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IREX Connects Families Separated by Russia-Georgia Conflict December 4, 2008 During the recent military conflict between Georgia and Russia, hundreds of Georgian nationals became isolated from the rest of the world and were unable to contact their family members and friends when national and mobile telephone services failed. IREX-administered computer centers throughout the country responded, becoming popular and unique venues for citizens to access information about the war online and find out about the fate of their families.	IREX Civic Education Fair Demonstrates New Models for Teachers 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.
Hundreds of Georgian Students Initiate Model UN August 7, 2008 by Giorgi Tskhekhani and Nicole Mechem After participating in a Model United Nations project as an exchange student in the United States, Georgian UGRAD 2006 alumnus Giorgi Tskhekhani knew it was something that could be of great value if he could replicate the project in his home country. With dedication and assistance through the ECA Alumni Small Grants program and the support of United Nations Association of Georgia, Giorgi was recently able to do so, giving an opportunity to more than 230 students from 10 Georgian universities.	Political Stalemates: US Scholars Inform Policy Discussion on Eurasia’s Frozen Conflicts May 20, 2008 The terms “frozen conflicts” and “unrecognized states” have commonly been used by analysts and researchers when referring to the current ethnic and separatist disputes in Eastern Europe and Eurasia that have continued over the course of many years—and in some cases over a decade—without resolution. In Eurasia alone, there are currently four such “frozen conflicts” resulting from the Soviet legacy: Transnistria (Moldova), Abkhazia (Georgia), South Ossetia (Georgia), and Nargorno-Karabakh (Armenia, Azerbaijan).
Universities from Eurasia, China, Egypt, and US Share Best Practices in Moscow February 25, 2008 Over the past decade, Russia and its neighbors have launched an array of reforms in higher education administration. The introduction of multi-level educational systems and dramatic changes to increase the quality of higher education according to the Bologna Process have been key goals.	Internet Centers Play Groundbreaking Role for Georgian Electorate February 21, 2008 With IREX support, training, and access, Georgians are increasingly turning to Internet news websites and forum boards to express their opinions, find information, and communicate directly with candidates. When television coverage was limited during the November 2007 state of emergency, all but one of the IREX-administered Internet centers in Georgia remained open, allowing people to communicate and access the latest information online.
Georgia Celebrates 15 Years of Muskie Fellows December 21, 2007 The United States Embassy in Georgia, in association with IREX, recently hosted a celebration in honor of the 15th anniversary of the Edmund S Muskie Graduate Fellowship Program in the country.	Web Presence Invigorates Tourism in Georgia, Agriculture in Tajikistan December 20, 2007 Small business owners from across Eurasia are reaching new customers and increasing their business contacts through websites they’ve created as a result of training from the IREX-administered Internet Access and Training Program (IATP).
Educators Bring New Methods Home to India and Ukraine October 30, 2007 The first cohort of participants in the Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program (TEA) have returned to their home countries throughout Eurasia and South Asia, replete with ideas, insights, and enthusiasm from the student-centered methodologies they encountered in the United States.	2007 Muskie Fellow from Georgia participates in the World Leaders Forum September 28, 2007 Keti Darakhvelidze, a 2007 fellow from Georgia studying Education at Columbia University, participated in the World Leaders Forum, an annual university-wide initiative at Columbia.