- Another Open World alumna earned a top post in Ukraine this month. Olga Stefanyshyna, a 2017 Open World participant, was named the Deputy Minister of Health of Ukraine. Ms. Stefanyshyna was hosted in Sacramento, Ca. by the Sacramento Friendship Force for the "Legislative Developments in Health Care" session through Open World. At the time of the program she was executive director of the charitable foundation, "Patients of Ukraine," where she advocated to make medical treatment accessible for… Read More
- When Jelena Jevtic first heard about the UN Youth Assembly, she wasn't sure if she should apply.But she did. She will be one of more than 1,000 students from around the world involved in the prestigious gathering next month in New York City.Born in Serbia, Jelena is a senior at Bluefield State College in West Virginia, where as the student government association president she has spearheaded the celebration of UN Day, International Women's Day, as well as the first-ever recycling initiatives on… Read More
- VILNIUS Officials are hopeful about an uptick in Americans attending university in Belarus, following a three-day education workshop. The event, which took place earlier this month, brought together educators from Belarus and the US, who discussed increasing opportunities to engage American students. The Head of the International Relations Department at Mogilev State University, Sergey Machekin, was among the attendees. "One of the objectives of the conference is to attract American… Read More
- KYIV This year's Top 30 Under 30 Ukrainian Leaders includes politicians, entrepreneurs, athletes, and two Future Leaders Exchange Program alumni. The Kyiv Post announced their second annual 30 under 30 list this week, recognizing the brightest, young leaders in the country. The inaugural winners selected this year's honorees, a group which included Rimma El Joueidi, FLEX class of 2007, and Roman Tychkivsky, FLEX class of 2005. Last year, El Joueidi co-founded Teach for Ukraine, which… Read More
- WASHINGTON DC Years after their experience with the Future Leaders Exchange Program ended, four alumni were back in the US this week learning how to GoViral. The four won spots in the inaugural GoViral Reporting Tour, which gave 20 journalists and media professionals from Central Asia, Armenia, and Georgia a chance to meet with industry professionals around the US and to learn about digital media. The tour is sponsored by the US Department of State and organized by the Foreign Press Center… Read More
- ANKARA, TURKEY— American Councils announced the opening of its new Turkish Overseas Flagship Center in Ankara, Turkey. The new Flagship Center is located within the Yenişehir branch of TÖMER , Ankara University's Turkish and Foreign Languages Research and Application Center. American Councils Managing Director for Overseas Language Flagship Programs, Victor Frank, PhD, was joined by M. Ertan Gokmen, PhD, in a ceremony to mark the opening of the Flagship venue. Dr. Gokmen is an associate… Read More
- Kevin Reiling, American Councils' Regional Coordinator for Belarus and Lithuania, was invited to participate on a popular Belarusian television program, Two vs. Two (in Belarusian, "Dva na dva"). The program, which aired on Belsat TV on Saturday, October 6, 2012, explored reasons why many Belarusian students choose to study abroad, as well as what they gain from studying at universities outside of their home country. The program reached an estimated Belarusian audience of one million viewers… Read More
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