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IREX’s Make a Better World Photo Contest Begins! March 1, 2012 IREX is pleased to announce the launch of our first ever public, professionally juried photo contest! The contest seeks for photographs of individuals and scenes representing the IREX tagline, “Make a Better World” around the world in one or more of IREX’s seven focus areas: Civil Society, Conflict Resolution, Education, Gender, Media, Technology for Development, and Youth.	Training the Next Generation of Iraqi Journalists February 17, 2012 by Yahya al-Bayati “Journalism is not about what journalists want to say, it’s about what citizens have a right to know and now technology makes that possible,” Dr Hamdan Al Salim noted after one of IREX’s workshops for journalism professors in Iraq on “How to Teach Media.”
Low-Income Student Thrives on Educational Opportunity January 19, 2012 Dinara Shakmetova grew up in a small remote village in Kazakhstan with her single mother and four siblings. With limited economic resources, Dinara would often knit clothing items to sell as a way of making extra money for the family in addition to her studies and household chores.	Through Global Engagement, Iraqi Universities Rebuild January 12, 2012 by Lori Mason It was mid-September, 2003, and still stifling hot in Erbil, when I first stepped off the small plane onto the narrow strip of pavement serving as a runway at the time. I had been warned about the flight prior to leaving, but nothing could completely prepare me for the small, crowded plane or the spiral nosedive that was to mark my arrival in Kurdistan. I was met in a gravel area by U.S. military personnel who whisked me into a military vehicle, and off to meet my ride.
Expanding faculty training and development at the University of Ghana January 12, 2012 by Julia Hon Kweku Osam, a 2010 alumni of the University Administration Support Program, keeps busy as Pro-Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs at the University of Ghana. His days are filled with phone calls, emails, and appointments with everyone from undergraduates to the Vice Chancellor of the university. He recently spoke with IREX about his new position, as Fall 2011, and his vision for the university.	Twenty Years After the Fall of the Soviet Union, Muskie Alumni Still Going Strong December 22, 2011 by Jason Vuong Do Former Edmund S. Muskie Graduate Fellow Medet Tiulegenov discusses his experiences and what he learned in the US as a fellow right after the fall of the Soviet Union 20 years ago. Medet, who is from Kyrgyzstan, is now an assistant professor of International and Comparative Politics at American University of Central Asia.
BOTA Foundation Provides 328 Tuition Grants for the 2011 School Year October 21, 2011 Over the last two years, BOTA’s Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) awarded 649 grants to young people from low-income families worth almost $2 million. This support is vital as tuition costs continue to rise.	Reflections on Education Reform in Morocco June 29, 2011 by Michelle Paison Language transcends borders. That’s why I began studying Arabic six years ago. But when I met with female activists in a café in Fez yesterday, we used three (plus) languages to discuss challenges facing youth in Morocco. I asked questions in classical Arabic or fus-ha, and they answered in French with interludes in the local Moroccan dialect — an amalgam of Berber, fus-ha, and French. I summarized in fus-ha what I had pieced together, and they confirmed my accuracy with nods and giggles.
Muskie Fellow Serves Hospitalized Children in Armenia June 15, 2011 by Amy Bernath Muskie alumna Liana Sanamyan is working to improve the lives of chronically ill children in Armenia through education. As a 2006 Muskie fellow at Bemidji State University, Sanamyan increased her knowledge and skills in the field of special education through courses in curriculum design, behavioral disorders, diagnosis, assessment, and educational research. She also learned about practical program management while interning at Amnesty International, where she coordinated large-scale youth programming. Samnyan has built on those skills in her current work, planning and advocating for support programming for hospitalized children in Armenia.	Fellow Strengthens Business Ties in Russian University May 19, 2011 by Christina Jarymowycz Anna Derevnina is at the forefront of innovation in the Russian university system by strengthening partnerships between businesses and academia at her university. As Dean of the Information Business Systems Department at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT), she helps prepare graduate students for work in business. Inspired by her University Administration Support Program fellowship, Derevnina is now changing corporate relations at MIPT.