Long before she was on the shortlist for the Sony World Photography Award— before she ever considered becoming a professional photographer— Anush Babajanyan was an exchange student with a 35 mm film camera.
Category: Alumni Updates
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Alumni UpdatesIt’s been 11 years since Jesse Lynch and Lisa Roman lived in Damascus. As the two reflected on their time in Syria, and the global careers they have built since, they agreed that The Arabic Overseas Language Flagship program was essential to their success.
Alumni UpdatesAlumni HighlightEditor's note: In March, American Councils is featuring profiles of alumnae in different stages of their careers. They are studying and working in different fields, but they all got their start through an exchange program and they're all headed for success.
Alumni HighlightAlumni UpdatesAngela Gjekanovikj isn’t an ambassador yet, but she’s been practicing for years.
Alumni UpdatesAlumni HighlightLaura Garvie has called many places home, including the "Paris of East Java," Malang, Indonesia. She attributes her professional-level language skills to her semester-long study through the Indonesian Overseas Program (IOP) in 2016. Laura is currently pursuing a master's degree and continuing to connect with the Indonesian community in her current home, Paris, France.
Alumni UpdatesAlumni HighlightNaimul Chowdhury spent the summer of 2017 immersed in the sights and sounds of Tainan, Taiwan. The Florida native had not considered living abroad before, but the Taiwan Intensive Summer Language Program (TISLP) changed that.
Alumni UpdatesAlumni HighlightAnother Open World alumna earned a top post in Ukraine this month.
Alumni UpdatesWhen Jelena Jevtic first heard about the U.N. Youth Assembly, she wasn't sure if she should apply.
Alumni UpdatesAlumni HighlightThis year's Top 30 Under 30 Ukrainian Leaders includes politicians, entrepreneurs, athletes, and two Future Leaders Exchange Program alumni.
Alumni UpdatesAlumni HighlightUlukbek Abdubaliev, a 2015 fellow in the US-Central Asia Education Foundation Enterprise Student Fellowship Program, is part of the team that won the Smart Civis competition. The contest is hosted by the nonprofit, The Common Good, and is open to students at Italian universities...
The Kyrgyzstan native entered while he was on an Erasmus exchange semester in Milan through his master's program.
There were about 100 other entries in the competition and Mr. Abdubaliev said it wasn't until they arrived at the awards ceremony that they believed their MI-Care health card concept had a chance.
"We knew that [our idea] was not something that was innovative," he said. "But at the same time it was something that Milan really needed."
Alumni UpdatesAlumni HighlightWhen a speaker presented on NSLI-Y at her school in Texas, Morgan was immediately intrigued. She had enjoyed studying Greek and Latin but wanted a new challenge.
Alumni UpdatesAlumni HighlightFour FLEX alumni visited DC as part of the GoViral Reporting Tour.