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Record Number of Fulbright Scholars at MTU

Michigan Tech is hosting a record number of Fulbright Scholars this year.

A report in Tech Today says 17 students are on campus. 14 are pursuing master’s degrees, and three are PhD students.

They hail from Afghanistan, Egypt, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lesotho, Mauritius, Morocco, Pakistan, Russia, Serbia and Montenegro, Togo and Ukraine.

The Fulbright program is run by the U.S. State Department. It’s designed to increase international understanding by hosting foreign students, and sending American students to other nations.

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