1. My Colorado Cultural Experience

   Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX) program participant Anastasiya engaged in many activities in her new city, volunteering in an animal shelter, participating in sports teams, and helping students with disabilities.

2. Professional Fellow Inspires Young Entrepreneurs

   

   Noureddine is a 2012 Professional Alumnus that participated in the Professional Fellows Economic Empowerment, Young Entrepreneurship Program hosted at the University of Michigan and he now volunteers with ENACTUS EHTP, as you will see in video.

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   U.S. Department of State and Education New Zealand Announce Partnership to Support the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program

   U.S. Department of State and the New Zealand government agency Education New Zealand announce a new partnership.

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   Exchange Programs Bring Culture and Diversity to Life For Grantees’ Families

   Exchange Programs Bring Culture and Diversity to Life For Grantees’ Families

5. A Literary Connection

   Filmmaker Ram Devineni travels the Middle East with four writers to connect with Afghan writers, poets and journalists.

6. FLEX International Education Week Spotlight: Xenia Macritica

   

   Xenia Macritica, from Moldova, is a Future Leaders Exchange participant and a member of Future Farmers of America (FFA).

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   Paralympic Sport Club Director Had an Exchange of a Lifetime

   

   Cindy Housner, a SportsUnited grantee participant to Brazil and Director of a Paralymic Sport Club, tells us what living without limits means to her.

8. Gheorghe Muresan Trains Turkish and American Youth during World Learning Exchange Program

   

   During the second part of the exchange, 12 American participants traveled to Turkey where they practiced learning basketball skills and engaging in leadership development and conflict resolution sessions with former NBA player Gheorghe Muresan.

9. Turkmenistan Participant Connects with Disabilities Organizations

   In his home country of Turkmenistan, Ibragim Nurjanov has been a tireless advocate for the well-being of people with disabilities, both as a sports trainer and as a participant in the Democracy Commission. As such, he was a natural candidate for an International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) on the topic of “Promoting Disability Rights.”

10. Increasing Mutual Understanding Between Morocco and America

    Samira Idelcadi, a Moroccan alumna of the 2006 Professional Fellows Program, is the January International Exchange Alumni Member of the Month.

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