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The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA), together with the International Research & Exchanges Board (IREX), is pleased to provide a directory of ECA Alumni Small Grant recipients and their projects from the February 1999 competition. One of the primary objectives of academic exchange programs is to strengthen civil society and provide participants and alumni with the expertise and resources needed for democratic and economic development.
Of the over 340 proposals submitted this round, 114 were carefully selected by a bi-national panel of experts in each country. Grant amounts ranged from $90 to $5,000 and an average of 42 percent of the total project costs were cost-shared by the recipients and/or their institutions.
Alumni from the following ECA programs were eligible to apply for a Alumni Small Grant in the February 1999 competition:
- The Curriculum Development Exchange Program (CDEP)
- The Curriculum Consultant Exchange Program (CCEP)
- The Edmund S. Muskie Graduate Fellowship Program (Muskie)
- The Freedom Support Act Graduate Fellowship Program (FSA/Grad)
- The Benjamin Franklin Fellowship Program (BFF)
- The Freedom Support Act Fellowships in Contemporary Issues Program (CI)
- The Regional Scholar Exchange Program (RSEP) [NIS only]
During the February 1999 round, the ECA Alumni Small Grants Program allowed alumni to do the following:
- Create websites
- Organize training programs or conferences for other alumni and ECA constituencies
- Attend conferences in the NIS or Baltics region
- Publish materials; extend memberships to professional organizations relative to their fields
- Purchase modems to allow for greater access to information and colleagues abroad
- Make research trips in the NIS or Baltics region
- Fund travel to the NIS or Baltics region for US colleagues for conferences, professional consultations or collaborative research projects
- Conduct other projects judged to be in the interest of the program goals by the selection committee and/or ECA.
Through innovative and responsive alumni-driven programming, ECA and IREX are multiplying the impact of knowledge and expertise acquired in the US and enabling alumni to directly benefit their local colleagues and neighbors. As demonstrated by the enclosed list of projects, the investment in each of these program participants continues to bring enormous returns for them personally and for their countries.
Project Descriptions
Mikheil Adeishvili
Tbilisi, Georgia
Ben Franklin - 1992
Project Description: Organization of conference, "Peace and
International
Cooperation in the Caucasus" to bring
together mass media leaders, independent
experts and government officials to discuss ways to achieve peace and
build cooperation in the region.
Nelli Ajabyan
Yerevan, Armenia
RSEP - 1997
Project Description: Completion and publication of article, "Modeling
of Dynamics of Trophic Chains in the Process of Eutrophication of Mountainous
Lakes." Also, attendance at the conference "Non Linear Phenomena
in Complex Systems," to present paper.
Natalia Alhazov
Chisinau, Moldova
CDEP - 1998
Project Description: Membership in American Studies Association
and purchase of modem to facilitate the exchange of ideas and development
of curriculum with US colleagues.
Alla Aslitdinova
Dushanbe, Tajikistan
RSEP - 1997
Project Description: Attendance at sixth annual conference of the
International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA), "Libraries
and Associations in the Changing World: New Technologies and Forms of
Cooperation (Crimera-'99)." Conference presentation will be published
and shared with Tajik colleagues unable to attend.
Satenik Avakian
Yerevan, Armenia
FSA/Grad - 1995-1996
Project Description: Publication of proceedings of conference hosted
by Armenian Library Association, "Library as an Information Center:
New Image."
Ara Avetisyan
Yerevan, Armenia
CI - 1996
Project Description: Creation of a discussion club called "Civic
Society and Democracy Building" for ECA alumni. Club will host four
roundtables, two seminars, and a final three-day conference. US colleagues
from the University of Virginia invited to participate in final conference.
Dmitry Baluyev
Nizhnii Novgorod, Russia
RSEP - 1997
Project Description: Completion of research begun during US fellowship
and publication of a book in the field of International Relations (IR).
In addition, expansion of a currently-existing website to include IR curriculum
development resources.
Nikita Barsuk
Ashgabad, Turkmenistan
FSA/Grad - 1998
Project Description: Organization of a series of training workshops
for environmental specialists in Ashgabad, Baku, Almaty, Tashkent, Bishkek
and Dushanbe on GIS software, technologies and equipment. Workshop series
is part of a larger project to develop "Transboundary Informational
Network of Environmental NGOs in the Caspian Region and Central Asia."
