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Schmidgasse A documentary film by Georg Steinböck Produced by the Austrian American Educational Commission The Austrian-American Educational Commission celebrated the centennial birthday of J. William Fulbright with a ceremonial act at the Diplomatic Academy Vienna on 8 April, 2005. Prof. Dr. Anton Porhansl (1913-2003) Generalsekretär der Fulbright Commission (1955-1983) Academic Mobility between Austria and the United States. Conference on November 20 and 21, 2008 - RESOURCES More than 50 years of Austrian-American Educational Exchange On June 5, 2000, the Austrian Fulbright Commission celebrated the 50th anniversary of the signature of the initial Fulbright exchange agreement between Austria and the United States that was concluded on June 6, 1950 in Washington, D.C. At the Festakt former Fulbright students Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs Dr. William Bader (University of Munich, '53-54) and High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina Ambassador Dr. Wolfgang Petritsch (University of Southern California, '72-73) spoke on "Fulbright in the 21st Century: Looking Back - Looking Ahead." As part of the commemorative celebration, the Commission has published the Festschrift "Fulbright at Fifty. Austrian-American Educational Exchange 1950-2000". This publication provides an overview of the program with contributions by five decades of Fulbrighters. On July 16, 2002 a 50th anniversary event was held for the inaugural Austrian Fulbright class 1951/52 at the residence of the American ambassador. See a video of the July 2002 event. |
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