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IREX’s Make a Better World Photo Contest Begins! March 1, 2012 IREX is pleased to announce the launch of our first ever public, professionally juried photo contest! The contest seeks for photographs of individuals and scenes representing the IREX tagline, “Make a Better World” around the world in one or more of IREX’s seven focus areas: Civil Society, Conflict Resolution, Education, Gender, Media, Technology for Development, and Youth.	Malaysian Teacher Connects Students Across the World February 21, 2012 by Amy Ahearn Over 115 Malaysian students who have never traveled abroad now have personal connections with peers across the world thanks to one inspiring teacher.
Hosting Opportunities Available for Global UGRAD in Eurasia and Central Asia February 21, 2012 The Global Undergraduate Exchange Program in Eurasia and Central Asia (Global UGRAD ) is now accepting applications from two- and four-year institutions to host outstanding leaders from 12 countries for the 2012-2013 Academic Year.	Global UGRAD - Pakistan Program Offers Hosting Opportunities for Fall 2012 February 10, 2012 The Global Undergraduate Exchange Program in Pakistan (Global UGRAD – Pakistan) is now accepting applications from two and four-year institutions to host outstanding leaders from Pakistan during the Fall 2012 academic semester.
Spreading Quality Education: Teachers from 29 countries in U.S. to share curricula, cultures February 10, 2012 For the first time, teachers from Lithuania and Oman joined educators from 27 other nations to further develop their vocations and share cultures in the United States as part of the Teaching Excellence and Achievement (TEA) Program.	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.
Taking the Spirit of Service to Rural Pakistan January 31, 2012 by Maryam Jillani Experience volunteering in a kids' center in Iowa inspired an undergraduate to help youth in Pakistan. Fawad co-founded the Innovative Youth Forum (IYF) in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, using the leadership skills he developed during his semester at Graceland University in Lamoni, Iowa. “Through my work at the Alley Kid’s Center in the U.S. I did more in one semester than I did in the past twenty years.” explains Fawad.	Bringing Active Learning to Classrooms in the Philippines January 18, 2012 by Emily Longenecker Secondary school teachers from the Division of Surigao City in the Philippines are working together to implement teaching strategies to engage students in active learning in their classrooms. The teachers learned strategies at a professional development workshop facilitated by Maria Ruth Edradan, a Physics and Scientific Research teacher and 2011 International Leaders in Education Program (ILEP) fellow.
Assistant Secretary of State Welcomes Students from Pakistan January 6, 2012 This week Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs Ann Stock welcomed nearly 100 undergraduate students from Pakistan to the United States. Participants of the Global UGRAD-Pakistan program, the students will be studying this spring at universities and colleges around the country.	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.