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...
Career Skills Training
Abulfaz Hajizada '13
Project Location: Lankaran, Azerbaijan
Project of the South Caucasus FLEX-Ability Workshop
Motivated by his recent SCFAW experience, in November 2015 Abulfaz Hajizada '13 led...
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...
Gunel Isakova ’08: Be Curious, Question, and Observe
Halfway around the world, on her own and living with an American host family, Gunel Isakova, a 17-year-old Muslim exchange student from Azerbaijan, found...
The Future is Female Project in Azerbaijan
Gulnar Gurbanova ’14 (Baku, Azerbaijan/Iron, MN) teamed up with her fellow FLEX alumnae to conduct “The Future is Female” training as a follow-on project...
Call for Applications: 2017 South Caucasus FLEX-Ability Workshop
South Caucasus FLEX-Ability Workshop Program Description
FLEX-Alumni Bringing Ideas, Leadership, and Initiative To Youth.
American Councils for International Education announces the South Caucasus FLEX-Ability Workshop to be held...
Sevinj Huseynova Mazahir ’11 Raising Awareness about Human Trafficking
Sevinj Huseynova Mazahir ‘11
Khachmaz, Azerbaijan/Klamath Falls, OR
Education: Baku Eurasian University, Bachelor degree in Languages
Profile edited by Tatyana Movshevich
FLEX Lessons: FLEX is everything to me....
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...
Alumnus finds singing future in California
"Study hard; education is the key to your success," said Emin Eminzada '15 (Baku, Azerbaijan / Marshall, TX). "Also participate in different alumni activities...
Highlighting City and University Representatives in Azerbaijan
The majority of FLEX Alumni note their exchange year as a turning point in their lives, taking lessons and skills learned in the U.S....














