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December 3, 2008
 On a recent morning at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, secondary-school teachers from Bangladesh, Turkmenistan, and the United States came together to discuss strategies to teach the Holocaust to teenagers. A few feet away, Americans, Indians, and Georgians talked about slam poetry, an urban genre of literature that is often highly political and uses injustices based on race, gender, or economic status as its subject matter. |
November 21, 2008
 On November 20, IREX celebrated its 40th anniversary with a special event at the Library of Congress. Ambassador William Burns and Senator Richard Lugar each gave addresses before policymakers, partners, funders, friends, and IREX staff. |
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November 15, 2008
 In light of the overwhelmingly positive feedback received from students and educators, IREX is now making available its Cultural Passport to America to schools, colleges, and universities. The Cultural Passport to America offers educators the ability to facilitate and track American cultural experiences along with their visiting international students. |
November 3, 2008
 Elena Khodunova, a 2008 Business fellow from Russia, took part in the eighth annual CRE (Center for Retailing Excellence) Conference, an event meant to incorporate academics and the retail industry. |
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November 3, 2008
 Farid Gardashbayov, a 2007 fellow from Azerbaijan, is one of the founders of UNHQ Intern Development Fund. |
October 30, 2008
 Mavzuna Burkhanova and Nelli Darbinyan attended the American Public Health Association’s 136th Annual Meeting and Exposition in San Diego. |
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October 29, 2008
 Seda Murtazalieva, a 2008 fellow from Russia studying Public Administration at Eastern Washington University, secured a volunteer opportunity with Spokane Refugee and Immigration Services. |
October 11, 2008
 In May, Dr. Elizabeth Anderson, newly appointed Assistant Professor in International Training at American University, took advantage of an IREX grant to embark on a journey aimed at understanding a major educational transition. As a specialist in international education and former Peace Corps volunteer in Moldova, Dr. Anderson sought to better understand the transition from the old Moldovan history curriculum to the new one, adopted in 2006. |
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September 16, 2008
 As part of the Egypt Civic Education Program, IREX in partnership with the Coptic Evangelical Organization for Social Services (CEOSS) has developed a “civic education curriculum kit” for Egyptian primary and pre-school teachers to encourage the integration of concepts such as citizenship and civic engagement, human rights, justice and equality into the classroom. The kit contains a training manual for teachers including a selection of practical exercises, activities, and games meant to develop students’ skills for effective and constructive participation in school and society. |
September 4, 2008
 ECA alumni recently organized a series of training courses on renewable energy for the children of Boarding-School #2 in Balkhash, Kazakstan. In cooperation with Kazakh National University, Sofya Tairova (UGRAD ’06) led a group of alumni to teach children about renewable energy and how to apply this knowledge in practice. During the seven days of the course, the boarding school hosted professors from Kazakh National University, Kazakh National Technical University, The Institute of Botany, The Fish Institute of Balkhash, independent scientist-inventors, and businessmen working in the renewable energy area. |
