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...
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...
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...
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...
Alexandr Hriptun ‘08: “Football is family”
Alexandr Hriptun '08
Tiraspol, Moldova / Burleson, Texas
Education: BA in English and German Philology from Moldova State University; MA in European Studies from Aarhus University...
American Culture Oasis in Mary, Turkmenistan
In the middle of the Karakum Desert in Turkmenistan lies an oasis where the city of Mary is located. And in Mary, just like...
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...
FLEX Alumnus from Ukraine Winner at the 7th International Student Tournament of Physics
Roman Vydro ’10 (Kharkiv, Ukraine/Westlake, OH) together with his team consisting of students in the Department of Physics at the V. N. Karazin Kharkiv...
International Experience Starts with the Stepanavan Youth Center (SYC)
I can say that my graduate studies through the Muskie program and my brother’s through the FLEX program influenced us in more ways than...
Gulnar Tyndybaeva ‘96 Founder of Look.tm Fashion Portal
'Share your skills and FLEX experience with as many people as you can,’ Gulnar advises to FLEX alumni. ‘People are the same in every...