Our next "COVID-19: Let's FLEX it" story is here! Check it out through this link: https://bit.ly/2Y80cBm

Thank you Anna Kim for such an inspiring story. We enjoyed reading some of the challenging moments which made you stronger.

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​​Congratulations, Elyorbek Bozorov ’09!

Elyorbek has won Spring 2020 Travel and Professional Development Grant.
He will earn a subscription to DataCamp.com, an online platform to learn data science skills. Elyorbek will then conduct data courses in Uzbek locally, through funding from a different grant program. Elyorbek also won a full scholarship at Lehigh College of Business (MBA) recently. He will be starting his MBA degree in USA soon.

Go for it, Elyorbek!

​​Congratulations,🎉 Guzal Sultankhodjaeva '04!
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Guzal became a finalist of Spring 2020 Travel and Professional Development Grants. 👏🏻
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Guzal earned a scholarship to study online courses in professional life coaching to augment her skills in her chosen profession: Human Resources. With her newly attained skills, she will provide free-of-cost coaching sessions to a number of interested FLEX alumni.
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We are looking forward to hearing some exciting news from Guzal regarding her project!
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Keep learning! 💙
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​​Congratulations🎉, Vladlena Magay ‘07!

Vladlena became a finalist of FLEX Alumni project grants. 👏🏻

Vladlena would like to hold a three-day camp for 32 tenth grade students to make more informed decisions about their academic and professional paths. The theme of this project is social development of participants and economic development of the country.

Great project, Vladlena! Go for it! 💙

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We are proud to highlight our next FLEX alumnus Jamshid Jambulov '10 in series of "COVID-19: Let's FLEX it" stories.

His story makes us think about how much human kindness can do for the whole world.

Jamshid we are proud of you! Keep it up and good luck with all that you do! 🌷

Please, read more about Jamshid's story here - https://bit.ly/2Y80cBm

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The Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (Exchange Programs - U.S. Department of State) made the difficult decision not to bring FLEX participants on program this coming fall.
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We know, for the hundreds of young students who worked so hard to earn this scholarship, that this is difficult news. The program is considering alternate forms of programming, such as a semester program starting in January, and will communicate with finalists as those develop.
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Despite this, the FLEX family remains strong and united, and will meet this challenge as all others – together.

On July 7, 2020 FLEX Alumni office hosted its second Book presentation within the framework of the FLEX Alumni Book Challenge Round 2. Speakers, who successfully finished reading their book of choice, highlighted the lessons they have learned from the book and shared the key takeaways with the participants of the presentations.
Abdurahmon Dadaboyev, FLEX alumnus ’07 and Charos Rustamova, a young neurology student, shared their thoughts on the books they have read during the quarantine. Abdurahmon read “Ride of a lifetime” by Robert Iger and shared his view on the key factors the book focuses on. Charos had the chance to read “Emotional Intelligence” by Daniel Goleman, which she found out to be one of its kind in terms of explaining the meaning of EQ.
FLEX alumni and USG alumni were keen on asking different questions and exchanging ideas on themes the books focused on, such as emotional intelligence, how the brain works, and tying these notions with learning and leading in one’s lifetime. 💙

We are excited to share with you our fourth "COVID-19: Let's FLEX it!" story, which features Yulia Rashchupkina '04, who is also Global Village 2020 finalist from Uzbekistan. Being an international alumna more than once, she now says that FLEXibility is everything to her!

Enjoy reading her story here: https://bit.ly/2Y80cBm

Don't forget to ❤️ it and ↩️ it with others to spread the word.
Stay calm, optimistic and flexible!

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FLEX unites and brings people to explore the world together. Our FLEX alumni Otabek Yuldashev '05 and Nodirbek Abdullayev '99 had the chance to stay away from the ongoing pandemic by hiking to the tallest peak of Colorado Mountain which is Mt.Elbert - 14,440 feet. Best friends say, "We love FLEX at the tallest peak of Colorado!" 💙

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It’s a “COVID 19: Let’s FLEX it!” storytime! This time we are happy to feature Irina Kuryazova ‘02 (Khorezm, Uzbekistan/Pearl City, HI, USA) and her story on how much she appreciates family time during the pandemic.

