The Fulbright Experience: Multicultural and Social Challenges in the Hungarian-American Educational Exchange Program
The Fulbright Experience: Multicultural and Social Challenges in the Hungarian-American Educational Exchange Program
Author(s): Csilla KőváriSubject(s): Cultural history, Comparative history, Diplomatic history, Political history, History of Education, WW II and following years (1940 - 1949), Post-War period (1950 - 1989), Present Times (2010 - today)
Published by: Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem, Új-és Jelenkori Egyetemes Történeti Tanszék
Keywords: Fulbright Program; Senator J. William Fulbright; The Fulbright-Hays Act of 1961; Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961; Fulbright Program in Hungary; U.S-Hungarian Educational Relations
Summary/Abstract: The main goal of the international educational exchange program or Fulbright Program, is to assist in the development of friendly, sympathetic and peaceful relations, between the United States and other countries of the world. The program was named in honor of Senator J. William Fulbright (1905–1995) who believed, that educational exchange can turn nations into people, contributing to the humanizing of international relations.The Fulbright Commission in Hungary was established in January 1992, after a binational agreement was signed between the governments of Hungary and the United States. Each year 30–35 Hungarians and the same number of American applicants can receive a Fulbright grant.
Journal: ÖT KONTINENS
- Issue Year: 2016
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 85-106
- Page Count: 22
- Language: English