Alumnus Works for a Better Future at the Azerbaijan Diplomatic Academy
Fariz Ismailzade from Baku, Azerbaijan traveled on FLEX to Cove, Oregon in 1995-96.
Education: BA in Political Science from Western University in Baku with one year exchange...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Abai Iliyazov ’05 Kyrgyzstan
Abai Iliyazov ’05
Chuy, Kyrgyzstan/Gardendale, AL
Please meet Abai Iliyazov ’05, whose Kyrgyz “Ak Kalpak” magic hat has opened doors to adventures and helped him make...
Alumnus finds singing future in California
"Study hard; education is the key to your success," said Emin Eminzada '15 (Baku, Azerbaijan / Marshall, TX). "Also participate in different alumni activities...
Miskola Abdulloeva ’02 Tajikistan
Written by Jacob Smith
Program Officer
American Councils in Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Miskola Abdulloeva, FLEX '02, first learned about the FLEX program when she was a young girl....