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Information and Communications Technology Policy & Innovation in Education Conference (ICT4EDU) April 27, 2012 IREX is pleased to host the Information and Communications Technology Policy & Innovation in Education Conference (ICT4EDU) in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan on May 18-19, 2012. The ICT4EDU conference aims to demonstrate the benefits of technology and internet in schools in hopes to further advance technology in Kyrgyzstan’s education system.	Tech Savvy – Girls in ICT Day April 25, 2012 For over 15 years, IREX has trained girls and young women in technology and ICT leadership in more than a dozen countries. On this second annual Girls in ICT Day, we honor the talented young women participating in two of our programs, Bibliomist and Tech Age Girls.
Increasing Political Control of the Media Seen in Europe and Eurasia April 5, 2012 The 2012 edition of IREX’s Media Sustainability Index (MSI) for Europe and Eurasia measures the struggles and triumphs of the media sector in 21 transitioning countries from Croatia to Kazakhstan. Evidence from local media experts shows overall stability in the media sector. Increasing use of digital and social media gives hope for expanding freedom of expression. However, reported backsliding in several countries, partly due to the increased political control of media, concerns the experts.	VIDEO: Inspiring Girls' Futures, the Youth Theater for Peace Story March 9, 2012 IREX is proud to announce the video release of “Inspiring Girls’ Futures: the Youth Theater for Peace (YTP) Story.” More than 100 million girls under the age of 18 will be married in the next 10 years. In Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, young girls are challenging this figure by convincing their parents to allow them to stay in school.
What She Said: Connecting Girls, Inspiring Futures on International Women’s Day March 8, 2012 IREX works to inspire young women around the world every day, connecting them to new technologies, to inspiring leaders and visionaries, and to a host of new opportunities for their futures. In honor of International Women’s Day, IREX asked three of our participants to share their thoughts on how their IREX program experiences inspired them as young women and the significance of the day and the theme: Connecting Girls, Inspiring Futures.	Youth Transformed: Final Evaluation of Youth Theater for Peace Released February 1, 2012 With the support of USAID, IREX is pleased to release the full results of the final evaluation of the Youth Theater for Peace Program in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.
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.	2011 U.S. Scholars Photo Contest Results December 9, 2011 Congratulations to Alan DeYoung, the winner of this year's US Scholar Photo Contest! Alan DeYoung was a 2009-2010 Embassy Policy Specialist (EPS). His research project is entitled "Gender and Academic Subculture(s) in Contemporary Tajik Universitites."
IREX Seeking Interviewers for 2012 Community Solutions Program Selection Process November 19, 2011 The deadline is December 2, 2011.	International Education Week: Cultural Exchange through Technology November 16, 2011 by Jason Vuong Do The seniors at Webster Groves High School in St Louis, Missouri begin every online project with students in Kyrgyzstan with pre-conceived notions that there is nothing in common between the two countries, but they always end with a strong mutual understanding built around more similarities than differences.