My experience as a Fulbrighter at the University of Chicago
My Fulbright adventure began in September 2018 when I arrived in “The Windy City” to start a Master of Law at the University of…
Life in the Squared 999
Jet-setting off to a new country for a year comes with a certain allure. No one there knows who you are, where you come…
Inside Brussels’ Newly-Renovated Africa Museum
“It was the curse of Leopold,” Siska Genbrugge, an alumna of the Fulbright Program in Belgium and Coordinator of Conservation at Brussels’ Africa Museum,…
Moving to New York City
Last August the moment was finally here; I was moving to New York City. A dream come true for a Broadway enthusiast like myself….
Celebrating our partnership with Ghent University
On the occasion of 70 years of academic exchange between the U.S. and Belgium, the Fulbright Commission in Brussels and Ghent University celebrated their…
Inaugural Fulbright ETA Host Institution Workshop
Earlier this month, the Fulbright Commission welcomed representatives from the seven Belgian universities and university colleges that will be hosting a Fulbright English Teaching…
IIE Visits Fulbright Commission in Brussels
This spring, the Fulbright Commission in Brussels welcomed two sets of visitors from the Institute of International Education. In May, the Fulbright Commission welcomed…
A Farewell to Fulbright
It must have been in the 1980s that I met the first Fulbright guest I had the pleasure to welcome. At that time I…
A University that Doesn’t Show its Age
The University of Luxembourg is fascinating. It is the country’s only public university but it was only founded in 2004! Although the University is…
2019 Pre-Departure Orientation
On 11 June 2019, the U.S. Embassy to Belgium hosted the annual Fulbright Pre-Departure Orientation. The annual event is attended by outgoing Belgian, Luxembourgish,…