Alexey Baskakov
Moscow, Russia
FSA/Grad - 1994
Project Description: Participation in Chartered Financial Analyst
(CFA) self-study and examination program and membership in Association
for Investment Management and Research (AIMR).
Mira Bergelson
Moscow, Russia
CI - 1996
Project Description: Series of cross-cultural communication training
work shops to be conducted in Novosibirsk, Tomsk, and St. Petersburg.
In addition, visit of US colleague and purchase of modem to facilitate
collaboration with US specialists in the field of intercultural communication.
Mikhail Beznosov
Kharkiv, Ukraine
FSA/Grad - 1993
Project Description: Trip to Moscow to attend Social Science Seminar
in March 1999 and meet with colleagues at Moscow School for Social and
Economic Studies, Department of Political Science of the Moscow State
University of International Relations, and the Russian Center for Public
Opinion and Market Research to discuss future collaborative projects.
Mikhail Bunchuk
Moscow, Russia
FSA/Grad - 1995
Project Description: Invitation of US specialist in evolutionary
economics, Philip Mirowski, to Russia to lecture at the Institute of Economics
and Moscow State University. In addition, purchase of a modem to facilitate
research and access to academic literature via the Internet.
Anatol Caraganciu
Chisinau, Moldova
CI - 1997
Project Description: Publication of a "Journal of Economics"
featuring articles by alumni of US exchange programs.
Irina Chernushkina
Moscow, Russia
FSA/Grad - 1995
Project Description: Attendance at sixth annual conference of the
International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) "Libraries
and Associations in the Changing World: New Technologies and New Forms
of Cooperation (Crimea-'99)."
Ludmila Chernyavskaya
Krasnodar, Russia
FSA/Grad - 1994
Project Description: Research trip to Moscow with dissertation
adviser to gather information in the field of teaching American English
and American Studies. Information collected will be published in a textbook
on teaching American English through authentic materials and texts.
Ainura Cholponkulova
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
FSA/Grad - 1997
Project Description: Organization of seminar entitled "Parliamentarianism
in Central Asia," designed to promote interaction between scholars
and government officials of Kyrgyzstan and other Central Asian countries.
Valentin Ciubotaru
Chisinau, Moldova
CI - 1997
Project Description: Organization of conference for soil researchers
to analyze their collective research results and develop a long-term strategy
for soil conservation and protection in Moldova.
Ghenadii Cotelnic
Chisinau, Moldova
Muskie - 1996
Project Description: Participation in advanced marketing training
seminar offered by the Center for Business Skills Development in Moscow.
Alexey Denissov
Samara, Russia
FSA/Grad - 1996
Project Description: Development of website "Journalist Plus"
to enable journalists to exchange current local news and information,
select correspondents and stringers in other cities and countries, find
media partners, and search for career opportunities.
Nurlan Djenchuraev
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
CI - 1998
Project Description: Development of website to provide access to
information on environmental issues facing Kyrgyzstan and promote communication
among ECA alumni as well as with western partners working in the environmental
field.
Olena Dzhedzhora
Lviv, Ukraine
CDEP - 1998
Project Description: Completion, publication and dissemination
of textbook "History of European Civilization" for undergraduate
students (3,000 copies in Ukrainian language). Also, purchase of modem
to facilitate contact with US colleagues and provide access to curriculum
development resources via the Internet.
Akylbai Eleusizov
Almaty, Kazakhstan
Muskie - 1995
Project Description: Collaborative project with US colleague to
develop and deliver
a training course on civil service management.
Mahbuba Ergasheva
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
CI - 1997
Project Description: Continuation of research begun under US fellowship
on "Gender Studies in the Year of the Woman, "including realistic
portrayal of women in Uzbekistan." Results of research will be published
and distributed to NGOs working in the area of women's/gender studies.
Vache Gabrielyan
Yerevan, Armenia
Ben Franklin - 1992-1994
Project Description: Research project on "The Peculiarities
of Management and Organization Culture in Armenia" to assess Armenia's
place in the world with regard to management practices. Research will
include survey of 1000 people throughout Armenia and results of study
to be published in Armenia and abroad.
