Romania took hold of my heart in 2015 and since then has consumed my mind and soul. As with any genuine commitment, my relationship with this beautiful, complex country has grown and deepened over time as I have learned of its many tragedies, as well as its many triumphs. I have surrendered myself to Romania. [...] As I continue my Romanian journey, I marvel over the resiliency and fortitude of the people. I am fortunate to have developed close relationships, familial in many ways, with many Romanians. And I am eternally grateful to have been granted a Fulbright and honored to become part of this amazing community.
Executive Director Mircea Dumitru Receives the French Order of Academic Palms
On July 2, Ms. Laurence Auer, French Ambassador to Romania, awarded the title of Officer of the Order of Academic Palms (Ordre des Palmes Académiques) to Professor Mircea Dumitru, Executive Director of the Romanian-U.S. Fulbright Commission. The Order of Academic Palms is bestowed by the President of the French Republic and rewards the merits of distinguished academics for their valuable service to universities, education and science.
The award ceremony took place at the French Embassy in Bucharest in the presence of a small group of academics, diplomats, friends, and family members.
Professor Mircea Dumitru is the Executive Director of the Romanian-U.S. Fulbright Commission since January 2020. He was the Rector of the University of Bucharest between 2011 and 2019 and held the position of Minister of Education and Scientific Research in 2016-2017. He is a member of the Romanian Academy since 2014 and a Fellow of Academia Europaea since 2019. Professor Dumitru was a Fulbright grantee at Tulane University (1993-1994) where he received his PhD in Philosophy in 1998 with a dissertation on incompleteness in modal logic. He is also a Doctor in Philosophy of the University of Bucharest. Between 2011 and 2014 he was the President of the European Society for Analytic Philosophy.
