Branko Backovic ’07 (Despotovac, Serbia, Lisle, IL), management consultant turned entrepreneur, recently released a venture that he co-founded with partner Paul Orland.  Epi.School is a twelve-week digital course that will launch its summer program from June 1 – August 31,...

With the spread of COVID-19 across the globe, scientists, researchers, and health workers around the world joined forces to combat this novel virus. In addition to the work of these experts, FLEX alumni worked to help their communities.  In...

A group of 52 FLEX and YES alumni from Armenia, Georgia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia attended the first News Literacy Workshop from December 6-9 in Tsaghkadzor, Armenia. At the beginning of the workshop, participants were faced with a simple...

QUICK OVERVIEW Event Title: The 2020 IDEAL Workshop Event Dates: March 27-31, 2020 Mentor Training Dates: March 25-26, 2020 Link to Application: https://bit.ly/2pfSQyr Mentor Application Deadline: December 1, 2019, 11:59 PM CET The 2020 IDEAL Workshop Identify challenges. Develop a better understanding. Establish plans. Act. Lead by example. American Councils for International Education...

To mark the celebration of Global Youth Service Day, FLEX alumni from Serbia wanted to bring about positive change in their community and open a subtle, but crucial, path to inclusion for persons with visual impairments. It is with...