Interview with Emil Hasanzade ’15, Filmmaker and Founder of the FEMM Project
FLEX Alumni Coordinator Sabina Suleymanova’14 (Baku, Azerbaijan/Traverse City/ MI) interviewed Emil Hasanzade ’15 (Baku, Azerbaijan/Monroe, WA) regarding his project, FEMM, based on gender equality...
Arzu Geybullayeva ’00 Azerbaijan
Arzu Geybullayeva '00
Baku, Azerbaijan / Petaluma, CA
It is a little over a decade for me now since my dream-come-true experience. I was 16 and...
Interview with Notable Alumnus Hikmat Aliyev ’94
Hikmat Aliyev ’94 (Baku, Azerbaijan/La Harpe, IL) is an alumnus of the first cohort of the FLEX program. After his exchange year, Hikmat returned...
Let’s Learn English
Sara Gojayeva '15 and Aytak Rahimli '15
Project Location: Sheki, Azerbaijan
Project of the South Caucasus FLEX-Ability Workshop
From November 10 to December 20, 2015 Sara Gojayeva...
Read to Lead
Teymur Fatullayev '15 and Fatima Huseynli '13
Project Location: Sheki, Azerbaijan
Project of the South Caucasus FLEX-Ability Workshop
On February 18, Teymur Fatullayev '15 teamed up with...
Alumna Empowers the Next Generation
By Azar Seyidli ’22 (Baku, Azerbaijan, placed by CIEE in Archer City, TX)
After her exchange year, Gulay Aliyeva ’24 has been dedicated to uplifting...
From Keka with Love: An Interview with FLEX Alumnus Mahammad Kekalov ‘18
Alumni Coordinator Shabnam Valiyeva ‘15 (Barda, Azerbaijan/ Swansea, IL) interviewed FLEX alumnus Mahammad Kekalov ‘18 (Zagatala, Azerbaijan/ Boonsboro, MD) about his project KEKALOVE, an...
American Councils Highlights Samir Hajiyev ’00
In 1999, Samir Hajiyev '00 embarked on an academic journey from Baku, Azerbaijan to Ukiah, California, an experience that forever changed his personal and...
The Global Village Experience: An Interview with Shabnam Valiyeva ’15
Alumni Coordinator Sabina Melikzade ’19 (Lankaran, Azerbaijan/Sierra Vusta, AZ) interviewed FLEX alumna Shabnam Valiyeva ‘15 (Barda, Azerbaijan/ Swansea, IL) about her Global Village experience. The Global Village for Future...
Alumnus Works for a Better Future at the Azerbaijan Diplomatic Academy
Fariz Ismailzade from Baku, Azerbaijan traveled on FLEX to Cove, Oregon in 1995-96.
Education: BA in Political Science from Western University in Baku with one year exchange...













