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...
Aram Orbelyan ‘99 Armenian Legal System Reformer
Message to FLEX alumni: After your FLEX year it’s important to remember that the world is not limited only to America, it’s big and...
From Almaty to Silicon Valley Through the Push of a Button: The Story of...
Aruzhan Koshkarova ‘16
Almaty, Kazakhstan / Rogersville, MO
Education: Student at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, MA
A few months ago, in Kazakhstan, a teenage girl was kidnapped on...
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...
Aigul Saparova ’18: From FLEXer to Global Software Program Manager
From her childhood home in the village of Kerben in central Kyrgyzstan, Aigul Saparova '18 (Kerben, Kyrgyzstan/Visalia, CA) helps clients from around the world solve their...
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...
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...
Hasmik Asatrian ‘96: One of Armenia’s Top Businesswomen
‘The basis of my success comes from the change in my mindset which occurred during my FLEX year. Being able to use it for...
Georgian President Honors FLEX Alumnus for Promoting Active Citizenship
FLEX alumnus from Georgia Davit Khutsishvili ’16 (Akhaltsikhe, Georgia/ Clinton , WI) and his team recently won a nationwide competition in Georgia aimed at...
Vasyl Myroshnychenko ’97 Ukraine
Vasyl Myroshnychenko ’97
Kyiv, Ukraine/Chattanooga, TN
Vasyl writes, ” (I) Feel humbled to have been recognized as one of Top 40 under 40 Ukraine’s Emerging Leaders...













