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...
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...
Nemanja Ostojic ’12 from Montenegro: Combining Business, NGO Work, and University Studies
Nemanja Ostojic '12
Kotor, Montenegro/Urbandale, Iowa
Education: Department of Economics at the University of Montenegro
'The more I do, the better organized I am. When I returned...
Ia Dadunashvili ’97 Combining UN Work and Social Tango
Ia Dadunashvili ‘97
Tbilisi, Georgia / Laurel, Maryland
Education: BA and Master of Law from Georgian Technical University, Master of Law from Central European University, PhD from...
Georgian Alumnus Vakhtang Imnaishvili ’05 Making the University Application System More Democratic
Vakhtang (Vako) Imnaishvili ‘05
Batumi, Georgia/ Paso Robles, California
Education: BBA Degree in Marketing from Tbilisi State University; Completed courses in Economy & Political Science (Georgetown...
Yevgeniy Lukyanov ’05 from Volgograd is Co-founder of Food Delivery Company Express Panda
Yevgeniy Lukyanov '05
Home town: Volgograd, Russia
U.S. City and State: Niagara Falls, NY
Year returned home: 2005
Education: MA in Radio Physics , BA in Economics. Volgograd...
Munisa’s Dreams Come True
Dedicated to FLEX alumna’s Mom, Zarina Ahmedova
Munisa Ahmedova ‘15
Cocoa Beach, Florida/ Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Education: currently studying for her BA at Eastern Florida State College
After this...
Hasmik Asatrian ‘96: One of Armenia’s Top Businesswomen
‘The basis of my success comes from the change in my mindset which occurred during my FLEX year. Being able to use it for...
FLEX Alumni Participate In Global Village Workshop
On July 24, American Councils hosted a dinner and discussion with FLEX, YES, and A-SMYLE alumni who are attending the Global Village program for...
Saikal Nogoibaeva ‘09 Kyrgyzstan
Saikal Nogoibaeva ‘09
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
U.S. City and State: Marysville, WA
Saikal Nogoibaeva has accomplished a lot since her FLEX year 2008-2009 in Marysville, WA. She graduated this...













