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March 25, 2013
 “A STEM classroom must be a global classroom,” states Sharon Harris, a science teacher in Cincinnati, Ohio and alumna of the Teachers for Global Classrooms Program (TGC). “Science, technology, engineering, and math are not professions that are solitary. We live in a global society with STEM issues that affect us all.” IREX interviewed Ms. Harris in honor of this year’s Women’s History Month theme, “Women Inspiring Innovation Through Imagination: Celebrating Women in Science, Technology, and Math.” |
March 25, 2013
 “I used to be kind of a problem kid,” chuckled Erzhan Kubat-uulu, a high school student in Kyrgyzstan’s isolated northwestern province of Talas, “My parents were often asked to come to school because of my behavior.” |
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March 22, 2013
 For World Water Day and its 2013 theme, Water Cooperation, it is important to recognize individuals like Rodrigo Ponce who are working towards bridging the societal gaps exacerbating the water conflict in Peru. An environmental activist and 2012 Community Solutions Program (CSP) Leader, Ponce works closely with local individuals and groups in and around the Amazonian city of Tarapoto. |
March 18, 2013
 IREX congratulates educator Randy Malamud for his recent opinion piece published in The Chronicle of Higher Education, the premiere publication of the higher education sector. |
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March 1, 2013
 Between International Women’s Day on the 8th and March being Women’s History Month, this is a time for IREX to reaffirm our ongoing commitment to gender equality and to examine how we and our partners around the world are advancing “The Gender Agenda.” |
February 26, 2013
 Laura Steinbach, has a new priority for her school: global education. As an administrator for Rawson Saunders School, a school exclusively for dyslexic children in Central Texas, she is busy overseeing everything from bus schedules to curriculum. Now she is adding to her to-do list: Steinbach is supporting one of her teachers, Tina Thammavongsa-Brunson, as she travels to Brazil as part of the Teachers for Global Classrooms (TGC) Fellowship. |
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February 24, 2013
 On International Corporate Philanthropy Day, we at IREX salute our corporate partners by recognizing the important roles that businesses can play in making a better world. Whether through fully funded programs, innovative public-private partnerships, direct technical assistance, or a combination of all three, corporate support is a vital complement to our mix of foundation and government funding. |
February 20, 2013
 IREX congratulates Sevinj Mammadova, February's International Exchange Alumni Member of the Month. The U.S. Department of State selected her from among a pool of more than one million Department-sponsored exchange program alumni for her recent work in education policy. In Azerbaijan she is serving as the head of Education Division at the country's Central Bank.She was once a participant of the Global Undergraduate Exchange Program and then the Muskie Program, both implemented by IREX. |
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February 14, 2013
 Universities and community colleges may now apply to host outstanding undergraduate students from Eurasia, Central Asia, Pakistan, Kosovo and Crimea during the 2013-2014 academic year. Applications are due Friday, March 29, 2013. |
February 11, 2013
 Currently in its tenth year of administering the Global UGRAD program, IREX conducted a qualitative study to increase its understanding of the long- and short-term effects of the Global UGRAD program on individuals, institutions, and communities. Using the Most Significant Change technique, IREX gathered nearly 100 stories of significant change from program alumni in Kyrgyzstan, Georgia, Ukraine, and Armenia. IREX then analyzed the data according to the types of changes that alumni shared. |
