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2015 EU and NATO Seminar
Every year, U.S. Fulbright grantees from across Europe gather in Brussels, the capital of Europe, to attend the EU and NATO Seminar hosted by the Fulbright Commission in Belgium and Luxembourg. Participants learn about the structure and function of European…
U.S. Fulbright Grantees Mid-Year Seminar
On January 30, 2015, the 2014-2015 U.S. Fulbright grantees to Belgium and Luxembourg gathered at the Royal Library in Brussels to report on their findings and experiences so far whilst studying and staying in Belgium and Luxembourg.
…Fulbrighter Bart Boets proposes an integrative neurodevelopmental framework to reconcile conflicting theories about dyslexia
The phonological deficit hypothesis of dyslexia proposes that the core deficit of this hereditary reading and writing disorder lies in faulty mental representations of speech sounds. This hypothesis has recently been challenged by Dr. Bart Boets and his colleagues (Science,…
Fulbright Belgium and Luxembourg Orientation Briefing for U.S. Grantees
This year, 8 out of the commission’s 12 Belgium and Luxembourg based American grantees attended orientation in Brussels on the 18th. The grantees were briefed on life and culture in Belgium, and on the role and responsibilities of the commission. Following the morning…
A Tribute to Talent, BelCham Fulbright Reception in NY
On Friday September 12th, 35 people gathered at the Belgian-American Chamber of Commerce in New York City to celebrate incoming Fulbright Scholars: Astrid Caporali, Hendrik Denys, Alex Koo Derudder, Thomas Gernay, Frederic Helsen and his wife came from Harvard in…
Fulbright Program Awarded Prince of Asturias Prize for International Cooperation 2014
The Prince of Asturias Foundation has awarded the 2014 Prize for International Cooperation to the Fulbright Program. The prestigious honor is given to an individual, institution, group of individuals or institutions whose work is outstanding in such areas as public…
3rd annual Transatlantic Dialogue
The Université Du Luxembourg hosted the 3rd annual Transatlantic Dialogue on June 4th- 6th at Neumünster Abbey Luxembourg; which was diligently coordinated by François Carbon, the Chargé de mission culture. The theme of the dialogue was “Connecting through Culture ‘A…
2014 Pre-Departure Orientation
On Tuesday, May 21st, the Fulbright Commission hosted a pre-departure meeting for the Belgian Fulbright recipients at the residence of the American Ambassador to Belgium. Fulbrighters attended an informative pre-departure orientation, had a small tour around the residence, and connected…
15 Minutes with Dirk Achten
Dirk ACHTEN is the Secretary General at Federal Public Service Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation for the Kingdom of Belgium. Prior to his appointment, he also served as Chief of Staff of the Ministers (2004-2007) and Director-General…
Fulbright-Schuman Memorandum with the College of Europe
On Thursday January 30, 2014, Fulbright Belgium Executive Director Erica Lutes along with Professor Jörg Monar, Rector of the College of Europe, signed the Fulbright-Schuman Memorandum with the College of Europe (www.coleurope.eu). Also present at the signing were Professor Marco…
Fulbright Journalists: What do they do?
realise that adapting to a world where the people formerly known as the audience are not readers and viewers but users and publishers will mean changing not just tactics but also self-conception. Merely bolting on a few new techniques will…