FULBRIGHT PROGRAM RECEIVES PRINCE OF ASTURIAS FOUNDATION AWARD FOR INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION IN OVIEDO
FULBRIGHT PROGRAM RECEIVES PRINCE OF ASTURIAS FOUNDATION AWARD FOR INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION IN OVIEDO, SPAIN ON 24TH OCTOBER.
The Prince of Asturias Foundation will honor the Fulbright Program with an award for International Cooperation at an upcoming ceremony because, “among other things,” the Program’s collective effort over more than half a century has resulted . . . in the creation of an extensive network of alumni who have contributed to the betterment of society, increasing collaboration and the exchange of ideas in a multicultural context.”
It was in in June, 2014 that the Prince of Asturias Foundation announced that the Fulbright Program was selected by its jury to receive the 2014 Prince of Asturias Award for International Cooperation. According to the Statutes of the Foundation, the Prince of Asturias Awards aim “to reward scientific, technical, cultural, social and humanitarian work carried out at an international level by individuals, institutions or groups of individuals or institutions.” As part of this spirit, the Prince of Asturias Award for International Cooperation shall be conferred on those “whose work with another or others in areas such as public health, universal education, environmental protection and social and economic development, among others, constitutes an outstanding contribution at the international level”.
There were 20 nominations in the running for this Award from Bangladesh, Brazil, Chile, Germany, Ireland, Malaysia, Netherlands, Norway, Panama, Portugal, United Kingdom, United States and Spain. This is the sixth of eight Prince of Asturias Awards to be bestowed this year, for the thirty-fourth edition of the awards.
The award ceremony will take place in Oviedo, Spain, on Friday, October 24. This is with no doubt a chance for the Fulbright community all over the world to rejoice and celebrate that the Fulbright Program just received this top award from the Prince of Asturias Foundation – similar to a Nobel Prize – for its important scientific, technical, cultural, social and humanitarian work.
Background Details:
The minutes of the Jury who decided on the Fulbright Program for the award are here:
Important Dates:
– June 12: Statement by Secretary Kerry following the announcement that the Fulbright Program was awarded the Prince of Asturias award for International Cooperation
– Sept. 22: King Felipe VI and Assistant Secretary Ryan remarks on the United States-Spain educational exchange, academic collaboration, and accomplishments of the Fulbright Program at IIE in New York.
– Oct. 22: Fulbright roundtable
– Oct. 23-24: Prince of Asturias Award ceremonial and cultural events
