FLEX Alumnus Winner of the All-Kyrgyzstan Mathematics Olympiada
The FLEX Alumni program would like to congratulate Vadim Kurochkin ’14 (Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan/Plymouth, CT), the winner of the 2015 AUCA Olympiad of Mathematics for High...
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...
Global Village Mentor Nana Aburjanidze ‘96
Nana Aburjanidze ‘96
Poti, Georgia/Corinth, MS
Education: Master’s Degree in International Economics from the Georgian Technical University and MBA from the University of Utah
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Inspiring Entrepreneur Almas Kebekbayev ’08: ‘I never regretted leaving a well-paid job’
Success comes in all different ways and forms. And occasionally in order to achieve your goal you need to turn down what's already perceived...
Georgian Politician Nino Zurabishvili ’97: Promoting Democracy and European Integration
Nino Zurabishvili '97
Gori, Georgia / Federal Way, WA
Education: Law Degree from Tbilisi State University, specialization in Criminal law
This interview was compiled in February 2016....
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....
Igor Zlatojev ’07 Combating Extremism through Community Engagement
Igor advises FLEX alumni to value people's individuality above social, economic or religious factors. 'Be yourself and don't buckle under social pressures! Don't only...
Global Citizen – Sofya Omelchenko ’09
Sofya Omelchenko ‘09
Volgograd, Russia/ Lakeville, MN
Education: BA Global Studies (Honors) from The New School, New York, NY
Employment: Program Manager of University Without Borders
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American Councils Highlights Elnura Osmonalieva ’99
Elnura Osmonalieva, a Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX) Program alumna from 1999, has forged an inspiring path as a visionary educator and filmmaker in Kyrgyzstan...
Follow Your Heart: From Qarshi to Harvard Medical School
Jamshid Jambulov’s journey from growing up in southern Uzbekistan to being accepted into a paid Research Fellowship at Harvard Medical School began with applying...