Irina Ghaplanyan ’99 Contributing to Armenia’s Future
Irina Ghaplanyan ‘99
Yerevan, Armenia / York, PA
Education: BA in International Relations (University of Malta), MA in Diplomatic Studies (Diplomatic Academy of London, Westminster University) and...
Virtual FLEX: Reflections on Studying Abroad from Home
By Lida Asilyan ’19 (Ijevan, Armenia / Adel, IA)
Zhanna Atanesyan ’21 (Gyumri, Armenia / Midland, MI) participated in the FLEX program in 2020-2021, meaning...
FLEX Alumni Speak at TEDxYerevan Entrepreneurship of Big Dreams
The fourth annual TEDxYerevan event themed Entrepreneurship of Big Dreams took place at the TUMOCenter for Creative Technologies on Saturday, September 14, 2013. In the spirit of...
GYSD Project: The Best for the Students in Vanadzor, Armenia
Project organizer: Arsen Mazmanyan '15Event location: Vanadzor, Armenia$195 FLEX Alumni GYSD Matching Grant Funding$210 cost share from FLEX alumni volunteers, School #2, and local...
FLEX 20 Anniversary Open Air Event
On August 31, 30 alumni organized a 20th anniversary celebration at Lover’s Park, for over 180 FLEX alumni of all program years. Participants had...
Opportunities to Regions
Project Organizers: Elmira Ayvazyan ‘15, Eduard Hovhannisyan ‘15, Mari Sevoyan ‘14 and Nane Vardanyan’14Project Title: Opportunities to RegionsProject Location: Jermuk, Vajq and Charentsavan, Armenia$705...
South Caucasus FLEX-Ability Workshop 2017: What’s Your Story?
Forty-five FLEX alumni from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Ukraine attended the 2017 South Caucasus FLEX-Ability Workshop in Kvareli, Georgia at the Ministry of Justice...
“Our Child. Smaller World. Someone You Love, More Than You Ever Expected”
Stranger in the house. Awkward. Uncomfortable.
That is how someone who has never hosted an exchange student might describe the experience.It was true for my...
Hasmik Tonapetyan ’09 Brings Her Experience Back to Gyumri
‘Each experience in my life somehow leads to the other while my main interests remain the same – it’s youth work, civic activism and...
FLEX Alumni Share their Culture through the American Councils Insider Tour
The American Councils’ Insider Tours provide travelers with an in-depth look at areas of the world that are less-often picked by the average tourist,...