A reminder about languages
J.R.R Tolkien famously wrote Lord of the Rings to give a cultural context to his created languages, which is to show that languages, tools…
Ice Cubes, AC and Snow Storms
During the Fulbright pre-departure orientation (where we got introduced to the program officers, fellow Fulbrighters and Fulbright alumni), we were asked to give a…
An Awakening of the American Sleeping Inside
For the millions of American citizens living abroad, Thanksgiving is tradition that can be extremely hard to celebrate in the many countries around the…
Job Posting: Program Officer
The Commission for Educational Exchange between the U.S., Belgium and Luxembourg is looking to hire a Program Officer, to begin at our offices in…
2018 ETA Training Day
Alexandra DeJongh is a 2018-2019 American Fulbright English Teaching Assistant to Belgium, where she will spend the academic year teaching in two secondary schools…
U.S. Grantee Orientation 2018
Last week the Fulbright Commission welcomed twenty-two 2018-2019 American Fulbright grantees to Belgium and Luxembourg to the Royal Library for U.S. Grantee Orientation. This…
Welcoming New Fulbright Program Officer
The Fulbright Commission in Brussels is delighted to announce our new Foreign Fulbright Program Officer and EducationUSA Adviser, Mr. Sonny Willems. Sonny comes to…
Fulbright Alum Co-Publishes WWI Book
Fulbright Belgium is proud to announce the upcoming revised and adapted translation of a book written by August Thiry and co-published by alum Wim…
There’s No Place Like Brussels
I had no idea what to expect from Brussels as I prepared to make the de Duve Institute my new lab home for the…
Feeling Language in Luxembourg
Attuned to the fossilized monolingualism of the United States, moving to Luxembourg activated my senses in a new way. My ears are now on…