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,...
Valeria Svart-Gröger ’07 Defining Sustainable Lifestyle in Moldova
‘Do not go away with your head and heart, but think of how you can contribute to your country’s development. You can still be...
Branko Backovic ’07 An Initiator of the A-SMYLE Fundraising Campaign
Be practical and while dreaming big make sure that you do small positive things every day. They may be related to your friends and...
Kyrgyzstan Appoints FLEX Alumna as Deputy Minister of Education
Bermet Tursunkulova ‘94 (Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan / Frederick, MD) was recently appointed Deputy Minister of Education of Kyrgyzstan. Prior to her new appointment, she served as the...
Sanzhar Abdikhalyk ’96 American Sushi Inspired My Career
‘FLEX is a unique network of talented people from different countries who are united by similar experiences and values. Let’s keep in touch with...
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,...
Hasmik Tonapetyan ’09 Brings Her Experience Back to Gyumri
‘Each experience in my life somehow leads to the other while my main interests remain the same – it’s youth work, civic activism and...
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...
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...
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...