Fulbright
Alumna (2004), Dr. Åsa Andersson, was nominated to represent
Sweden at the first annual conference for European Alumni
Association leaders in Rome, Italy on December 1-2, 2011 as part of the
European Network for American Alumni Association (ENAM) . ELAM is a new and independent
organization, accredited and an active NGO committed to promoting
mutual understanding and better transatlantic relationships. Please see
the invitation to the conference or contact ELAM if you are interested
in becoming a member.
Dr. John Freyer, 2011 Visiting Scholar's research project on the Billy Bookshelf was posted on IKEA Hackers website.
Dr. Abdul-Majeed Azad, 2010 Fulbright Distinguished Chair at Chalmers Institute of Technology recently published an article for the University of Toledeo's online newsletter on Prime Minister Olof Palme's assisination.
Ms. Isra El-Salihie and Mr. Hezha Seradji were selected to represent Sweden at two US Institutes for a five weeks this summer. The Summer Institutes Program is sponsored by the US Department of State's, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
Per Liljas, current Swedish Fulbright grantee has just been awarded the Minority Voices Young Journalist Award for 2010 for an article and photo story on Rohingya who are refugees in Bangladesh, but originally come from Burma where they belong to a Muslim minority. Please read the Award Announcement by Minority Rights Group Internationa.
January 2011: The First Annual US Summer Institutes Alumni Conference was held in Paris. Two alumni from Sweden were selected to attend, Ms. Elnaz Barjandi (2008) and Fatime Nedzipovska (2009).
Dr. Abdul-Majeed Azad wrote an article about his work as Fulbright Distinguished Chair at Chalmers Institute of Technology for the University of Toledeo's online newsletter. See the article titled: "No Vikings, but no dearth of warm glow in frigid Sweden."
Read the 2010 Articles on the Fulbright Program published by the Chronicle of Education.
Read Dr. Abdul-Majeed Azad's Heartfelt Message on the suicide bombing that took place in Stockholm on December 11, 2010.
Dr. Åsa Andersson, Swedish Fulbright alumna was interviewed in Metro's online AllaStudier.se discussing her Fulbright study abroad experience at UC Berkeley where she earned a Ph.D. in Philosophy.
See the recent Fulbright Program interview on the universitetjobb blog discussing the prestigious grant for Swedish and American grantees.
Chalmers University of Technology recognized two 2010 Fulbright Scholars in Energy Technologies in their monthly online newsletter: Lin Louie, 2010 Graduate Student and Abdul-Majeed Azad, 2010 Distinguished Chair.
2010-11 American Fulbrighters, Anna Hersey and Andrew Bearnot's, research in Sweden was also made possible by the generous support of the Lois Roth Endowment.
Matthew Peterson, American Fulbrighter (2008-09) will be returning to Sweden to teach music at the Gotlandtonsättarskola. Mr. Peterson's opera, Voir Dire will be performed by the Operahögskola, ensemble Sonanza, and directed by Claes Fellbom. Please read the article on Mr. Peterson published by Folkuniversitetet last fall. For more information on Mr. Peterson's work, please see his website.
Read the US Department of States's interview with Erika Larsen, 2009-10 Fulbright alumna about her work with the Sámi Reindeer Herders in northern Sweden.
Dr. John Freyer, 2011 Visiting Scholar's research project on the Billy Bookshelf was posted on IKEA Hackers website.
Dr. Abdul-Majeed Azad, 2010 Fulbright Distinguished Chair at Chalmers Institute of Technology recently published an article for the University of Toledeo's online newsletter on Prime Minister Olof Palme's assisination.
Ms. Isra El-Salihie and Mr. Hezha Seradji were selected to represent Sweden at two US Institutes for a five weeks this summer. The Summer Institutes Program is sponsored by the US Department of State's, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
Per Liljas, current Swedish Fulbright grantee has just been awarded the Minority Voices Young Journalist Award for 2010 for an article and photo story on Rohingya who are refugees in Bangladesh, but originally come from Burma where they belong to a Muslim minority. Please read the Award Announcement by Minority Rights Group Internationa.
January 2011: The First Annual US Summer Institutes Alumni Conference was held in Paris. Two alumni from Sweden were selected to attend, Ms. Elnaz Barjandi (2008) and Fatime Nedzipovska (2009).
Dr. Abdul-Majeed Azad wrote an article about his work as Fulbright Distinguished Chair at Chalmers Institute of Technology for the University of Toledeo's online newsletter. See the article titled: "No Vikings, but no dearth of warm glow in frigid Sweden."
Read the 2010 Articles on the Fulbright Program published by the Chronicle of Education.
Read Dr. Abdul-Majeed Azad's Heartfelt Message on the suicide bombing that took place in Stockholm on December 11, 2010.
Dr. Åsa Andersson, Swedish Fulbright alumna was interviewed in Metro's online AllaStudier.se discussing her Fulbright study abroad experience at UC Berkeley where she earned a Ph.D. in Philosophy.
See the recent Fulbright Program interview on the universitetjobb blog discussing the prestigious grant for Swedish and American grantees.
Chalmers University of Technology recognized two 2010 Fulbright Scholars in Energy Technologies in their monthly online newsletter: Lin Louie, 2010 Graduate Student and Abdul-Majeed Azad, 2010 Distinguished Chair.
2010-11 American Fulbrighters, Anna Hersey and Andrew Bearnot's, research in Sweden was also made possible by the generous support of the Lois Roth Endowment.
Matthew Peterson, American Fulbrighter (2008-09) will be returning to Sweden to teach music at the Gotlandtonsättarskola. Mr. Peterson's opera, Voir Dire will be performed by the Operahögskola, ensemble Sonanza, and directed by Claes Fellbom. Please read the article on Mr. Peterson published by Folkuniversitetet last fall. For more information on Mr. Peterson's work, please see his website.
Read the US Department of States's interview with Erika Larsen, 2009-10 Fulbright alumna about her work with the Sámi Reindeer Herders in northern Sweden.