Interview with Notable Alumnus Hikmat Aliyev ’94
Hikmat Aliyev ’94 (Baku, Azerbaijan/La Harpe, IL) is an alumnus of the first cohort of the FLEX program. After his exchange year, Hikmat returned...
Mikhail Pimenov ‘95, The Catalyst for Ukrainian Participation in the Invictus Games
“When I told my parents that I might end up becoming a finalist of the FLEX program and spend a year in the US,...
Munira Mirmamadova ’09 an Inspiring Entrepreneur from Khorog, Tajikistan
Munira Mirmamadova '09
Khorog, Tajikistan/Austin, TX
Education: Bachelor in Management from Khorog State University and 2016 Lehigh University Global Village Fellow.
'The FLEX program was the foundation...
FLEX Kicks off the 25th Anniversary of U.S.-Ukrainian Diplomatic Relations
In recognition of the 25th Anniversary of U.S.-Ukrainian diplomatic relations, American Councils organized a reception on November 4 to celebrate the milestone and recollect...
Interview with Roman Tychkivskyy, Co-Founder of the Ukrainian Leadership Academy
'There is so much potential in Ukraine if you look for it'
Roman Tychkivskyy '05
Rohatyn, Ukraine/Wichita, KS
Education: Degree in Economics from the Kyiv-Mohyla Academy and...
Nemanja Ostojic ’12 from Montenegro: Combining Business, NGO Work, and University Studies
Nemanja Ostojic '12
Kotor, Montenegro/Urbandale, Iowa
Education: Department of Economics at the University of Montenegro
'The more I do, the better organized I am. When I returned...
Corporate Finance Specialist from Russia Vyacheslav Kotov ’99
'I needed to be more flexible than most other teenagers.'
Vyacheslav Kotov '99
Moscow, Russia/Shoreline, WA
Education: Master’s Degree in Economics from the Higher School of Economics...
Inspiring Entrepreneur Almas Kebekbayev ’08: ‘I never regretted leaving a well-paid job’
Success comes in all different ways and forms. And occasionally in order to achieve your goal you need to turn down what's already perceived...
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,...
Zafarbek Sulaimanov ’11 Founder of Kyrgyzstan’s first urban fashion company Enesay.kg
is confident that one day Enesay.kg will become profitable and its designs will be in demand not just in Kyrgyzstan, but in the...
