Lizhou Wang, assistant professor at Waseda University’s Institute for Advanced Study (WIAS) in Tokyo, will join the UC Irvine Long U.S.–China Institute as a visiting scholar. Wang’s work sits at the intersection of international higher education, student mobility, education quality, and equity, with a regional focus on ASEAN+3 and Northeast Asia. 

At Waseda, Wang leads projects on “Knowledge Diplomacy in Northeast Asia” and international higher education governance, supported in part by competitive research funding. She earned her Ph.D. in higher education from Boston College, M.Ed. in international education policy from Harvard University, M.Sc. in contemporary Chinese studies from University of Oxford, and B.A. in economics and government from Smith College. 

During her visit, Wang will collaborate with UCI faculty and students on comparative analyses of U.S.-China-Asia higher-ed linkages and talent flows.