Fostering leadership, learning
and empathy between cultures
• Funded by a bill introduced by Fulbright for
the “promotion of international good will
through the exchange of students in the field
of education, culture, and science.”
• Fulbright is the most widely recognized and
prestigious international exchange program in
the world.
• Fosters bilateral relationships between
countries and governments to shape program
goals and needs.
• Fundamental Principles:
• International Partnership
• Mutual Understanding
• 8,000 grants awarded annually
• 300,000 participants since program
inception
• Scholars:
• Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
• Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
• Students:
• Fulbright U.S. Student Program
• Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Program
• Fulbright Foreign Student Program
• Fulbright mtvU Fellowship
• Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant
Program
• International Fulbright Science and Technology
Award
• Teachers
• Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program
• Fulbright Classroom Teacher Exchange
Program
• Distinguished Fulbright Awards in Teaching
Program
• Professionals:
• Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program
• Cross-Category
• Fulbright-Hayes Program
2007, India
Fulbright-Hayes Group Project Fellowship
• Acquire in-depth knowledge
of Indian Culture
• Understand roles and
significance of textiles
• Add to cultural diversity
programs
• Develop cohesive teams to
enhance university/K-12
connection
• Foster contacts for future
collaboration
“India is poised…India is changing. As with all nations,
change is inevitable, but the rate of change is amazing.
I’m very pleased to have been able to witness a small part
of it.”
2010, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Melioration
Tashkent State Agrarian University
Taught at the
Tashkent Institute of
Irrigation and
Melioration and at the
Tashkent State
Agrarian University
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Taught courses on
instrumentation,
hydraulics,
microcontrollers, and
software applications
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Taught courses for
students and faculty
“Experiencing other
cultures is a great
way to learn to
appreciate both their
culture
and
your
own.”
2009-2010, Bangkok, Thailand,
Kasetsart University
• Taught Principles of
Microeconomics, Water
Resources Economics, and
Environmental Economics
• Presented research at
conferences in Manila,
Philippines and Hanoi,
Vietnam
• Collaborative projects in
Environmental Economics and
Water Resources
• Arranged field trips for
students to learn about
Agribusiness
“My Fulbright experience…really provided me with great
opportunities for both teaching and learning, and
demonstrated that these are not separate activities.”
1991-1992, Wellington,
New Zealand
Turnbull Library
• Senior Fulbright Scholar
at the Turnbull Library
• Conducted research on
the interface of
agriculture and
environment
• Continued historical
research on a variety of
topics relating to
agriculture in New
Zealand
“The Fulbright experience opened a whole
new facet of my scholarly research…”
2006-2007, Seoul, Korea
Korea University
"I strongly recommend our
faculty apply to the Fulbright
Program.
It was a unique
experience. Fulbright provided
me with opportunities to meet
other people in the hosting
country as well as professionals
from other universities. It was a
great networking opportunity."
1982-1983, Oldenburg, West Germany
Carl von Ossietzky University
• Taught courses in American Visions and
Values and the History of Sexuality in the West
• Returned for a American Studies workshop in
2004
“Having a Fulbright
was a life-transforming
experience for me and
my family."
2007, Germany
German Federal Institute for
Geosciences and Natural Resources
University of Hannover
• Conducted research on
Germanium-rich ore
samples in order to
understand Germanium
concentration and locate
more in the future
• Co-taught a class on
Mineral Deposits at the
University of Hannover
“Colleagues I met on my Fulbright were very
gracious and welcoming, and I made a new lifelong contacts, both personal and professional."
Spring 2003, Mykolayiv, Ukraine
Petro Mohyla University for the Humanities
• Taught E-Commerce at
Petro Mohyla University for
the Humanities
• Worked with local
entrepreneurs to improve
web presence
• Performed research that
examined E-Commerce in
the Ukraine
“Being a Fulbright scholar in Ukraine was an
object lesson on how things can improve.
Growing up during the Cold War, I never
imagined a world in which I would be invited to
the former Soviet Union and asked to teach
school.”
1997-1998, Cork, Ireland
University College Cork
Food Engineering Abroad:
An Academic Year in Ireland
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Integrated computer
software applications
into curriculum
Mentored senior
students on
professional
presentation skills
Coordinated food &
beverage processing
field trips
Research
collaboration: analysis
of heat transfer in pilotscale falling-film
evaporator
“[My Fulbright experience] has undoubtedly been one of
the high points of my professional career.”
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Teaches a course in
fungal biology
Invited to guest
lecture at Texas A &
M University, Kansas
State University,
Washington State
University, and
Morgan State
University
2010-2012
Doctoral Program in Natural Resources Management
2005-2007
Master’s Program in Visual Neuroscience
2010-2011, Puttaparthi and Bangalore, India
Mobile Health Care
“The Fulbright experience has been an awesome opportunity for me to
explore India, learn about its eclectic culture, collaborate and build
relationships with bright academicians and business leaders.”
2009-2010, Amman, Jordan
Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship
“My Fulbright experience was life-changing.
I am proud to have
represented my nation, my region, and my university on a mission of
excellence, service, and mutual cultural understanding.”
1993-1994, Ulsan, Korea
English Teaching Assistant
“Educational exchange can turn
nations into people, contributing as
no other form of communication can
to the humanizing of international
relations.”
1991-1992, Canberra, Australia