Global Presence

Kent State University Paris American Academy will not be open for students for fall 2023, but the program will resume operations in Paris, France, in January 2024. The students who registered for fall 2023 classes at the Paris American Academy can attend the New York City Fashion campus or Kent State Florence in Italy. 

Kent State University is hosting 39 international graduate students for the Fulbright Pre-Academic Program, a monthlong immersion in American higher education and culture. 

Kent State's Kigali Summer Institute students saw giraffes, hippos and more in a tour of a National Park in Rwanda.

Kent State students in Rwanda visited an opportunity center for women and one of the country's national parks. 

Kent State visitors viewed mountain gorillas in Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park as guests of the Rwandan National Police, who provide security for the park and these endangered animals. 

Kent State's visitors to Rwanda had opportunities to speak with officials dedicated to the country's peaceful future. 

Over the past several weeks, Kent State University faculty and staff, along with a select group of students, have traveled to Kigali, Rwanda, taking part in a host of educational programs and cultural exchange.

Kent State students experienced Rwandan culture as part of their study abroad experience. 

A group from Kent State visiting Rwanda for a university-sponsored global peace conference was treated to a show by local monkeys.