Sergiu Galearschi
Chisinau, Moldova
Muskie - 1996
Project Description: Membership dues to the American Economic Association.
Oleg Goldenstein
Chisinau, Moldova
FSA/Grad - 1995
Project Description: Development of a website, mail server and
listservs for the NGO community of Moldova.
Anna Gonorskaya
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
CI - 1998
Project Description: Publication of a manual for NGO leaders on
administrative and financial management in Uzbekistan. Topics to include
taxation of NGOs, accounting procedures and legal regulations.
Wasyl Gorbachuk
Kyiv, Ukraine
Muskie - 1992
Project Description: Completion, publication and dissemination
of the textbook "Macroeconomic Methods" in Ukrainian.
Alexandr Goregin
St. Petersburg, Russia
FSA/Grad - 1994
Project Description: Creation of a "mobile public information
center" for the Committee for Publishing and Public Relations of
the St. Petersburg City Administration. Center will enable city administration
to disseminate information about St. Petersburg and events hosted by the
city at any location or event.
Elena Goubenko
Moscow, Russia
FSA/Grad - 1995
Project Description: Creation of a website dedicated to the development
of social services for the elderly in Russia. Site will include lists
of Russian and foreign organizations involved in this field, information
on fundraising, project implementation and program development, as well
as listservs and bulletin boards.
Renata Guobuzaite
Vilnius, Lithuania
FSA/Grad - 1996
Project Description: Organize Charter Financial Analyst (CFA) review
seminar in Vilnius with US instructors to prepare Lithuanian candidates
for this three-step exam.
Oleh Harasewych
Lviv, Ukraine
FSA/Grad - 1995
Project Description: Creation of Resource Center at the Lviv Regional
Institute of Education by purchasing modems to provide Internet access
to faculty and students, books on environmental studies, and a multi-media
kit to aid in development of educational materials and lesson plans. Also,
development of website to house on-line materials and resources on environmental
studies.
Nazim Hasan-zadeh
Baku, Azerbaijan
RSEP - 1998
Project Description: Research trip to Moscow to continue research
on addiction treatment begun during US fellowship Meetings with colleagues
at the Narcological Center and the Division of Narcological Epidemiology
of the Central Research Institute of General and Forensic Psychiatry in
Moscow.
Kulyan Ibrayeva
Almaty, Kazakhstan
FSA/Grad - 1996
Project Description: Research trips to four cities in Central Asia
to interview university officials as part of a study to determine current
developments of student affairs services in institutions of higher education
in the region. Results of research to be published and used to improve
student services at grantee's home institution, Kazakhstan Institute of
Management Economics and Strategic Research (KIMEP).
Zurab Jintcharadze
Tbilisi, Georgia
CI - 1997
Project Description: Creation of "State of the Environment
on the Internet for Tbilisi" project (SoE Tbilisi) designed to measure
and monitor conditions in Tbilisi. Includes start-up working group meeting
and publication of project results on CD/ROM and the Internet.
Irina Kabanova
Saratov, Russia
CDEP - 1998
Project Description: Adaptation of Internet course "Archetypes
in World Literature," originally developed by Iowa State University
for use at Saratov State University. Students and teachers will have access
to selections from texts, criticism, illustrations, and musical fragments
collected and stored on a website.
Irma Kalynych
Uzhhorod, Ukraine
RSEP - 1998
Project Description: Organization of two conferences under the
auspices of the "Public Participation in Government and Systems Transformation
of Society" project, designed to improve communication between NGO
and government agencies in Uzhhorod, Perechyn and throughout Transcarpathia.
Project includes publication and dissemination of articles and books written
by ECA alumni.
P'otr Khaiter
Rostov-na-Donu, Russia
CI - 1996
Project Description: Publication and dissemination to Russian and
US libraries and universities of self-authored monograph, "Lake Acidification:
Study, Modeling and Management."
Natalya Khisamutdinova
Vladivostok, Russia
CI - 1998
Project Description: Development of a series of radio broadcasts
on the role of propaganda during elections in an effort to promote free
and independent decision making.
