"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.'"
REAC Katherine Scodova and EdUSA Romania VSFS Intern Connect with Romanian Students via Webinar
Guest speakers Katherine Scodova, EducationUSA REAC for Europe and Eurasia, and Boston Kistka, EducationUSA Romania virtual intern, joined the Fulbright-EducationUSA Romania advising team for two consecutive webinars on U.S. higher education and study opportunities in the U.S., kindly facilitated by the U.S. Embassy in Bucharest’s Information Resource Center/American Spaces team.
A total of 345 participants, including teachers and students from Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, Bacău, Craiova, Constanţa, Călăraşi, Medgidia, Piteşti, Sibiu, and Târgu Mureş, attended the online sessions, which took place on January 25 and January 27. Participants had a chance to learn more the various types of U.S. higher ed institutions, the liberal arts model, financial aid opportunities, and the path to studying in the U.S. as an undergraduate student. Participants also had a lot of questions, on topics ranging from school selection to financial aid and cultural adjustment, and received valuable advice from the two guest speakers.
The Fulbright-EducationUSA Romania advising team encouraged the students, mainly 9th and 10th graders, to explore the wide range of free services and resources they can access via the Fulbright-EducationUSA Advising Center and to keep up with us via newsletter and social media.
Both sessions met with enthusiastic response from the audience.