Layla Abdullaeva (Uzbekistan) Success Against All Odds
'Every time something big is happening in my life, I step back a little and mentally prepare myself. I'm learning how to be more...
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...
FLEX Experience Taught Me to Voice My Point of View
Vladimir Sergeevich Gordeev '98
Memphis, TN & Killen, AL/Russia
Education:
-Kirov State Medical Academy (Kirov, the Russian Federation); Medical Doctor; Internal Medicine
-Maastricht University (Maastricht, the Netherlands); MSc...
Luka Bluashvili ’19: Strength is in Unity
In late December 2020, Luka Bluashvili ’19 (Tbilisi, Georgia/ Belleville, IL) traveled to the remote Georgian village of Atotsi. As he surveyed the mountainous...
Irina Ghaplanyan ’99 Contributing to Armenia’s Future
Irina Ghaplanyan ‘99
Yerevan, Armenia / York, PA
Education: BA in International Relations (University of Malta), MA in Diplomatic Studies (Diplomatic Academy of London, Westminster University) and...
A Charmed Year Video by Sofiya Gorya ’04 Russia
Sofiya Gorya '04
Yaroslavl, Russia/Virginia Beach, VA
Sonya Gorya ’04 from Yaroslavl, Russia created a fantastic video about her experience on the FLEX Program with the support...
Lana Chkhartishvili ’04 Bringing Change to Legal Education in Georgia
"My FLEX year and the alumni program influenced my career in the greatest possible way."
Lana Chkhartishvili ‘04
Tbilisi, Georgia/ Buda, Texas
Education: BA in Law from...
Victoria Aleksanyan ’04 Wants a Future for Film in Armenia
While Victoria Aleksanyan ’04 (Yerevan, Armenia / Andover, KS) cites the plains of Kansas, where she spent her FLEX year, as the birthplace of...
Mariya Netayeva ’02 Promoting Social Entrepreneurship in Russia
Mariya Netayeva ’02
Tomsk, Russia / Sand Springs, OK
Education: Degree in Foreign Language Teaching and Translation/Interpreting from Tomsk State University (2007), Executive MBA from Hult International Business...
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...