Galina Khitrova
Yaroslavl, Russia
FSA/Grad - 1993
Project Description: Publication of self-authored work "New
Philosophy of School Administration," based on information and knowledge
grained during US fellowship. Publication to be distributed to school
administrators in Yaroslavl region.
Zoya Khotkina
Moscow, Russia
CDEP - 1998
Project Description: Continuation of "Russian Summer School
on Gender Studies" project with curriculum development component,
"Russian Gender Studies on the Internet." Project to include
creation and maintenance of a website.
Maria Kicheeva
Moscow, Russia
FSA/Grad - 1995
Project Description: Participation in Chartered Financial Analyst
(CFA) self-study and examination program and membership in the Association
for Investment Management and Research (AIMR).
Maria Knjazeva
Kohtla-Jarve, Estonia
FSA/Grad - 1994
Project Description: Publish English version of book entitled "America
Through the Eyes of a Russian Woman."
Natalya Korchakova
Kharkiv, Ukraine
CI - 1998
Project Description: Attendance at conference, "Land Appraisal
Under Ukrainian Conditions," and purchase of CD-ROM "Contemporary
Problems of Real Estate Market Development in Russia" for research
purposes.
Mikhail Kostyukov
Minsk, Belarus
Muskie - 1994
Project Description: Research and publication, in print and on
the Internet, of a series of articles on business law.
Tatiana Kovaleva
Moscow, Russia
CI - 1996
Project Description: Collaborative work with colleague from Globe
Institute of Technology, NY to open a new Russian-American program "Management
in Education" at the Moscow School of Social and Economic Sciences.
Includes trips to Tomsk and Krasnoyarsk to make presentations at conferences
and seminars.
Larisa Kovalyova
Ulan-Ude, Russia
RSEP - 1997
Project Description: Organization of alumni conference, "Integration
in Education as a Factor of Baikal Regional Development" to discuss
how curriculum development and scholarly research, conducted by alumni
during their US fellowships, has impacted the educational system in the
region.
Maxim Kozlov
Balashikha, Russia
FSA/Grad - 1996
Project Description: Participation in Chartered Financial Analyst
(CFA) self-study and examination program and membership in the Association
for Investment Management and Research (AIMR).
Ivan Kurilla
Volgograd, Russia
RSEP - 1997
Project Description: Research trip to Moscow and St. Petersburg
to gather materials on Russian-American relations in the nineteenth century,
resulting in a book on the topic.
Ghenadii Kutsulenko
Chisinau, Moldova
Muskie - 1996
Project Description: Development of website to house economic analysis
and forecasting information about Moldova.
Petr Lapo
Minsk, Belarus
Muskie - 1996
Project Description: Attendance at sixth annual conference of the
International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA), "Libraries
and Associations in the Changing World: New Technologies and New Forms
of Cooperation (Crimea-'99)" and research trip to the Center for
Open Library Systems in St. Petersburg. Grantee to hold workshop in Minsk
to share results of the conference and research trip with Belarussian
colleagues. Also modem purchase and website develop- ment to support the
Belarussian Library Association.
Maria Lebedko
Vladivostok, Russia
RSEP - 1997
Project Description: Research trip to Moscow and publication of
brochures designed to heighten awareness of issues related to cultural
sensitivity and American/Russian cultures.
Yelena Levchenko
Gomel, Belarus
CI - 1996
Project Description: Conduct research and publish results on collaboration
between NGOs and government agencies in Belarus.
Guguli Magradze
Tbilisi, Georgia
RSEP - 1998
Project Description: Organize conference "The Role of the
Pipeline for Sustainability and Peace in the Trans-Caucasus" to bring
together ECA alumni in Caspian littoral and foreign and local experts
working on issues related this topic.
Sergei Makarevich
Minsk, Belarus
FSA/Grad - 1995
Project Description: Creation of website to provide online access
to Management of Technology Institute's library of economic and educational
resources. In addition, membership dues for US professional associations
including the American Economic Association and NAFSA and modem purchase
to facilitate participation in listservs and provide access to online
resources.
Alexey Makeshin
Moscow, Russia
FSA/Grad - 1994
Project Description: Financial support for continuation of research
on organization development in Russia and management change, including
field research and interviewing of business executives. Also, memberships
with the Organization Development Institute and the Association of Executive
Search Consultants (AESC).
