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New Grant for American Technology and Business Students Fulbright-Lappeenranta University of Technology Graduate Award
Lappeenranta University of Technology and the Fulbright Center have signed a collaboration agreement on the Fulbright-Lappeenranta University of Technology Graduate Award. The Award provides American students an opportunity to pursue technology or business graduate studies at Lappeenranta University of Technology (LUT) for one academic year.
Application information http://us.fulbrightonline.org/home.html www.fulbright.fi
Information on LUT www.lut.fi Director for international affairs Mr. Janne Hokkanen janne.hokkanen@lut.fi
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ing the possible second year of studies at LUT. In addition to the monthly grant, travel award, and accident and sickness insurance, the Fulbright-Lappeenranta University of Technology Graduate Awardee will be provided a free-ofcharge participation in a Summer School that provides introduction to the Finnish language, culture and society. Next application round for this award will open for candidates in May 2012 and it The grant is targeted particularly for will be targeted for students wishing to begin students who wish to complete a full their studies at LUT in the fall semester 2013. Master’s degree at In this issue of their institution, the Fulbright Cenbut also other ter News the focus LUT was ranked number students, such is on Lappeenone in a recent international as academically ranta University of survey in which foreign talented doctoral Technology, read students were asked students and Masmore on pages how well the ter’s degree ex12-14. universities met their change students LUT was will be considered ranked number expectations. for the grant. one in a recent inThe collaboternational survey ration agreement in which foreign between LUT and the Fulbright Center students were asked how well the univerguarantees the Awardee tuition free studsities met their expectations. Read more ies during the Fulbright period and durabout the survey on page 14.
in Finland as to number of new students from abroad.
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