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University of Houston

Country

United States

State

Texas

City

Houston

Institution IPED

225511

Liaison(s)

Maggie Mahoney

Title

Director, Global Engagement

Address

Houston, TX
United States

Phone

Email

memahoney@uh.edu

George Agras

Title

Assistant Director of Global Initiatives

Address

Houston, TX
United States

Phone

Email

gcagras@central.uh.edu

George Agras

Title

Assistant Director of Global Initiatives

Email

gcagras@central.uh.edu

Maggie Mahoney

Title

Assistant Director

Email

memahoney@uh.edu

U.S. Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institution	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Leopold Castellanos	University of Houston	Technical Institute of Monterrey	Engineering	Mexico	1967-1968	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
John Elrod	University of Houston	Technical Institute of Monterrey	Engineering	Mexico	1967-1968	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Gabriel Fazekas	University of Houston	Technical Institute of Monterrey	Engineering	Mexico	1967-1968	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Douglas Muster	University of Houston	Technical Institute of Monterrey	Engineering	Mexico	1967-1968	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Ardis White	University of Houston	Technical Institute of Monterrey	Engineering	Mexico	1967-1968	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Frank Tiller	University of Houston	Central University	Engineering	Ecuador	1958-1959	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Frank Worley Jr	University of Houston	University of Guayaquil	Engineering	Ecuador	1959-1960	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
John Meaney	University of Houston	National Educational Institute	Education	France	1957-1958	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
James Cooper	University of Houston	University of Minho	Education	Portugal	1979-1980	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Jordan Paust	University of Houston	University of Salzburg	Law	Austria	1978-1979	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Kamal Said	University of Houston	Khartoum, University of	Accounting/Finance	Sudan	1976-1977	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Kamal Said	University of Houston	Khartoum, University of	Accounting/Finance	Sudan	1977-1978	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Robert Wren	University of Houston	Lagos, University of	Literature	Nigeria	1973-1974	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Robert Wren	University of Houston	Lagos, University of	Literature	Nigeria	1974-1975	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Charles Wukasch	University of Houston	Slask University	Language	Poland	1979-1980	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Loyd Swenson Jr	University of Houston	Tashkent State University	History	Uzbekistan	1979-1980	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Ronn Carpenter	University of Houston	Technical University	Mathematics	Iran	1972-1973	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Ronn Carpenter	University of Houston	Technical University of Tehran	Mathematics	Iran	1973-1974	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Jack Burke	University of Houston	The German-American Fulbright Commission		Germany	1979-1980	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Stanley Schatt	University of Houston	Hiroshima University , Keio University , University of Tokyo	Literature	Japan	1974-1975	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program

Visiting Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institutions	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Chien-Fu Lin	National Taiwan University	University of Houston	Economics	Taiwan	2005-2006	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Vitaly Mortikov	East Ukrainian University	University of Houston	Economics	Ukraine	2002-2003	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Theoharis Theoharis	University of Athens	University of Houston	Computer Science	Greece	2002-2003	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Thi Hong Nguyen	National Economics University	University of Houston	Education	Vietnam	2000-2001	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Yojiro Nakata	National Institute of Mental Health, NCNP	University of Houston	Psychology	Japan	1992-1993	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Nkongolo Muanza	Institut Superieur des Techniques Medicales	University of Houston , University of Houston	Chemistry	Congo, Democratic Republic of	1991-1992	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Maria Uquillas	Catholic University of Ecuador	University of Houston	Education	Ecuador	1991-1992	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Hans Erlinger	University of Siegen	University of Houston	Language	Germany	1991-1992	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Brahim Akdim	University of Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah	University of Houston , Clark University	Geography	Morocco	1992-1993	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Malayananda Dutta	Gauhati University	University of Houston	Computer Science	India	1992-1993	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Amin Hamed	College of Science and Technology	University of Houston	Medical Sciences	Palestinian Territories (West Bank)	1992-1993	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Dimitar Karpuzov	Institute of Electronics	University of Houston , University of Houston	Physics	Bulgaria	1993-1994	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Ion Carstea	University of Craiova	University of Houston	Computer Science	Romania	1993-1994	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
David Judge	University of Strathclyde	University of Houston	Political Science	United Kingdom	1993-1994	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
David Mulwa	Kenyatta University	University of Houston	Drama/Theater Arts	Kenya	1993-1994	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Mohamed-Wafaie Elhelou	Islamic University of Gaza	University of Houston , University of Houston	Education	Palestinian Territories (Gaza)	1996-1997	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Mingming Chen	Fudan University	University of Houston	Political Science	China	1997-1998	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Rubina Hanif	Quaid-i-Azam University	University of Houston	Psychology	Pakistan	2009-2010	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Khawla Naim Qamhieh	Al-Quds University	University of Houston	Physics	Palestinian Territories (West Bank)	2006-2007	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Ivanka Koleva	Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski	University of Houston	Physics	Bulgaria	2003-2004	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program