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August 17, 2011

A new class of Edmund S. Muskie Graduate Fellows arrived in the US recently to kick-off their graduate study programs.

The fellowship program brings emerging leaders in key professional fields from Eurasia to the United States for one to two years of study at institutions across the United States.

December 10, 2010

Participants of the Global UGRAD in Eurasia and Central Asia Program actively participated in volunteer events in their host communities.

November 6, 2010
by Amy Bernath
Yahor Luhauskikh at the University of Southern Maine

Belarusian Muskie fellow Yahor Luhauskikh stands out as a student leader in the University of Southern Maine’s Muskie School of Public Service.  Luhauskikh, a 2010 fellow studying public health, was recently chosen to represent his program in the Graduate Student Government

November 18, 2009

For the first time in twelve years, Georgia Southern University (GSU) has a Russian language and cultural course thanks to the volunteer efforts of Saida Akbarova, a 2008 Muskie fellow from Uzbekistan studying in GSU’s graduate education program.

November 13, 2006
Edmund S. Muskie Graduate Fellowship Program

Two Muskie fellows working on their Masters Degrees have recently delivered a paper with other students and faculty at the University Council of Educational Administration (UCEA) Conference in San Antonio, Texas.

May 15, 2006
Edmund S. Muskie Graduate Fellowship Program

Vladimir Kandratski, a Belorussian MBA fellow at West Texas A&M University (WTAMU) was recognized for his outstanding academic achievement in the Management, Marketing, and General Business Department at WTAMU.

September 26, 2005
UGRAD

IREX recently launched the 13th year of the Eurasian Undergraduate Exchange Program (UGRAD) welcoming nearly 170 undergraduate students from across Eurasia for academic study in the United States.

May 3, 2004

IREX joins with journalists, press freedom organizations, and media in recognizing World Press Freedom Day, May 3, 2004.