Program News

Nov 28, 2016

Seminar for U.S. Administrators

From October 8 to 22, 2016 the Fulbright Commission hosted twenty university administrators from various American universities and community colleges.

Nov 25, 2016

American Studies Institute 2016

The 2016 American Studies Institute “Why Black Lives Matter: Race and Politics in the U.S.” invited 12 German scholars to the San Francisco State University.

Oct 14, 2016

Fulbright-Schuman Grants

The Fulbright-Schuman Program funds graduate and post-graduate study, research, and lecture proposals in the field of US-EU relations, EU policy, or EU institutions for interested American and EU citizens.

Educational Experts Seminar

In Atlanta, GA, the annual Educational Experts Seminar provided 12 German university leaders and higher education strategists with close insights into the 2016 topic: “The Role of U.S. Universities: Balancing Education, Research, and Industry”.

Diversity Institutes

Since its inception in 2006, the Fulbright Diversity Institute has been a signature program of the German-American Fulbright Commission.

Summer Institute for FH Students

Additional funding provided by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research made it possible once more to offer an academic summer institute for young students from German “universities of applied science” (Fachhochschulen).

Sep 09, 2016

American Studies Summer Session

The Fulbright American Studies Summer Session at the Humboldt University brought 12 German students in Bachelor programs from all over Germany to Berlin for 4 weeks in July and August.

Aug 18, 2016

Intercultural Communication Program

Now in its second year, the Fulbright Intercultural Communication Program at Georgia Tech gives 20 Bachelor’s students of German Duale Hochschulen the opportunity to experience life and studying on a U.S. campus.

Aug 12, 2016

Fulbright-Cottrell Award

Thanks to funding from the German Federal Ministry for Education and Research, the first two Fulbright-Cottrell scholars officially began their three-year Award terms on July 1, 2016.

Education in Germany

For the second time, the Johannes Gutenberg- Universität Mainz and its Teacher Training Center hosted our professional development seminar for 15 American high school teachers.