Fulbright Japan (Japan-United States Educational Commission)

Name

Fulbright Japan (Japan-United States Educational Commission)

Website

https://fulbright70.jp

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Bilateral Exchange Agreements (Reciprocal Student Mobility) (EDAIABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

International Student Funding & Mobility Grants Administration (EDADAHAL), Outbound Exchange Advising, Placement & Nomination Services (EDAIABAL)

Keywords

• Educational exchange programs
• Scholarship administration
• International fellowships
• Academic grant programs
• Cultural exchange services

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Core offering

Administers educational exchange programs and grants between the United States and Japan as a non-profit binational commission. The organization facilitates academic and cultural exchange opportunities for scholars, researchers, students, and professionals between the two countries.

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Ideal customer profiles1 record

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Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights1 record

Direct peers

• Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO): Japanese government-affiliated body administering inbound and outbound student scholarships and exchange support, directly comparable to Fulbright Japan as the principal Japanese-side counterpart for government-backed student mobility.
• Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES): Historically administered the Fulbright Scholar Program in the US and operates faculty/staff exchange programs, directly comparable to Fulbright Japan as a binational academic exchange administrator.
• Institute of International Education (IIE): Core administrator of the US Fulbright program and the leading US-based operator of international academic exchange and scholarship programs, making it the closest structural and operational peer to Fulbright Japan.
• German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD): Germany's national binational academic exchange agency, structurally analogous to Fulbright Japan in operating government-funded bilateral scholarship and faculty exchange programs between two countries.

Broad incumbents

• EducationUSA: US State Department-supported global advising network for students seeking US study, comparable as a publicly-supported international education advisory channel operating in Japan.
• British Council: UK quasi-governmental body running education, English-language, and exchange programming globally; comparable as a large incumbent national cultural/educational exchange operator with broader remit than Fulbright Japan.

Regional players

• Alliance Française: Global network of binational cultural and educational centers, structurally analogous to Fulbright Japan as country-specific binational institutions delivering exchange and education programming.
• Goethe-Institut: Germany's binational cultural and language institute network; comparable in mission and bilateral institutional structure to Fulbright Japan, though focused on Germany rather than the US.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights3 records

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