Polityka i handel międzynarodowy · 17.10.2002

Fulbright American Studies Institutes for Foreign University Faculty

The Study of the U.S. Branch, Office of Academic Exchange Programs, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, announces an open competition for two (2) assistance awards. Public and private non- profit organizations meeting the provisions described in Internal Revenue Code section 26 U.S.C. 501(C)(3) may apply to develop and implement one of the following two post-graduate level Fulbright American Studies Institute programs designed for multinational groups of 18 experienced foreign university faculty and educators: A. Managing Diversity: The American Experience B. American Political Development: Ideas and Institutions. These programs are intended to provide participants with a deeper understanding of American life and institutions, past and present, in order to strengthen curricula and to improve the quality of teaching about the United States at universities abroad. Programs should therefore be designed to elucidate the topic or theme of the Institute as well as American civilization as a whole. Programs are six weeks in length and will be conducted during the Summer of 2003. The Bureau is seeking detailed proposals from colleges, universities, consortia of colleges and univers