Jahresbericht 2011 / 2012 FULBRIGHT KOMMISSION German-American Fulbright Commission Annual Report 2011 / 2012 Deutsch-Amerikanische Fulbright-Kommission Jahresbericht 2011/ 2012 2 “ The great strength and enduring value of the Fulbright Program has been its ability to work patiently and persistently to build human networks around the globe.” U.S.-Senator J. William Fulbright 3 Jahresbericht 2011 / 2012 Inhalt 4 Mission Statement 5 Grußwort 6 Executive Summary 8 Programme für Studierende und Graduierte 10 Programme für Fremdsprachenassistenten und Lehrer 11 Programme für amerikanische Journalisten 12 Programme für Wissenschaftler und Hochschullehrer 14 Highlights des Jahres 16 Programme für Hochschuladministratoren 17 Fachseminare für Hochschullehrer 18 Weiterbildungsseminare 19 Diversity Initiative 20 Berlin -Tagung 22 Fulbright Alumni e.V. 23 Freunde und Förderer des Fulbright-Programms 24 Fulbright-Vertrauensdozenten 25 Stipendienauswahlgremien 26 Die Deutsch-Amerikanische Fulbright-Kommission 4 Mission Statement as deutsch-amerikanische Fulbright-Programm verwirklicht die visionäre DIdee des Senators J. William Fulbright: Die Förderung von gegenseitigem Verständnis zwischen den USA und Deutschland durch akademischen und kulturellen Austausch. Das Fulbright-Programm hat eine internationale Reichweite. Es ermöglicht den Austausch zwischen den Vereinigten Staaten und mehr als 155 Ländern weltweit. Mehr als 50 binationale Kommissionen, unter ihnen die Deutsch-Amerikanische Kommission, unterstützen die Arbeit des Fulbright-Programms auf der zwischen- staatlichen Ebene. Als größtes und vielfältigstes Fulbright-Programm weltweit hat das deutsch- amerikanische Fulbright-Programm seit seiner Entstehung im Jahr 1952 circa 42.000 Amerikaner und Deutsche gefördert. Das besondere Merkmal des deutsch-amerikanischen Fulbright-Programms ist der Austausch junger hochqualifizierter Akademiker. Dieses Kernprogramm wird ergänzt durch Jahresstipendien für Professoren, Fremdsprachenassistenten sowie durch Fortbildungsseminare für Hochschuladministratoren, Landeskundler und Lehrer. Senator J. William Fulbright 5 Grusswort Dr. Rolf Hoffmann Executive Director of the German-American Fulbright Commission Dear Friends of the Fulbright Program, not the least in other European countries. Young German students when choosing to go abroad are quite well travelled The year 2012 was a remarkable year indeed for the German- already, fluent in English and – through social media and the American Fulbright Commission: We celebrated our 60th anni- internet – very much up-to-date with other cultures that are versary both in Germany and the U.S., sixty years of transatlan- close to their heart, such as the U.S. Many choose their host tic dialogue and cooperation, of challenges and adaptation, of university based on the expected learning outcome and/or pro- growth and change. Despite all political and historical impacts fessional advancement, and less often for the cultural experience that have shaped the program until today to one of the largest abroad. Asia has become a prime interest, for many reasons, in and most diverse Fulbright programs in the world the key mes- both countries, and academe is following swiftly. sage has remained the same since 1952 – to identify future lead- ers, to support the best and brightest, and to establish networks All these developments together contribute to a changing across the Atlantic that foster friendship, cooperation and student and faculty focus on study-abroad and exchange, and mutual understanding. shifting mobility patterns support the urge to adapt exchange programs to the need of the ‘market’, namely students, faculty And yet, the recent developments in European higher education, and administrators. As a result, the German-American Fulbright in particular the Bologna reforms, as well as changing mobility Commission has opened its programs to enable those young patterns of students and scholars across the Atlantic – stagnating students who excel academically and show leadership potential at best for most European countries and the U.S. – have left their to use a Fulbright grant as their preferred way to gain their marks on the program as it has been standing for six decades. experience abroad – be it as ‘travel-only’ in the U.S. within The new degree programs in many European countries, in institutional arrangements, be it as a young Ph.D. candidate particular in Germany, leave little room for free-movers to to do research abroad, be it for a complete master’s program venture abroad these days; most universities prefer institutional for German or U.S. students, or last but not least – as a regular agreements that allow their students to gain international ‘Fulbrighter’ (as we call them) to spend a year at their