Lyubov Maksymovych
Lviv, Ukraine
CI - 1997
Project Description: Research trips to business incubators in Minsk,
Moscow, Donetsk and Simferopol to gather information and learn from colleagues'
experience. Also, membership dues to the National Business Incubation
Association.
Kristina Mänd
Tallinn, Estonia
FSA/Grad - 1996
Project Description: Organize a two-day seminar for activists and
volunteers working in AIDS prevention and publish educational brochures
(in both Estonian and Russian) targeted at preventing drug abuse among
Estonian youth.
Narine Matinyan
Vanadzor, Armenia
FSA/Grad - 1997
Project Description: Development of a website for the US Research
and Educational Programs Armenian Alumni Association (USREPAAA).
Anahit Melkumyan
Yerevan, Armenia
CCEP - 1997
Project Description: Research for and publication of paper, "Comparative
Analysis of Labor Market and Employment in NIS and Armenia." Also,
membership dues for the American Economic Association.
Yulia Merkulova
Vladivostok, Russia
Muskie - 1995
Project Description: Participation in training program on modern
techniques of market evaluation. Also, modem purchase to gain access to
Internet resources on financial analysis and facilitate communication
with specialists in this field.
Mark Mitnik
Moscow, Russia
FSA/Grad - 1994
Project Description: Participation in the Chartered Financial Analyst
(CFA) self-study and examination program and membership in the Association
for Investment Management and Research (AIMR).
Kubat Moldobaev
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
CI - 1998
Project Description: Publication of textbook "Conflict Management
and Tolerance Education" in Kyrgyz language. Also, attendance at
conference "From Civil and Religious Wars to Religious Tolerance
and Civil Concord."
Nurbubu Moldogazieva
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
CI - 1998
Project Description: Visit of US professor to Kyrgyz State National
University to conduct short course on Environmental Ethics and Philosophy
to graduate students and work with faculty on curriculum development.
Boris Morozov
Moscow, Russia
RSEP - 1994
Project Description: Research trip to St. Petersburg to continue
and expand ongoing Muscovite Biographical Database (MBD) project, a machine-readable
index of historical figures of Medieval Russian History.
Islam Mustafayev
Baku, Azerbaijan
CI - 1998
Project Description: Creation of Azerbaijan branch of the international
ecological movement, "For a Clean Caspian" to disseminate information,
conduct ecological monitoring and consult government agencies. Project
involves collaboration with ECA alumni in other countries surrounding
the Caspian.
Muzhgan Nazarova
Baku, Azerbaijan
FSA/Grad - 1996
Project Description: Two-day workshop in Baku to bring together
Azerbaijani and US library specialists and initiate collaboration between
the American and Azerbaijani Library Associations.
Mikhail Noussinov
Moscow, Russia
FSA/Grad - 1994
Project Description: Participation in Chartered Financial Analyst
(CFA) self-study program and examination and membership in the Association
for Investment Management and Research (AIMR). All instructional materials
to be donated to American Center library in Moscow upon completion of
program.
Larissa Novikova
Pavlodar, Kazakhstan
CI - 1998
Project Description: Attendance of summer training program at Moscow
Center for Gender Studies.
Raya Osmonalieva
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
CDEP - 1998
Project Description: As part of doctoral thesis, research trip
to Moscow to conduct comparative analysis of privatization in Russia and
Kyrgyzstan.
Irina Petrosian
Yerevan, Armenia
FSA/Grad - 1996-1998
Project Description: Publication of textbook on news reporting
for use in university journalism departments in Armenia.
Konstantin Pisarchuk
Riazan, Russia
Muskie - 1994
Project Description: Participation in the Chartered Financial Analyst
(CFA) self-study and examination program and membership in the Association
for Investment Management and Research (AIMR).
Yulia Potanina
Moscow, Russia
FSA/Grad - 1995
Project Description: Publication and dissemination of self-authored
monograph "The Development of Social Policies Using Computer Technology
EDIFAR for Population Data Collection." Publication will include
policy recommendations and will contribute to the methods of policy analysis,
particularly relating to the situation of the elderly in Russia today.
