embassy events 2008 

US-Polish Educational Conference November 18 at WU Library

18 November 2008

The U.S. Embassy and the Polish-American Fulbright Commission coorganized a conference on Transatlantic Connections: Polish-U.S. Academic Collaboration, which took place on November 18th at the Warsaw University Library, ul. Dobra 56/60, announced Cultural Attach Chuck Ashley.  The main goal of the conference was to expand knowledge on possibilities of academic cooperation and to continue the dialogue regarding exchanges among universities and students from Poland and United States. Representatives of the American Embassy and the Fulbright Commission, as well as international business leaders, American scholars currently staying in Poland, and Fulbright Scholars spoke.

The conference was part of the International Education Week announced by the State Department and EducationUSA program. It was run in both English and Polish (during the English part simultaneous translation was provided).  The complete program can be found here (part I, part II). 

Various brochures, leaflets and publications on education in the US, scholarships and financial aid for international students were also available.  For inquiries, please send your name and institution to culture_warsaw@state.gov and/or ph: 0-22 504-2363 or 0-22 504-2395.