Ani Arakelyan: Inspiring Youth and Making a Difference in the Vanadzor Community
Ani Arakelyan ’15 (Vanadzor, Armenia/ Roseville , MN)
Inspiring Youth and Making a Difference in the Vanadzor Community
After successfully completing the FLEX program, Ani Arakelyan...
Tribute to Narmin Azizli ’08: A Remarkable FLEX Alumna and ICRC Worker
Narmin Azizli ‘08
Lenkoran, Azerbaijan / Kansas City, Missouri
Education: Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of Houston
On December 10, Narmin Azizli ‘08 died...
Branko Backovic ’07 An Initiator of the A-SMYLE Fundraising Campaign
Be practical and while dreaming big make sure that you do small positive things every day. They may be related to your friends and...
Oleksandr Shymanko ‘In the U.S. I began to think outside of the box’
Entrepreneur, innovator, branding designer, and student Oleksandr Shymanko - there are those people who you wonder how they succeed to complete everything with only 24 hours...
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....
Film Producer Akmyrat Tuyliyev ’08 ‘I want to go beyond entertainment’
Borders are drawn by politicians but human beings live on this planet together. We should collaborate and do creative work across continents. Let's represent...
Sergey Sek ’04 (Kazakhstan): a Successful Strategist with a Philosophical Mindset
Notes from the Author – FLEX alumna Tatyana Movshevich ’04 (Dzerzhinsk, Russia/Blandon, PA): Not long ago I attended the City Nomads exhibition at the British...
Social Café: Social Entrepreneurship in Action in Kazakhstan
Organizers of the Social Cafe in Astana have recently opened a crowdfunding campaign to support the initiative. All of the funds raised will help...
FLEX Alumnae Soros Foundation Fellows from Kyrgyzstan
Three FLEX alumnae remark on pursuing Master’s degrees at St. Andrews University while on Soros Foundation fellowships.
Elnura Sulaimanova ’06
Naryn, Kyrgyzstan/West Milford, WV
Diana Durusbek kyzy...
Arslan Karagulov ’05 Marketing Strategies with a Tinge of History
Arslan Karagulov ‘05
Kant, Kyrgyzstan / Keokuk, Iowa
Education: Bachelor's degree (Summa Cum Laude) in Business Administration from American University of Central Asia (AUCA)
Article written by Tatyana...