institution experience in one-semester study abroad modules tightly woven of choice in Germany or the U.S. It is this flexibility – to open into the accrediting process back home. Complete master’s up to new and diverse students and markets while maintaining programs also have become the study-abroad alternative of the core values of the program – and the continued support of choice for many after having finished their bachelor’s degree, both governments and the bi-national Fulbright Board in Berlin not only for German students, but also for U.S. students. For that make this program a flagship for transatlantic dialogue – those who seek a master’s degree abroad Germany is the second- even in times of shallow waters ... most preferred destination in the world (IIE 2012). An increased effort to internationalize their programs has enabled many European universities to position themselves on the global student market to recruit those ‘best and brightest’, Dr. Rolf Hoffmann 6 Executive Summary Distribution of Fulbright Scholars (includes students, teaching assistants, journalists, and scholars; does not include short-term programs) Northeast 87 | 88 West Midwest 42 | 70 78 | 41 South- South Central 36 | 31 8 | 2 United States of America Americans coming from (251) | Germans going to (232) American Grantees German Grantees Total 377 Total 394 Students 76 210 Students Teaching Assistants 140 14 Teaching Assistants Journalists 5 Junior and Senior Scholars 30 8 Junior and Senior Scholars Administrators in International Education 20 20 Administrators in International Education Educational Experts 15 26 Educational Experts German Studies Seminars 29 25 American Studies Seminars Diversity in German Education 15 16 Diversity in U.S. Education Diversity Initiative 22 25 Diversity Initiative Berlin Capital Program 15 50 FH Summer Schools Senior Specialist Program 10 7 Budget Figures U.S. Government Contributions from the U.S. Department of State (converted from 2,949,061 USD) 2,039,672 Euro German Government Contributions from the Federal Foreign Office (Auswärtiges Amt) 2,995,000 Euro from the Federal Ministry of Education and Research 1,352,000 Euro North (Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung)* 44 | 21 Northeast Total Contribution German Government 4,347,000 Euro 44 | 50 Other Contributions East Host institutions’ cash contributions 433,749 Euro West 28 | 14 Transatlantic Program of the Federal Republic of Germany 155,986 Euro 79 | 56 with the Funding of the European Recovery Program (ERP)** Donations through the Association of Friends and Sponsors of 25,682 Euro the German-American Fulbright Program (Verein der Freunde South und Förderer des Deutsch-Amerikanischen Fulbright-Programms e.V.) 56 | 91 University of Kentucky (converted from 29,122 USD) 22,214 Euro Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft 20,000 Euro German Hertie Foundation (Hertie-Stiftung) 3,391 Euro Total funds received in 2011 / 2012 7,047,694 Euro Germany Americans going to (251) | Germans coming from (232) * The Federal Ministry for Education and Research completely funds the Fulbright program for students and graduates of German Universities of Applied Sciences (Fachhochschulen). ** The Transatlantic Program of the Federal Republic of Germany with the Funding of the European Recovery Program (ERP) co-finances the Diversity Programs “Discover Germany” and “Discover USA” Areas of Study / Research* (only students and senior and junior scholars) Americans in Germany Germans in the U.S. 2 2 % Business 18 % 40 7 7 % Social Sciences 19 % 41 24 23 % Natural and Applied Sciences 18% 40 9 8 % Engineering 12 % 27 51 48 % Humanities 20 % 44 11 10 % Arts and Architecture 11 % 23 2 2 % Law 2 % 3 Total 106 Total 218 * in host country 8 Programme für Studierende und Graduierte w as Angebot von Jahresstipendien richtet sich an besuche, Exkursionen in die Region und die Begegnung mit Ddeutsche Studierende, Graduierte und Promovenden amerikanischen Studierenden. Die Stipendien decken die Kosten der Fachhochschulen, Universitäten und Graduiertenschulen. der transatlantischen Reise, die Programmgebühren, Unterkunft Für die Dauer von zwei Semestern bzw. einem akademischen und Verpflegung, eine Auslandskrankenversicherung und die Jahr finanzieren die Stipendien neben den monatlichen Unter- Visagebühren. haltszahlungen weitere Grundleistungen (Reisekosten, Neben- kostenpauschale, Kranken- und Unfallversicherung, gebühren- Reisestipendien für deutsche Studierende der Fachhochschulen freie Visabeantragung), die Kosten für die Studienplatzvermitt- und Universitäten decken die Grundleistungen ab und ergänzen lung in den USA sowie Zuschüsse zu den Studiengebühren an die finanziellen Zuwendungen amerikanischer Hochschulen im der Gasthochschule. In einigen Fällen ergibt