Yulia Simonova ’02 ‘Every Student with a Disability Must Have Choices’
I remember that my flight to the U.S. was on Friday 13 – I was trembling – it was the first time that I...
Olha Harbovska (Panchak) ‘03 Ukraine
Olha Harbovska (Panchak) ‘03
Novyi Rozdil, Ukraine/Weiser, ID
Education: Lviv National Ivan Franko University, MA in Translation Studies and Contrastive Linguistics
Employment: Media Neighbourhood Eastern Europe Project...
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...
Ayna Kebayeva ’10 Carries Inspiration in Her Pocket
‘Being surrounded by inspirational people and meeting students from all over the world made me want to try and achieve great things. In America...
Bermet Tursunkulova – Vice President at the AUCA
Bermet Tursunkulova ‘94
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan / Frederick, MD
Education: Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and International Law from International University of Kyrgyzstan (1998), Master of Arts...
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...
Iaroslav Zhydenko ‘06 ‘Be proud of your work results’
‘Living in a foreign country independently at such a young age made me much more adaptable and able to communicate with people.
Iaroslav Zhydenko ‘06
Chernihiv,...
Farzona Yahyaeva ’12: Building Tajikistan’s Digital Economy
Education: Degree in Management and IT from the Russian-Tajik (Slavonic) University in Dushanbe
“In my home country, Tajikistan, we have a big problem with labor...
Halyna Yanchenko ’04 Anticorruption Deputy at Kyiv City Council
‘After the return to your country it takes a lot of mental strength to start contributing to change in your community instead of wanting...
Dusan Ilic ’08: Regional Cooperation in the Balkans Is the Key
Over the last two years Dusan Ilic conducted a wide range of alumni projects – charity concerts, gender equality lectures, career workshops, and art...