An Interview with Poet, Scholar and Translator Iryna Shuvalova ’02 from Ukraine
Can folk and modern poetry help to overcome post-conflict trauma?
Iryna Shuvalova '02
Kyiv, Ukraine / Athens, TN
Education (university, degrees, major, area of specialization):
Cambridge University,...
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...
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...
FLEX City Representative of May 2014 Lusine Snkhchyan ’13 (Vanadzor, Armenia)
Lusine Snkhchyan ’13 is the FLEX Alumni City Representative of the month of May 2014 and was nominated by Alumni Coordinator Alen Shadunts ‘09. ...
Abdulvahhobi Muminjoniyon ‘09: Athlete and Activist
If you ask Abdulvahhobi Muminjoniyon ’09 (Duashanbe, Tajikistan/ Houston, TX), the FLEX program changed his life. However, since his return to Dushanbe in 2009,...
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....
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...
Valentina Brega ’04 Founds TLC Language Center
By Tatyana Movshevich '04 (Dzerzhinsk, Russia / Blandon, PA)
The idea to open a learning center first came to Valentina Brega '04 (Chisinau, Moldova / Raleigh,...
Zhibek Karamanova ’03: Creating the Art Market in Kazakhstan
'Whether you are a cosmopolitan CEO or an energetic parent, don't lose touch with the FLEX community and keep up the FLEX spirit! Don't...
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...