Kateryna Potienko
Kharkiv, Ukraine
FSA/Grad - 1995
Project Description: Research trip to Tbilisi to meet with colleagues
and gather information at the Association of Information Specialists (AIS)
on AIS' continuing education and distance learning programs for information
specialists and librarians. Information will be published on new website
designed to inform librarians and information specialists of professional
development opportunities.
Alma Raissova
Almaty, Kazakhstan
CI - 1996
Project Description: Establishment of a roundtable to develop a
joint action plan to reduce environmental risk caused by industry. Final
plan to be submitted Parliament of the Republic of
Kazakhstan.
Nadezhda Rendak
Moscow, Russia
Muskie - 1993
Project Description: Research trip to Latvia to study the doctrine
of sovereign immunity and liability of the state in civil-law relations.
Also, four-year membership in the International Bar Association (IBA).
Leonid Ryabikhin
Moscow, Russia
CI - 1996
Project Description: Collaboration between the Russian Committee
for Scientists for Global Security and the Stanford University Center
for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC) in a research project
and seminar on US-Russian relations, strategic stability and ABM defense
development.
Pavel Samsonov
Minsk, Belarus
FSA/Grad - 1994
Project Description: Publication of "How to Survive at an
American University," a pratical manual for distribution to future
exchange participants.
Irina Sayenko
Kyiv, Ukraine
FSA/Grad - 1996
Project Description: Attendance at the conference, "Libraries
and Associations in the Changing World: New Technologies and New Forms
of Cooperation (Crimea-'99)," organized by the International Library
Information and Analytical Center (IFLA).
Yaroslav Senyk
Lviv, Ukraine
FSA/Grad - 1996
Project Description: Purchase of modem to aid in development of
courses "Internet Sources of Information" and "Libraries
in Society" to be offered at the Library School at the Lviv Franko
State University, which will be opened in September 1999.
Sergei Sergaev
Minsk, Belarus
Muskie - 1996
Project Description: Professional membership dues for the Society
for Human Resource Management.
Vadim Sharyshev
Moscow, Russia
Muskie - 1995
Project Description: Purchase of a modem to facilitate participation
in the Small Business Assistance Initiative, through which Muskie/FSA
Business Administration alumni provide free consultations to small business
owners. In addition, creation of an interactive website to support small
business owners.
Victor Shevchuk
Lviv, Ukraine
FSA/Grad - 1994
Project Description: Publication of monograph, "Economic Reforms
in Latin America: From Financial Stabilization to Stable Economic Growth."
Monograph to be distributed to Ukrainian economists and policymakers to
provide a clear description of radical economic reforms, including costs
of "stop-go" policies.
Vladimir Shevtsov
Moscow, Russia
Muskie - 1996
Project Description: Participation in the Chartered Financial Analyst
(CFA) self-study program and membership in the American Finance Association,
Association for Investment Management and Research (AIMR), and London
Society of Investment Professionals.
Igor Shnurenko
St. Petersburg, Russia
FSA/Grad - 1995
Project Description: Publication of a book of essays on media issues
and dissemination to local community libraries, press organizations and
regional newspapers.
Olga Shutova
Minsk, Belarus
RSEP - 1996
Project Description: Publication of collection of articles on the
post World War II history of Belarus focusing on gender/women's issues
to provide a new perspective of how Belarussian society developed in the
post war era.
Tatiana Sidorova
Vladivostok, Russia
FSA/Grad - 1994
Project Description: Attendance at sixth annual conference of the
International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA), "Libraries
and Associations in the Changing World (Crimea-'99)."
Andrei Silantiev
Moscow, Russia
Muskie - 1995
Project Description: Creation and support of website for Moscow Institute
for Foreign Affairs (MGIMO)-Duke University Policy Journalism Program,
establishing contact via Internet between the Russian and American sides
of this joint Masters program.
Volodymyr Skoblyk
Mukachevo, Ukraine
RSEP - 1998
Project Description: Organization of two conferences under the auspices
of the "Public Participation in Government and Systems Transformation
of Society" project, designed to improve communication between NGO
and government agencies in Uzhhorod and Perechyn and throughout Transcarpathia.
