Bulgarian-American Commission for Educational Exchange No 74 www.fulbright.bg Newsletter July - September 2013 Sofia 1000, Al. Stamboliiski blvd., tel. (359 2) 981 85 67, 980 82 12, 981 68 30; fax (359 2) 988 45 17; E-mail:
[email protected]; Internet: www.fulbright.bg, www.fisi-bg.info 12th Fulbright International Summer Institute www.fisi-bg.info Official FISI Opening FISI participants From left to right: Dr. Julia Stefanova, FISI Director; Prof. Anelia Klisarova, Minister of Education and Science, and Natalia Miteva, Program Director at the America for Bulgaria Foundation he twelfth Fulbright International Summer Institute (FISI) took place at the RIU Pravets Resort on August 12-23, 2013. THundred and eleven students from Bulgaria, Afghanistan, Albania, Azerbaijan, Croatia, Cyprus, France, Greece, Pakistan, Sin- gapore, Ukraine, and USA took part in the Institute. Their academic backgrounds ranged from political science, law, economics, interna- tional relations, history and business administration to information technology, philosophy, communications and media, biological sciences, anthropology, philanthropy, linguistics, German studies, sociology, and musicology. FISI 2013 was organized by the Bulgarian Fulbright Commission U.S. Ambassador to Bulgaria Marcie Ries talking to the group of 1st week FISI participants but its ultimate success heavily depended on the financial support, cooperation and synergy of several other institutions: America for In This Issue: Fulbright International Summer Institute (FISI) 01 Letter to Bulgarian Alumni 06 Fulbright Office News 07 To Chicago and Back 09 Out of America 13 Welcome dinner with the participation of Marcie Ries, U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Bulgaria N74, July - September 2013 01 Newsletter Bulgarian-American Commission for Educational Exchange Bulgaria Foundation, the U.S.