University of Tirana | Fulbright Scholar Program

Non-U.S. Scholars

Each year roughly 850 faculty and professionals from around the world receive Fulbright Scholar awards for advanced research and university lecturing in the United States. Individual awards are available to scholars from over 100 countries.

Non-U.S. Scholars

U.S. Institutions

U.S. Higher Education institutions are instrumental to the success of the Fulbright mission. They are key allies in advancing the goal of sharing knowledge across communities, promoting mutual understanding across nations and improving lives around the world.

U.S. Institutions

Country

Albania

City

Tirana

U.S. Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institution	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Frank Jossi	Macalester College	University of Tirana	Communications	Albania	1993-1994	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Robert Korbach	University of North Dakota	University of Tirana	Economics	Albania	1993-1994	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Richard Oakes	Hamline University	University of Tirana	Law	Albania	1993-1994	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Saundra Hybels	Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania	University of Tirana	Communications	Albania	1994-1995	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Joyce Steiner	World Bank	University of Tirana	Economics	Albania	1994-1995	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Charles Telly	State University of New York College, Fredonia	University of Tirana	Business	Albania	1992-1993	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Edward Colt	Independent Scholar/Unaffiliated	University of Tirana	Communications	Albania	1992-1993	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Francis Carney	University of California, Riverside	University of Tirana	Political Science	Albania	1993-1994	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Julius Roth	University of California, Davis	University of Tirana	Sociology	Albania	1993-1994	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Stephen Grice	Christian Brothers University	University of Tirana	Literature	Albania	1992-1993	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
William Hardison	University of California, San Diego	University of Tirana	Medical Sciences	Albania	1994-1995	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Stephen Grice	Christian Brothers University	University of Tirana	Literature	Albania	1993-1994	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Sabrina Baron	George Washington University	University of Tirana	History	Albania	1998-1999	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Laura Kelly	Florida International University	University of Tirana	Communications	Albania	1997-1998	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Kathleen Imholz	Independent Scholar/Unaffiliated	University of Tirana	Law	Albania	1996-1997	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Edward Clark	Winthrop University	University of Tirana	Literature	Albania	1994-1995	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Richard McClear	Independent Scholar/Unaffiliated	University of Tirana	Communications	Albania	1995-1996	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Elizabeth Daniels	University of Colorado, Colorado Springs	University of Tirana	Psychology	Albania	2020-2021	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
George Antoniou	Lynn University	University of Tirana	Info Sciences/Systems	Albania	2024-2025	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Jay Shapiro	White and Williams LLP	University of Tirana	Criminal Justice	Albania	2022-2023	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program

Visiting Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institutions	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Hamlet Bezhani	University of Tirana	University of Texas at Austin , University of Texas at Austin	History	Albania	1995-1996	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Vila Shuterigi	University of Tirana	Carnegie Mellon University	Architecture	Albania	1991-1992	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Mamica Pino	University of Tirana	Oklahoma State University , Oklahoma State University , Oklahoma State University	Business	Albania	1992-1993	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Theodhori Karaj	University of Tirana	The New School	Psychology	Albania	1995-1996	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Elida Kraja	University of Tirana	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Business	Albania	1993-1994	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Gezim Hadaj	University of Tirana	Northeastern Illinois University , Northeastern Illinois University	Linguistics	Albania	1991-1992	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Refik Kadija	University of Tirana	Boston University , Boston University , Boston University	Literature	Albania	1991-1992	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Arta Lugaj	University of Tirana	Mississippi State University	Biology	Albania	2024-2025	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program