Marek Chudy Slovak Fulbright Alumni Association

2. Chicago
(Windy city, Second city)
• State Illinois
• Population (2.8 mil) 3. in US
• O’Hara airport 2. in World
• Home of Democratic Party – all in love with
Obama
• One of the most dangerous cities,
segregation – South Chicago – Hyde Park
• UChicago, Northwestern and Illinois
• Lot of Eastern-europeans
• Untouchables (1987)
Costner, Connry
• Chicago (2002)
Zeta-Jones, Geere

3. Chicago City

4. Motto: Crescat scientia; vita excolatur
Started in 1890 by John Rockefeller
So far: 89 Nobel Laureates
2,735 faculty and other academic personnel
5,607 undergraduates
9,932 graduate students
14,919 employees (including Medical Center)
Undergraduate tuition: $45,324
Nondegree –visitor $1157

5. Fulbright scholarship & Stevanovich Center
You have to:
qbe citizen of the country where you apply
qhave excellent grades
qpass 2 rounds of selection process
qTOEFL above 95
qReferences from your previous supervisors
Should have :
qUniversity and a sponsor
qMotivation ( )
Started in March 2015:
TOEFL
Application+ Interview
E. Reschenhofer, N. Hautsch P.
Mykland, Ch. Walsh, J. Zichova, M.
Pohl, E. Tvrdá, J. Porvazník, M.
Sidorová, D. Reitzner, M. Polačik, M.
Balog, E. Nežinský, L. Šrámková-IFP
Stevanovich Center
Prof. Wu
Ended in December 2017:

6. Research paper 1

7. Research paper 2

8. Predicting spot electricity prices for EPEX
Using local weather conditions in Germany

9. Prediction intervals

10. Salt Lake City
Enrichment
Seminar May 2017
• Capitla of State Utah
• The city was founded in 1847
by Brigham Young
• Home of Mormons
• Great Musical: Book of Mormons
• The city is on its rise
• Attracts lot of business
• Mormons don’t drink, work hard,…
don’t know how it is with the wifes
• When they turn 18, have to go for
a mission

12. Boston, New York, Washington