News & Impact

Find stories about:

Project

Region/Country

Sort by: Type | Date

IREX Welcomes University Administration Support Program Fellows September 30, 2010 by Darrell Kendall Twelve University Administrators from Armenia, Georgia, Ghana, Russia and Ukraine arrived at IREX on September 27^th to begin their University Administration Support Program Fellowship.	Muskie Environmental Fellows and Alumni Influence Policy September 24, 2010 From the statehouse to the forest, Muskie environmental fellows are experiencing environmental management and policy in action.
TEA/ILEP Alumni Small Grant Award Recipients Announced September 20, 2010 by Sarah Dye IREX is pleased to announce the recipients of the TEA/ILEP Alumni Small Grants competition for the Fall 2010 cycle.	Profile of Photo Contest Winner: Anush's Constant Test of Patience May 12, 2010 by Jason Vuong Do Anush Kurdova, an avid photographer immediately dug into her sizeable image archive upon hearing about IREX’s photo contest on Facebook.
Aleksandar Stojkovic Wins IREX’s First Photo Contest on Facebook! April 1, 2010 by Daniel Crowder Congratulations to Aleksandar Stojkovic for his winning photo of his colleague Srdjan Ilic on an improvised anchor chair during an in-house training IREX arranged for their television station, TV 017 in Vranje (through the Serbia Media Assistance Program).	US Embassy Policy Specialist Program Attracts More Embassies and a Growing Number of Scholars March 11, 2010 It began as a small-budget project intended to connect the scholarly community with US foreign policy practitioners in Eurasia. EPS scholars traveled to the region and served US Embassies and Consulates as policy specialists-in-residence for one to two months.
Summer Camps Develop a New Generation of Women Leaders in Armenia September 14, 2009 by Susie Armitage and Arina Zohrabian The teenage years are rocky for most people, male or female, with self-esteem decreasing for both sexes after elementary school. However, the drop is more dramatic for girls, and in a male-dominated society, a lack of strong female role models and opportunities for women can exacerbate the problem.	Helping Local Media Navigate the Global Financial Crisis May 29, 2009 The wide-ranging impacts of the financial crisis have been felt around the world. As citizens and businesses suffer, so too do the media who cover them.
Fellows in Fargo Throw their Weight into Fighting Floods March 27, 2009 As the Red River rises to record levels this week, Muskie and Global UGRAD program fellows who live and study at North Dakota State University in Fargo have joined the fight to prevent massive flooding. With classes cancelled for the remainder of the week, Muskie and UGRAD fellows mobilized alongside thousands of community members to fill sandbags to hold back the Red River.	Strengthening NGO Capacity for Improved Rural Development in Armenia January 27, 2009 These experiences gave Taslakyan the idea and determination to develop a two-day training for 40 select NGO leaders in Armenia through which she could share the knowledge she acquired during her studies in the US.