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President Clinton (left) and Robert Furlong
@ Harvard
@ Harvard
Robert Furlong has been working for more than 15 years as a freelance proofreader, copy editor,
copywriter, and journalist. Since coming to Berlin in 2002 from Boston, Massachusetts, he has been
editing and writing for some of Europe’s most renowned institutions and corporations, including the
German Institute for International and Security Affairs, the Heinrich Böll Foundation, and Sony Ericsson. He
specializes in editing texts written by non-native English-speaking researchers and academics for articles
and multi-author collections in the field of international affairs and the social sciences.
He was raised in Boston and, in 1986, received a scholarship to attend the University of Massachusetts’s
Honors Curriculum where he graduated magna cum laude in 1990 with a degree in English and German
studies before beginning a career as a freelance journalist. He has published more than 80 newspaper
and magazine articles working as a reporter, interviewer, reviewer, and proofreader for the business,
technology, arts, travel, and foreign sections of newspapers and magazines throughout the United States,
including the Boston Globe, where he was a regular correspondent from 1992 – 1998.
copywriter, and journalist. Since coming to Berlin in 2002 from Boston, Massachusetts, he has been
editing and writing for some of Europe’s most renowned institutions and corporations, including the
German Institute for International and Security Affairs, the Heinrich Böll Foundation, and Sony Ericsson. He
specializes in editing texts written by non-native English-speaking researchers and academics for articles
and multi-author collections in the field of international affairs and the social sciences.
He was raised in Boston and, in 1986, received a scholarship to attend the University of Massachusetts’s
Honors Curriculum where he graduated magna cum laude in 1990 with a degree in English and German
studies before beginning a career as a freelance journalist. He has published more than 80 newspaper
and magazine articles working as a reporter, interviewer, reviewer, and proofreader for the business,
technology, arts, travel, and foreign sections of newspapers and magazines throughout the United States,
including the Boston Globe, where he was a regular correspondent from 1992 – 1998.
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| Education |
University
Degree
Major
Minors
Distinctions
Awards
University
Certificate
Exam
Degree
Major
Minors
Distinctions
Awards
University
Certificate
Exam
University of Massachusetts
Bachelor of Arts – 1990
English Language and Literature
Philosophy
German Language and Literature
Magna Cum Laude
Honors Curriculum
Michael Ventresca Academic Scholarship
University of Cambridge
CELTA (Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults)
Level 4 – ESOL Examinations – Pass (Grade B) 2004
Bachelor of Arts – 1990
English Language and Literature
Philosophy
German Language and Literature
Magna Cum Laude
Honors Curriculum
Michael Ventresca Academic Scholarship
University of Cambridge
CELTA (Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults)
Level 4 – ESOL Examinations – Pass (Grade B) 2004
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| Ausländerangelegenheiten: |
Aufenthaltstitel (2009)
Selbständigarbeitserlaubnis als
freib. Lektor, Texter, Dozent (§4 Abs.2 AufenthG)
Sprachen: Englisch (Mutterspr.), Deutsch, Latein
Selbständigarbeitserlaubnis als
freib. Lektor, Texter, Dozent (§4 Abs.2 AufenthG)
Sprachen: Englisch (Mutterspr.), Deutsch, Latein
| ..Related Experience |
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| University of Applied Sciences - Berlin (2004 – ) |
FHTW - Fachhochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft
English for Electrical and Mechanical Engineering.
English for Civil Engineering - Architecture and Building Construction
Life Science Engineering
Lecture once a week on engineering topics to students enrolled in the
civil, electrical, and mechanical engineering curriculums. Topics
include engineering materials, electric motors, heating systems, and
forces in engineering.
English for Civil Engineering - Architecture and Building Construction
Life Science Engineering
Lecture once a week on engineering topics to students enrolled in the
civil, electrical, and mechanical engineering curriculums. Topics
include engineering materials, electric motors, heating systems, and
forces in engineering.
| English Editing and Writing Services |
| Editorial Services Berlin |
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