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Posted on November 17, 2011 in International Education, Education
Blog tags: international education, international education week
Blog tags: international education, international education week
We are pleased to post this blog from an international student offering a different perspective as we celebrate International Education Week. Marika Mkheidze is a...
Posted on November 14, 2011 in International Education, Education, Media Development
Blog tags: China, exchanges, international, international education week, journalism
Blog tags: China, exchanges, international, international education week, journalism
Annie Curran is a senior at Annandale High School and the Editor-in-Chief of its newspaper. This past summer, she and five other Annandale students traveled to Lanzhou, China, to participate in...
Posted on November 14, 2011 in International Education, Education
Blog tags: Congress, exchanges, international affairs, international education week, resources, social media
Blog tags: Congress, exchanges, international affairs, international education week, resources, social media
What’s changed and what hasn’t changed since my first foray more than 20 years ago into international education as a high school student on a friendship tour in the USSR? As I...
Posted on November 14, 2011 in International Education, Education, Youth
Blog tags: career path, exchange participants, exchanges, international education week, Irkutsk, passion, study abroad
Blog tags: career path, exchange participants, exchanges, international education week, Irkutsk, passion, study abroad
In celebration of International Education Week, Betsy Engebretson of provides an IREX Russia perspective on the value of studying abroad and the changes she has witnessed working with...
Posted on November 6, 2011 in Civil Society Strengthening, Conflict Resolution, Media Development
Blog tags: Africa, ballot, civil society, elections, Liberia, media, polls, voters
Blog tags: Africa, ballot, civil society, elections, Liberia, media, polls, voters
Reflections of a Voter in Liberia's presidential elections October 2011
Posted on November 4, 2011 in Center for Collaborative Technology, Civil Society Strengthening, Conflict Resolution, Education, Gender, Media Development, Youth
Blog tags: civil society, community development, girls education, media, MSI, partner, technology, USAID
Blog tags: civil society, community development, girls education, media, MSI, partner, technology, USAID
Congratulations to USAID on its 50th Anniversary
Posted on November 3, 2011 in Education, Research Support, Gender
Blog tags: gender, Georgia, men, research, women
Blog tags: gender, Georgia, men, research, women
The Caucasus Research Resource Centers (CRRC), a nonprofit network of research and training centers in the South Caucasus, recently released a report by Georgian journalist Mariam Naskidashvili...
Posted on October 21, 2011 in Conflict Resolution, Education, Gender, Youth
Blog tags: education, gender, girls, Tajikistan, theater, youth
Blog tags: education, gender, girls, Tajikistan, theater, youth
The Youth Theater for Peace (YTP) team is very excited to share some more impact news from the program in Tajikistan!
Posted on October 13, 2011 in Education, Research Support
Blog tags: education, Eurasia, fellowships, international research, Research Support, tips
Blog tags: education, Eurasia, fellowships, international research, Research Support, tips
I’ve had the pleasure of chairing research fellowship panels for over a decade. In these years I’ve heard debate surrounding nearly 3,000 applicants, both junior and senior scholars...
IREX staff member Swathi Balasubramanian shares beautiful photos from a recent trip to the Middle East where immobilizing walls depict mobilizing messages of hope.
