Fulbright winner to study in Germany

Students from 100 different countries attend RIT—each nation with its own customs and cultural dimensions. The cultural exchange that takes place is an important part of the educational experience for international and American students alike.

Catalina Novac

Catalina Novac, program coordinator of the International Student Services office, will experience cultural exchange herself when she travels to Germany in April. She has been selected as one of 25 Fulbright educators to attend the three-week Fulbright Seminar for U.S. Administrators in International Education.

During her stay, she will visit universities in Berlin, Mannheim, Stuttgart and Baden Wuerttemberg, and she will meet with government officials at the Ministry of Education.

“I’ve always been fascinated by the cultural aspects of international exchange,” says Novac. Originally from Romania, she joined RIT in 2002 after working at the University of Rochester for four years and at the U.S. Embassy in Bucharest, Romania, for seven years. Novac is pursuing a Ph.D. in human development at the University of Rochester.

While in Germany, she says she hopes to learn how international education is viewed in Europe and how universities there work with international students.