “The American Foreign Policy Apparatus” at the European Parliament

People to People Ambassador Programs joins NBC to enhance American education

Brussels College Night 2010 (ISB)

Youth on the Move – strengthening support to Europe’s young people

An Argument Against Taking (and Retaking) the SAT and ACT

 

AUGUST 2010

Graduate-Admissions Offers to Foreign Students Bounce Back

Ghent in the top 100 universities, according to Chinese rankings

Interview of one of the Atlantis dual degree TREE American students in Newsweek who attended UCL: http://www.newsweek.com/id/210907

Guest column: Iowa caucuses: First in nation of Belgium, too

 

JULY 2010

All academic master’s courses set to move from colleges to universities | Master’s courses at Flemish universities can henceforth be given in English

 

JUNE 2010

Remarks by Under Secretary Hormats at the EducationUSA Forum

The ‘Community College’ Internationally

Wesleyan Scholar in Belgium Fall 2010

International Internships

NAFSA International Educators Conference 2010

 

MAY 2010

Entering the U.S. Market (Inside Higher Ed)

Public colleges, universities grapple with tuition hikes (USA Today)

 

APRIL 2010

Fulbright Enrichment Seminar in Washington (April 29-May 2, 2010)

Fulbright Student Creates Change in Local Education

Data Show College Endowments Loss Is Worst Drop Since ’70s

The Unpaid Intern, Legal or Not

 

MARCH 2010

“Success in the US: Studenten getuigen”. Article on K.U. Leuven exchange students who studied in the United States. Read more (in Dutch).

 

FEBRUARY 2010

EU Studies Fair (Feb 12-13, 2010)

The EU Studies Fair is a two day education and networking event bringing together prospective students and academic institutions. The event focused on career advancement for young professionals by presenting postgraduate programmes in EU Studies, International Relations, Business and Law.

Video: EU Studies Fair 2010

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