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It’s not often that my work at IREX intersects with the Sundance Film Festival. Yet on September 24th, “Waiting for...

Posted on August 8, 2010 - in Higher Education Development, Education
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A native of St. Petersburg, 2009-2010 Teaching Fellow Yelena Francis is passionate about sharing her culture, not only with the students in her Russian language and Russian...

Posted on March 24, 2010 - in Higher Education Development, Education
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Through IREX’s Teaching Fellowship Program for Eastern European and Eurasian Studies, Leila Zakhirova, a 2009-2010 visiting professor at Whittier College, has made a significant impact on...

Posted on March 22, 2010 - in Higher Education Development, Education, Youth
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Muratbek Kuskulov, a cheerful young man from Kazakhstan, radiates optimism despite having faced many hardships in his 20 years. He’s supported himself since the tragic loss of his parents...

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It began as a small-budget project intended to connect the scholarly community with US foreign policy practitioners in Eurasia. EPS scholars traveled to the region and served US Embassies and...

Posted on December 9, 2009 - in Higher Education Development, International Education
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Baktygoul Koubanytchbekova was amazed by the issues her fellow students raised in classes during her first few weeks at Columbia Law School. “Back in Kyrgyzstan we are very limited to the...

“We come from many places, but we share a common future,” President Barack Obama said in an address to the United Nations General Assembly this September. This statement could not be...

Posted on September 6, 2009 - in Higher Education Development, Education, Research Support
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Through IREX’s Title VIII Programs, Maria Sonevytsky (IARO) and Jeremy Tasch (EPS) were able to engage in field research in Ukraine and Azerbaijan respectively.

Posted on May 7, 2009 - in Higher Education Development, Education
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In the tradition of encouraging and supporting US scholars and students in the field of Eastern European and Eurasia studies, IREX has partnered with Bennett College for Women, one of only two...