Project includes the publication and dissemination of articles and books
written by ECA alumni.
Aleksei Skrebniow
Viciebsk, Belarus
FSA/Grad - 1994
Project Description: Research trip to Moscow to meet with colleagues
at the Gender Studies Center, attend a seminar and conduct research. Results
of trip will be used to develop curriculum for new course entitled, "Gendered
and Gender-Neutral Communication in Western and Post-Soviet Societies."
Sergei Solodovnikov
Minsk, Belarus
Muskie - 1995
Project Description: Organization of conference, "Information
Society" bringing together Belarussian and foreign experts to discuss
the importance of free exchange of information and ideas in promoting
democratic values and open dialogue in Belarus.
Vadim Stepanov
Moscow, Russia
CI - 1998
Project Description: Attendance at sixth annual conference of the
International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA), "Libraries
and Associations in the Changing World (Crimea-'99)."
Alexey Stukanov
Tomsk, Russia
CDEP - 1998
Project Description: Visit of American colleague to continue collaboration
begun during US fellowship, including developing new course for the International
Relations department at Tomsk State University.
Yuri Stulov
Minsk, Belarus
RSEP - 1997
Project Description: Organization of conference to bring together
American Studies experts from NIS, Baltics, and Central Europe to discuss
the issue of the canon in US culture and literature.
Besiki Stvilia
Tbilisi, Georgia
FSA/Grad - 1995
Project Description: Membership dues to the International Federation
of Library Associations (IFLA).
Ketevan Stvilia
Tbilisi, Georgia
Muskie - 1997
Project Description: Research trip to STD clinic in Vilnius to learn
from colleagues and gain experience in managing HIV/AIDS clinics, working
with patients, and developing educational and prevention materials. Information
gathered will be used to further develop AIDS clinic in Tbilisi.
Evgeniy Suborov
Zaporozhye, Ukraine
Muskie - 1996
Project Description: Creation of an on-line version of "Scholarship
Opportunities," a directory of international exchange pro-grams available
to Ukrainian applicants. On-line version will allow for the information
to be updated frequently and disseminated widely, and will reduce printing
costs.
Andrey Suslov
Perm, Russia
RSEP - 1995
Project Description: Organization of the conference "Human Rights
in Russia: Past and Present" in Perm in collaboration with the Kennan
Institute Alumni Association, Perm State Pedagogical University, Perm
Regional Department of the "Memorial" Society, and the Memorial
Museum of Political Repression and Totalitarianism in the USSR.
Ludmilla Sydorova
Lviv, Ukraine
CI - 1997
Project Description: Trip to Kyiv to conduct research on the improvement
of environmental water analysis and the application of novel esteracrylate-based
sorbants to determine pesticide residues in waters. Also, membership dues
to the American Chemical Society.
Victor Tanaevsky
Minsk, Belarus
Muskie - 1994
Project Description: Publication of a bilingual (Russian and English)
webpage promoting partnerships and networking among small- and medium-sized
enterprises.
Giorgi Topouria
Tbilisi, Georgia
FSA/Grad - 1995
Project Description: Support and expansion of website "Sakartvelo"
(Http://www.sakartvelo.com), one of the most comprehensive and popular
websites on the country of Georgia and Georgian culture.
Tatiana Tregoubova
Kazan, Russia
FSA/Grad - 1994
Project Description: Publication of self-authored work "Personnel
Management in Education," and membership in the American Association
of University Administrators (AAUA). Also, modem purchase to facilitate
participation in AAUA electronic discussion groups.
Mikhail Trofimov
Moscow, Russia
FSA/Grad - 1995
Project Description: Participation in Chartered Financial Analyst
(CFA) self-study and examination program and membership in the Association
for Investment Management and Research (AIMR).
Sergey Tsoy
Taraz, Kazakhstan
CI - 1996
Project Description: Establishment of working group to create alumni
website and publish materials to assist entrepreneurs beginning small
businesses.
Timur Turgenbaev
Moscow, Russia
FSA/Grad - 1994
Project Description: Organization of conference "The Economic
Crises of Russian and Latin American Emerging Markets: A Comparative View."
Agenda includes joint presentations by Dr. Baer of the University of Illinois
and Dr. Dolan, President/Professor at the American Institute of Business
and Economics in Moscow.
