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,...
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....
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...
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...
Gunel Isakova ’08: Healthy Living in a Multicultural Society
Gunel Isakova ‘08
Zagatala, Azerbaijan / Newport, Oregon
Education: BA in International Relations from Baku Slavic University
This autumn Gunel Isakova’s long-standing dream finally came true –...
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...
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...
Georgian Politician Nino Zurabishvili ’97: Promoting Democracy and European Integration
Nino Zurabishvili '97
Gori, Georgia / Federal Way, WA
Education: Law Degree from Tbilisi State University, specialization in Criminal law
This interview was compiled in February 2016....
Conflict Transformation Activist Lilit Gizhlaryan ’09
Lilit Gizhlaryan ‘09
Verin Karmiraghbyur, Armenia / Rosly, South Dakota
Education: MA in Spanish Language and Literature from Yerevan State University.
‘I decided to continue listening’
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