If you are interested in learning more about Master’s programs, MBA programs in particular, you can do so by joining the virtual event organized by Access Masters on November 26 for the benefit of Romanian students. For the safety of all participants, the event will be hosted online in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Participants will have a chance to interact with representatives of business schools across the world, including reputed U.S. business schools. According to the organizers, participants can also compete for a EUR 1,000 scholarship.

This online event is free of charge, but meeting slots are limited. You can register for the event here: https://www.accessmasterstour.com/link/F6q.

We learn with profound regret the passing away of outstanding historian and scholar Keith Hitchins, Professor at the University of Illinois and the first American grantee to study in Romania under the auspices of the U.S.-Romania Cultural Exchange program back in 1960. It was the beginning of a long brilliant career of studies on Romanian and South-East European history, during which Professor Hitchins published an impressive number of volumes in Romanian and English, such as Rumanian National Movement in Transylvania, 1780-1849 (Harvard University Press, 1969), Romania, 1866-1947 and The Romanians, 1774-1866 (both published by Oxford University Press, 1994 and 1996) and A Concise History of Romania (Cambridge University Press, 2014).

Professors Hitchins has not only essentially contributed to Romanian historiography and to define Romanian identity, but he was a first and outstanding participant in the Fulbright exchanges. In his own words, quoted from his speech during the Anniversary of 50 Years of the Fulbright Program in Romania in June 2010:

“After a period of strain in the late 1940s and 1950s, regular relations between Romania and the United States were gradually re-established in the 1960s and 1970s. It is reasonable to think that the cultural exchange was not only a consequence of this thaw, but also contributed decisively to a deepening of what had been a long-term, mutually satisfactory relationship. Our gathering today is striking testimony to the strength of the bonds of culture and friendship that thousands of American and Romanian Fulbrighters have forged in the last half-century. They and all those who have served the Fulbright program with such dedication have laid the solid foundations for many more half-centuries of fruitful exchanges to come.”

Thank you, Professor Hitchins, and may you rest in peace!

On October 27, Maricela Dominguez, EducationUSA Romania VSFS intern and senior at Florida International University, joined the Fulbright-EducationUSA Romania team for a virtual essay writing workshop, for the benefit of Romanian high school students.

Throughout the webinar, Maricela provided practical tips to help students approach the personal essay, deftly guiding them through interactive self-discovery activities as a way to zoom in on the core of their personal story and what distinguishes them from their peers. She also highlighted the importance of thorough research and painstaking revision.

Participants eagerly contributed to the discussion and had a chance to ask questions on the “do’s” and “don’ts” of essay writing.

The Virtual Student Foreign Service (VSFS) is an internship program run by the U.S. Department of State enabling American students to intern remotely for different agencies and organizations all over the world.

On October 19, we kicked off our Fulbright-EducationUSA Romania fall webinar series with an engaging presentation entitled “Beyond the Classroom: Life on American College Campuses”, featuring guest speaker Boston Kistka, one of our EducationUSA Romania VSFS interns and graduate assistant at SUNY-University at Buffalo.

Participants in the event, high school students from Bucharest and elsewhere, had a chance to learn more about daily life on a U.S. campus, from practical aspects, such as accommodation, to the myriad activities an undergraduate student can join in, while attending a U.S. university.

A large portion of the webinar was allotted to the Q&A section, in which Romanian students asked their own questions, on topics ranging from cultural adjustment to financial aid opportunities. Boston provided the participants with useful tips and encouraged them to get in touch with the FEAC-EducationUSA team for personalized guidance through the application process.

The Virtual Student Foreign Service (VSFS) is an internship program run by the U.S. Department of State enabling American students to intern remotely for different agencies and organizations all over the world.