Oleksandr Tyaglo
Kharkiv, Ukraine
CDEP - 1998
Project Description: Publication and dissemination of curricular
resources, developed during US fellowship, on the
topic of critical thinking. Also, creation
of a website to encourage interaction with colleagues in NIS and Baltics
on the same topic.
Andrei Uroda
Vladivostok, Russia
FSA/Grad - 1997
Project Description: Dues to extend membership in the Comparative
and International Education Society (CIES).
Sergei Ushakin
Barnaul, Russia
FSA/Grad - 1993
Project Description: Trip to St. Petersburg to participate in interdisciplinary
seminar at the European University, conduct research in the field of gender
studies and serve as guest lecturer on contemporary philosophy of gender
and methodology of gender research.
Anna Veretennikova
Omsk, Russia
CI - 1996
Project Description: Trip to Moscow to conduct research at the All
Russia State Library in the field of Critical Thinking Education in preparation
for writing final draft of dissertation.
Nadezhda Volkova
St. Petersburg, Russia
Muskie - 1992
Project Description: Organization of one-day seminar on macroeconomics
for Muskie/FSA alumni entitled "The Russian Economy after the Financial
Crisis," bringing together prominent scholars from Moscow and St.
Petersburg.
Sergey Yakounin
Moscow, Russia
Muskie - 1993
Project Description: Enrollment in training courses, "Finance
for Non-Financial Managers," "Advanced Marketing," and
"Operational Planning and Cost Management," at the Center for
Business Skills Development (CBSD) in Moscow.
Natalia Yasko
Kyiv Region, Ukraine
FSA/Grad - 1994
Project Description: Preparation of paper on how to utilize the US-MARC
standard as an instrument to facilitate exchange of data between libraries
in Ukraine. Paper will be presented at the sixth annual conference of
the International Fedeartion of Library Associations (IFLA), "Libraries
and Associations in the Changing World: New Technologies and New Forms
of Cooperation (Crimea-'99)."
Andrey Zhukov
Moscow, Russia
FSA/Grad - 1997
Project Description: Founding of Muskie/FSA Alumni Association, including
processing of legal documents and creation of a website.
Konstantin Zouev
Moscow, Russia
CDEP - 1997
Project Description: Research trip to Latvia to gather information
for use in new course, "Cultural Differences and Democratization
in Russia and the Post-Soviet States," which will be offered at the
Financial Academy and Moscow State Linguistic University. Research will
also result in the publication of a book on the same topic.
Recipients by Category
| Web Site Production Dmitry Baluyev Organize Conference/Seminar/Workshop Mikheil Adeishvili Attend Conference/Seminar/Workshop Nelli Ajabyan Membership in a Professional Association Natalia Alhazov |
Modem Purchase Natalia Alhazov Publish/Disseminate Materials Nelli Ajabyan Research Trip in NIS/Baltics Mikhail Beznosov Collaborative Project with US Colleague(s) Ara Avetisyan Develop Curricula Oleh Harasewych Other Alexandr Goregin |
Recipients by Country
| Armenia Nelli Ajabyan Azerbaijan Nazim Hasan-zadeh Belarus Mikhail Kostyukov Estonia Maria Knjazeva Georgia Mikheil Adeishvili Kazakhstan Akylbai Eleusizov Kyrgyzstan Ainura Cholponkulova Lithuania Renata Guobuzaite Moldova Natalia Alhazov |
Russia Dmitry Baluyev Tajikistan Alla Aslitdinova Turkmenistan Nikita Barsuk Ukraine Mikhail Beznosov Uzbekistan Mahbuba Ergasheva |
Recipients by Program
| The Curriculum Consultant Development Program Anahit Melkumyan The Curriculum Development Exchange Program Natalia Alhazov The Edmund S. Muskie Graduate Fellowship Program Vladimir Ashurkov The Freedom Support Act Graduate Fellowship Program Satenik Avakian |
The Benjamin Franklin Fellowship Program Mikheil Adeishvili The Freedom Support Act Fellowships in Contemporary Issues Program Ara Avetisyan The Regional Scholar Exchange Program Nelli Ajabyan |