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International Research and Exchanges Board

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Area served
  
International

Founded
  
1968

Employees
  
500 worldwide

International Research & Exchanges Board httpswwwirexorgthemesirexlogosvg

Focus
  
education, independent media, civil society

Location
  
Washington, DC, United States

Product
  
international development

Key people
  
W. Robert Pearson (President)

Similar
  
Institute of International Education, Social Science Research, Association for Slavic - East Euro, Open Society Foundations, National Endowment for Demo

Profiles

The International Research & Exchanges Board (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 designs education programs and provides consulting that support lifelong learning. Programs focus on primary and secondary levels, through higher education, and continuing into professional training.

IREX media projects work with local partners to advance the professionalism and long-term economic sustainability of newspapers, radio, television, and new media. Working in transitional, conflict and post-conflict, and repressive environments, IREX uses specialized training, tailored consulting, and small grants to build skills for balanced, investigative reporting, better media management, and advocacy for press freedom.

IREX civil society development projects adapt to meet the local needs of a community, integrating targeted activities for underrepresented populations, including youth, women, ethnic minorities, individuals with HIV/AIDS, and people with disabilities.

Since 2002 IREX administers the US State Department's Global Undergraduate Exchange Program in Eurasia and Central Asia (Global UGRAD), and since 2004 its Edmund S. Muskie Graduate Fellowship Program.

References

International Research & Exchanges Board Wikipedia