Programmer Shahen Mailyan
An interview alumnus Shahen Mailyan who is developing a new global restaurant app. His message to FLEX alumni: Our world is fast-paced and the...
FLEX Talks in Ukraine
On February 18 more than 130 people attended the FLEX Talks conference in Kyiv, Ukraine. It was the first conference of its kind in...
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...
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,...
Roman Vydro ’10 – AC of the Month for May, 2014
ROMAN VYDRO '10 AC of the Month for MAY, 2014
Roman Vydro '10 of Eastern Ukraine is our Alumni Coordinator of the Month for May. Roman has proven to be a...
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...
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...
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...
Teona Mikadze ’97: Global Village is a Transformational Experience
"The FLEX and Global Village programs were very influential in my career – they gave me persistence and drive to succeed, but, most importantly,...
Ayna Kebayeva ’10 Carries Inspiration in Her Pocket
‘Being surrounded by inspirational people and meeting students from all over the world made me want to try and achieve great things. In America...