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Home News Pre-departure Orientation for 2023-2024 Romanian Fulbright Grantees

Pre-departure Orientation for 2023-2024 Romanian Fulbright Grantees

On June 15, the Romanian-U.S. Fulbright Commission held its Pre-departure Orientation Seminar dedicated to the Romanian Fulbright grantees and independent students leaving for the U.S. to study or conduct research in the academic year 2023-2024.

The event began in the morning with welcome speeches by distinguished guest speakers representing the U.S. Embassy in Romania, the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Fulbright Board of Directors, and the Romanian academia, who shared their thoughts on the Fulbright program and congratulated the grantees.

Throughout the day, the Romanian Alumni, together with several U.S. Grantees, participated in panel discussions, offering practical information and guidance to the participants. The Romanian Alumni also shared personal impressions about their grant in the U.S. and their re-adjustment upon return, as well as about their projects as an outcome of the award. Specific details and advice on J&F visas were provided by Thomas Bills, Consul and Visa chief, Consular Section, U.S. Embassy Bucharest, who joined us for a presentation and kindly answered questions from the audience. Dr. Laura Chezan, U.S. Fulbright Scholar 2022-2023 at Babeș-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca and Associate Professor at Old Dominion University, involved all the participants in a workshop addressing up-to-date topics such as diversity, equity and inclusion in the U.S. academia and building emotional resilience in a new environment.

The one-day event concluded in the evening with a reception held at Casa Oamenilor de Stiinta to honor the Romanian grantees, the alumni and partners of the program.

We wish all the best to the 2023-2024 group of Romanian students and scholars and look forward to hearing from them as they begin their experience in the U.S.!

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Alumni Stories

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.

Theresa L. Burriss
U.S. Fulbright Scholar, 2021-2022

Fulbright is not just about research and academic events. At least for me, it was also about meeting new people, experiencing the local food, trying to understand different values. For two months my wife and daughter (she is 9) were in Athens with me, and together we were able to travel to Orlando, San Francisco, and Washington. The experiences we had together were extraordinary, and my daughter was impressed enough to declare that she plans to come to college at UGA, probably around 2032.

Nicolae Urs
Fulbright Visiting Scholar, 2022-2023

"Writing about my Fulbright experience in the past tense is probably one of the hardest things I had to do in my adult life, not because I am unable to, nor am I the type of person who easily becomes overly nostalgic, but simply because it was an experience I would have never wanted to end. The further in time I get from it, the more I feel how it has changed me, how spending forty-five days immersed in such a transformative environment turned me into an even more focused professional, a better teacher and overall, an improved human being."

Maria-Cristina Mocanu
Fulbright Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program, Fall 2022

"I brought back enduring connections with colleagues and friends and a resolve to return to reconnect and continue to explore the hidden corners of Romania and maybe find my own special spot in a secluded 'sat.'"

Mary Claire Heffron
U.S. Fulbright Scholar, 2019-2020

"Looking back, I realize that the goals, hopes and dreams I had at the beginning of my Fulbright journey were far more modest than what was fully offered to me. Not just from an academic point of view, but the travels that I’ve made, the professors and colleagues I have worked with, the people I met and the entire cultural experience of having lived in the United States for two years, have been an axial part of this experience."

Anamaria Georgescu
Fulbright Student, 2020-2022

"I just wanted to say how deeply and profoundly my exchange to Romania has affected my career. Truly, Romania is my home away from home. I have so many friends and colleagues there and have now visited well over a dozen times. I remain a champion for the program and laud the beauty of Romanian culture at every opportunity."

David Weindorf
U.S. Fulbright Scholar, 2010-2011

"I would say that the Fulbright TEA Program is ultimately about people. It is about a hardworking and committed team of professionals being there at your every beck and call. A collective effort meant to ensure a safe and rewarding time and space for each and every participant irrespective of their ethnicity, race, gender, religion or ableness. It is an enlightening lesson about democracy, acceptance and equity. Far-reaching and all-embracing!"

Mirela Sănduleanu
Fulbright Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program, Fall 2022

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