Mongolian Prime Minister Awards FLEX Alumnus with “Young Person of the Year”
“With great power comes great responsibility” said Bayarjavkhlan Bayanmunkh ’19 (Baruun Urt, Mongolia/Yale, MI), when asked to reflect on receiving the “Young Person of...
Magda Markosyan ’02 Creative Agency CEO and Dreamer
‘Make sure that you bring the inspiration of your FLEX year back to your home country. Never stop dreaming because it’s your aspirations and...
Sabina Abbasova ’16: CEO at Age 23
Before Sabina Abbasova ’16 (Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan / Havelock, NC) even graduated from college, she was offered the position of CEO, chief executive officer, at...
Mariya Moskovko ’05 (Hlukhiv, Ukraine) Innovation Researcher
Mariya Moskovko ‘05
Hlukhiv, Ukraine / York, PA
Education: BA in International Relations from Kyiv National Aviation University, Ukraine; Masters of Science in European Affairs from Lund...
Lisa Glybchenko ’13 Promotes Peace Through Art and Technology
Lisa Glybchenko ’13 has made a lasting impact through her innovative peacebuilding project, Color Up Peace. Combining her passion for visual arts with a...
Natalia Andreev ‘07 Moldova
Natalia Andreev ‘07
Straseni, Moldova/Shreveport, Louisiana
Education: Moldova State University, Journalism and Mass Communication Faculty
Education: news anchor, TV show editor, news website editor and reporter
Profile created...
Conflict Transformation Activist Klaudija Abat ’16: Re-discovering the Balkans in the U.S.
‘My father is a Catholic from Albania and my mother is an Orthodox Christian from Montenegro. Growing up in Montenegro I never knew where...
Fifteen Years After the FLEX Program
A Conversation with Emil Gafarov '02 and his host parents, Martin and Paula Krause
Emil Gafarov '02
Mingachevir, Azerbaijan / Green Bay, Wisconsin
Education: Master's Degree in...
Ivan Verstyuk ’00: A Journalist for Ukraine
It is late afternoon in Kyiv, Ukraine, and journalist Ivan Verstyuk ’00 (Kyiv, Ukraine / Leavenworth, KS), usually the one conducting interviews, is answering...
Exchanges to Internship Program: Challenging Perceptions about Government Work in Kyrgyzstan
Funded by the U.S. Embassy in Kyrgyzstan and implemented by American Councils, the ‘Exchanges to Internships’ program (Etol) is currently in its fifth year....














