Vivian Wang, Ph.D., vice provost for global engagement at The University of Tulsa, has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar award in International Education Administrators (IEA) to Japan for the 2026-27 academic year from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board.
The IEA awards are funded seminars for U.S. higher education administrators to learn about participating countries’ higher education systems, exchange information on best practices, explore the potential for partnerships with institutions of higher education in the host country and raise the profile of their home institution within their host country and participant cohort.
Wang will spend two weeks this summer visiting Japanese universities, government agencies, local communities and industry partners to strengthen U.S.-Japan university partnerships and advance UTulsa’s global engagement in Japan.
Fulbright U.S. Scholars are faculty, researchers, administrators and established professionals teaching or conducting research in affiliation with institutes abroad. Fulbright Scholars engage in cutting-edge research and expand their professional networks, often continuing research collaborations started abroad and laying the groundwork for forging future partnerships between institutions. Upon returning to their home countries, institutions, labs and classrooms, they share their stories and often become active supporters of international exchange, inviting foreign scholars to campus and encouraging colleagues and students to go abroad.
“I am honored and excited by this Fulbright award. I look forward to engaging more deeply with our current and future university partners in Japan, and to exploring new opportunities to expand student mobility, develop dual-degree pathways and explore internship opportunities for our students,” said Wang.
Since 1946, the Fulbright Program has provided more than 400,000 talented and accomplished students, scholars, teachers, artists and professionals with the opportunity to study, teach and conduct research abroad. Fulbrighters exchange ideas, build people-to-people connections and work to address complex global challenges. Notable Fulbrighters include 62 Nobel Laureates, 93 Pulitzer Prize winners, 82 MacArthur Fellows, 44 heads of state or government and thousands of leaders across the private, public and nonprofit sectors.
Over 800 individuals teach or conduct research abroad through the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program annually. In addition, over 2,000 Fulbright U.S. Student Program participants – recent college graduates, graduate students and early career professionals – participate in study/research exchanges or as English teaching assistants in local schools abroad each year.
Fulbright is a program of the U.S. Department of State, with funding provided by the federal government. Participating governments and host institutions, corporations and foundations around the world also provide direct and indirect support to the program, which operates in more than 160 countries worldwide.
In the United States, the Institute of International Education implements the Fulbright U.S. Student and U.S. Scholar Programs on behalf of the State Department. For more information, visit fulbrightprogram.org.