Find her story here: https://bit.ly/2Y80cBm

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On July 18, 2020 FLEX Alumni bookworms participated in the third book presentation within the framework of the FLEX Alumni Book Challenge Round 2 organized by American Councils Uzbekistan.
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Gulnoza Ahmadova FLEX alumna 2006 has presented a book called “Chakra handbook” by Shalila Sharamon and Bodo J. Baginski. The most important part of the presentation was the meditation session with the participants, which was a very useful and memorable point.
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Gulnoza Ahmedova Fulbright, FLTA alumna 2016 had the chance to present her book of choice the famous “Animal Farm” by George Orwell. She helped everyone identify unique allegory of the characters that were represented in the book.

Participants enjoyed the presentation and the session was full of Q&A at the end.
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​​Check out this amazing story! FLEX alumnus Yahyo Ziyayev ’05 (Andijan, Uzbekistan/Memphis, TN, USA) has told us his COVID-19 story from the first line, and how it affected medical personnel.

Find his story here: https://bit.ly/2Y80cBm

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​​While most parts of the world are still adapting to quarantine, our FLEX alumni have immediately adjusted to a new reality already. Read our next “COVID-19: Let’s FLEX it” story which features some great things Rashid Gabdulhakov ’04 has implemented in his pandemic lifestyle.

Read his story here: https://bit.ly/2Y80cBm

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A new job opportunity!

We are hiring a Program Assistant
ESN: STT and ESN: TC Programs Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Read more to apply: https://telegra.ph/American-Councils-Uzbekistan-is-hiring-07-28

​​Today is an International Exchange Day!

Exchange day celebrates the power of international exchange, bringing together alumni and participants of all exchange programs to share cultures, customs, and to give back to their host communities.

Have you gone through an exchange? Were you a host parent? Do you work for an International Exchange? Let’s celebrate together!
Post a picture and hashtag it #ExchangeDay2020, #ExchangesImpact, #ACGlobal.

Let the world see how many of us had this invaluable opportunity and the luck of being on an Exchange!

On August 1, 2020, American Councils Uzbekistan hosted a webinar on “Inclusive education: How to combat ableism in Uzbekistan” dedicated to the 30th anniversary of ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act). Guest speakers Dilmurod Yusupov, Doctoral researcher at the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, England, United Kingdom, Rauf Salahodjaev, FLEX alumnus 2004, Senior Research Fellow at WIUT, Founder of ERGO Analytics, and Bobobek Khalilov, Student at Webster University in Tashkent (has a hearing impairment) gave an informative and interactive session on how to combat ableism in Uzbekistan and worldwide.

The live session was full of Q&A as well as appreciations for hosting this type of webinar. Our moderator Gulnaz Bektemirova ’02 facilitated the session encouraging the maximum engagement of both participants and guest speakers during the webinar.

We appreciate the participation of those who attended the online event and was caring and active during the session.

Access the webinar recording here
Celebrate. Learn. Share.

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​​American Councils for International Education announced the awardees of the latest round of Central Asia University Partnerships Program (UniCEN) grants to support projects between U.S. and Uzbek higher education institutions.

Funded by the U.S. Embassy in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, the Central Asia University Partnerships (UniCEN) program builds capacity for substantive international engagement between higher education institutions in the United States and Central Asia. UniCEN supports selected universities across Central Asia to achieve a practical, practicable understanding of the U.S. higher education system and how to engage successfully in partnerships.

Partnership Seed Grants and Project Grants were awarded to support catalyzing additional relationships between U.S. international administrators and faculty with Uzbekistan counterparts and long-term projects with broader economic and social impact.

Please see the link below for the list of UniCEN award winners:
https://unicen.americancouncils.org/central-asia-university-partnerships-program-unicen-awards-announcement/


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