IREX is an international nonprofit organization providing leadership and innovative programs to improve the quality of education, strengthen independent media, and foster pluralistic civil society development.
IREX has been registered in Azerbaijan since 1998. Working throughout the country, IREX currently administers a variety of civil society, higher education and media development programs funded by USAID and the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) of the US Department of State.
The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) of the US Department of State and IREX (the International Research & Exchanges Board) are pleased to announce The Careers for Alumni in Public Service (CAPS) Project for alumni of the Edmund S. Muskie Graduate Fellowship Program.
Around 60 alumni of various programs (TEA/PIE, JFDP, FLEX, Muskie, UGRAD) gathered together at the US Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission's residence for Andrea Kalan's (IREX Regional Country Director) farewell and an alumni networking event.
The ECA Alumni Book Club met to discuss The Autumn of the Patriarch by Gabriel García Márquez on Sunday, February 21, 2010. Around 15 members attended the meeting despite the cold weather. The novel, written over eight years, is based on a fictional eternal Caribbean dictator.
Muskie Alumnus Farid Gardashbayov (2007) made a presentation on February 18 at AAA office on the topic of "Essentials of Financial Reporting Standards and Ratios for Decision Making: IFRS vs. U.S. GAAP".
IREX in cooperation with AAA started a series of monthly presentations conducted by Muskie alumni on various career opportunities in Azerbaijan. Alumni of the Muskie program talk about the path from getting an education abroad to developing a successful career back home.
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