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2018 Pre-Departure Orientation
On 12 June 2018, the U.S. Embassy to Belgium hosted the annual Fulbright Pre-Departure Orientation. The annual event is attended by outgoing Belgian, Luxembourgish, and European Fulbright grantees who are preparing to leave for the United States in the coming…
EU-NATO Seminar 2018
How did one seminar participant describe the 2018 EU-NATO Seminar? “Rich in opportunities, new connections, and good humor, to say nothing of the waffles and chocolate!”
…U.S. Grantee Orientation 2017
The twenty-three attendees at this year’s U.S. Grantee Orientation included twelve study and research grantees to Belgium and Luxembourg, ten English Teaching Assistants to Belgium and Luxembourg, and a Brussels-based Fulbright-Schuman student researcher. The Fulbright Commission will welcome three additional…
2016-2017 Fulbright Grantees Announced
The Fulbright Commission is proud to announce the list of the 2016-2017 Belgian and Luxembourg Fulbright Grantees who will study, research, or lecture in the United States as well as the U.S. grantees who will study in Belgium and Luxembourg….
Interview with Fulbright Alumnus of the Month Paul De Grauwe
Prof. dr. Paul De Grauwe (°1946, Ukkel), occupant of the John Paulson Chair in European Political Economy at the London School of Economics, is quite possibly Belgium’s most well-known economist. He owes this to his role as the go-to guy…
Alumnus of the Month: Q and A with Koen Lenaerts
As November 16-20, 2015 is international Education Week, we’d like to feature a Q&A with Fulbright Alumnus Koen Lenaerts. Mr. Lenaerts was elected President of the Court of Justice of the European Union! He was just elected on October 8,…
Fulbright Alumnus Koen Lenaerts Elected President of the EU Court of Justice
We have some very exciting news in the world of Fulbright Belgium this week! Mr. Koen Lenaerts, an alumnus of Fulbright, has just been elected to be the President of the Court of Justice of the European Union on October…
Fulbright Eat and Meet with Belgian Deputy Prime Minister De Croo
On October 6, 2015, current and past Fulbright grantees met with Belgian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Development Cooperation, Digital Agenda, Telecom and Postal Services Alexander De Croo in Brussels. After being welcomed by Fulbright Executive Director Erica Lutes,…
Slavin Family Foundation Launches New Fellowship for Student Entrepreneurs
The Houston-based Slavin Family Foundation has launched a new fellowship program that offers support, mentorship, and a scholarship to a limited number of undergraduate and graduate students pursuing potentially world-changing entrepreneurial projects. The Slavin Fellowship program will primarily be run…
Fulbright Belgium & Luxembourg Alumnus of the Month: Jurgen Goossens
This month, the Commission would like to highlight the activities of 2012-2013 Fulbright grantee and Yale Law School alumnus Jurgen Goossens who has been very active this Spring. Mr. Goossens is currently a PhD Candidate in the Public Law Department…