Fulbright International Summer Institute (FISI), Bulgaria
The Fulbright International Summer Institute (FISI) is an academic and cultural program created by the Bulgarian-American Fulbright Commission in 2002. FISI offers one- and/or two-week intensive courses in a wide variety of subject areas: politics and international relations; business and economics; law, communication, education, science, social studies, art, culture and Bulgarian studies. All courses are taught in English by distinguished professors from the U.S., Europe and Bulgaria, most of
whom are Fulbright grantees or alumni. FISI courses are addressed to undergraduate and graduate students, university faculty and professionals. Along with the academic program, FISI offers a rich cultural program and opportunities for intercultural communication.
This year, FISI will be held for two weeks, from August 7 to August 19, in the mountain resort of Borovets.
Prospective participants have the unique opportunity to make their own selection of courses. A tentative program with brief course description and bibliographical nores for the lecturers is posted on FISI websiste www.fisi-bg.info. Applicants can choose between the following courses:
Business, Economics and Management
Course 1: Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
Lecturer: Prof. George Siedel, University of Michigan, Business School, MI, USA
Course 2: Intermediate Microeconomic Theory
Lecturer: Prof. Ann Fender, Gettysburg College, PA, USA
Course 3: Financial Tools for Business and Personal Decisions
Lecturer: Prof. Chenchuramaiah Bathala, Cleveland State University, OH, USA
Course 4: Adjusting to Globalization, Regionalization and the Process of
Change: The Context of New Management
Lecturer: Prof. Randall Baker, Indiana University, IN, USA
Law
Course 5: From Law School to Lawyer: An Overview of the United States
Judicial System and a Practicum on Litigating a Trial
Lecturer: David M. Korn, Phelps Dunbar LLP, LA, USA
Education and Communication
Course 6: Communication, Culture and Technology: Intercultural Competence for Students in Global Times
Lecturer: Dr. Noemi Marin, Florida Atlantic University, FL, USA
Course 7: Three Cs for Successful Learning: Cultural Sensitivity, Cooperative Learning, and Critical Thinking
Lecturers: Shelley A. Friend, L. Dana Goodrich and Terry D. Goddard, Northwest Vista College, TX, USA
Course 8: Understanding the Media: The Cornerstones of the Effective Communication
Lecturer: Danail Danov, Media Development Center, Sofia, Bulgaria
Course 9: The Implications of English as a Global Language
Lecturer: Dr. Nancy M. Hayward, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, PA, USA
Course 10: Schools in American Culture
Lecturer: Dr. Marcia Horne, Westfield State College, MA, USA
Politics and International Relations
Course 11: American Foreign Policy and the International System in the Age of Globalization
Lecturer: Prof. Mark Kramer, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
Course 12: Is the World Really Flat: Impact of Globalization on American and European Economies
Lecturer: Prof. Timothy J. Ilg, University of Dayton, OH, USA
Course 13: Lobbying in the Public Interest
Lecturers: Lyudmila Georgieva and Metiu Metev, Common Cause Foundation, Sofia, Bulgaria
Science and Social Studies
Course 14: Visuality Versus Content: Multimedia, Databases and IT Technologies in Studying, Researching and Popularizing Social Sciences
Lecturers: Dr. Boyan Dobrev, National Academy of Arts, and Dr. Kostadin Grozev, Sofia University, Sofia, Bulgaria
Course 15: An Overview of Environmental Issues in Bulgaria
Lecturer: Dr. William A. Clark, lecturer with Cooperative Studies Inc., KS, USA
Course 16: Natural Resource Management in the New Europe: Sustainability, Transformation and European Integration
Lecturer: Dr. Chad Staddon, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK
Course 17: Thought and Behavior Within a Social Context
Lecturer: Prof. Jack Croxton, State University of New York at Fredonia, NY, USA
Art and Culture
Course 18: A Survey of American Choral Music, 1550 – Present
Lecturer: Dr. Timothy M. Powell, Lee College, TX, USA
Bulgarian Studies
Course 19: Introduction to Bulgarian Culture (history, politics, economy, social issues, literature and the arts)
Lecturers: Team
Course 20: Bulgarian Singing
Lecturer: Kate Conklin, singer, Cirque du Soleil, NV, USA
If you want to participate at this event, please visit the website www.fisi-bg.info for details on the application forms and process, participation fees and financial assistance.
Deadline for applications: May 25, 2006
You can also obtain general information from:
Bulgarian-American Commission for Educational Exchange
17, Alexander Stamboliiski Blvd.
Sofia 1000
Bulgaria
Tel.: +359 2 980 82 12
E-mail: rkaneva@fulbright.bg
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