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November 18, 2011
 In celebration of International Education Week, undergraduate students from the Global UGRAD-Eurasia and Central Asia Program and the Global UGRAD-Pakistan Program shared what international education means to them. These participants are currently studying in colleges and universities across the United States, where they are also participating in community service and cultural activities, and serving as cultural ambassadors for their home countries. |
November 18, 2011
 Muskie program and Global UGRAD program alumni are among the winners of Open Your Eyes, a social advertising competition sponsored by the Soros Foundation Kazakhstan. As members of the Alumni Leaders League (ALL) of Kazakhstan, the alumni submitted the first-place video “Corruption is Dirt” and “Corruption and Prices,” winner of an audience award. |
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November 17, 2011
 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 Global UGRAD student from Georgia studying at Utica College for the 2010-2011 school year. |
November 14, 2011
 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 international students. |
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November 7, 2011
 Since beginning class in September, Global UGRAD students have made headway on pursuing their goals. Nargiz, from Azerbaijan, jump-started her community service experience the first week of her arrival, working more than 16 hours to help the poor in the Graceland University community in Lamoni, Iowa. |
October 26, 2011
 During her recent tour of Central Asia, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met with dozens of current or rising leaders in civil society, government, and the private sector in Tajikistan. Secretary Clinton held a town hall meeting with women, youth, and civil society in the capital of Dushanbe, leading discussion on the collaboration between the U.S. and Tajikistan, along with issues such as regional security and job promotion for youth. |
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October 25, 2011
 In an effort to build closer ties among minority groups in Georgia, Muskie and Global UGRAD alumni recently brought together ethnic Armenians, Azerbaijani, and Georgian youth in a two-day leadership and cultural integration training. Muskie alumni Koba Grdzelivshili (2003) and Global UGRAD alumni Maka Aliogli (2005-2006), Armani Gambaryan (2009-2010), and Elene Iordanishvili (2008-2009) developed and implemented the training using an alumni grant administered by IREX. |
October 18, 2011
 This fall, youth from around Central Asia and Eastern Europe arrived to study at American universities to pursue their dreams for developing their home countries. Through an intensive academic program, internships, and community service experiences, these students are building the skills, knowledge and attitudes they will need to become successful and productive global citizens. Watch and listen to the faces and voices of the Global UGRAD program, sharing their goals for the future. |
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August 18, 2011
 143 young leaders from Eurasia and Central Asia arrived to begin academic and cultural fellowships at undergraduate institutions across the United States. |
August 10, 2011
 Gurgen Balasanyan wanted to harness the power of youth exchange in building tolerance between Armenia and Turkey. After completing the Global UGRAD program as an exchange student himself, he returned home to Armenia and started a program that brings youth from both countries together in dialogue and promotes a heightened commitment to civic action. |
