Nazrin Agharzayeva ‘13 Shabran, Azerbaijan
Full Name: Nazrin Agharzayeva ‘13
Shabran, Azerbaijan/ Green Mountain Falls, Colorado
Education: “Qafqaz” University , IT and Systems Engineering
Profile written by Tatyana Movshevich
FLEX Importance: One of...
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...
Turkmenistan’s Jennet Gurbanmammedova ’10 Pursues Ethical Business Practices
Jennet Gurbanmammedova ‘10
Balkanabat, Turkmenistan / Alexandria, VA
Education: KIMEP University in Almaty, Kazakhstan, Majoring in Finance, Minoring in Accounting
In August 2015 Jennet Gurbanmammedova ‘10 will...
Yagub Rahimov ’06 author of ”Forex NOT for Dummies”
Yagub Rahimov ‘06
Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan / Imperial, California
Education: BA in International Business and Management from Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen, the Netherlands
Profile written by Tatyana...
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....
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...
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...
Ivan Vuksanovic ’07 Seven Years of Alumni Work in Montenegro
Message to all alumni: Take the alumni portion of the program seriously and stay in touch! Being part of the alumni community can offer many...
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...
Eugeniu Sinchevici ’16 Works for the Youth of Moldova
It was an election year when Eugeniu Sinchevici ’16 (Chisinau, Moldova / Albion, PA) first arrived in Pennsylvania, a state often coined a “swing...














