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Kent State and Brazil’s Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná Partner to Launch the American Academy
May 10, 2018
Matheus Priosti came a long way to find his purpose. Five thousand miles, in fact. The São Paulo, Brazil, native made the long journey from South America across the equator to arrive at Kent State University in August 2016, and he has never looked back.
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Going Global. Studying Abroad at Kent State’s Florence Center
March 27, 2018
Students will find no better time to consider studying abroad than “now.” Yet most students find the prospect of studying abroad a daunting challenge fraught with many uncertainties. Amber Cruxton, the Associate Director of Education Abroad within the university’s Office of…
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Kent State Establishes Global Scholarship
Jan. 18, 2018
A Kent State Education is now “A Whole Lot Closer” for Prospective International Students Because it values diversity among its student population, Kent State University has created a new “Global Scholarship” to attract a greater number of high quality international students to…
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A Bond of Friendship that Knows No Bounds
Dec. 13, 2017
As children, we often are blessed to have a best friend – a special someone who we hope will remain with us throughout all the days of our lives. For Kent State international students, Shivani Patel and Saloni Parekh, that hope has remained steadfast and true. Shivani, a…
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Mother and Daughter Travel Globe to Kent State
Dec. 7, 2017
Kent State University has always taken great pride in its global academic initiatives as well as the number of international students that enrolled at Kent State. Among the thousands of international students, two are particularly unique: Chynara and Eldona Ryskulova,…
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Team India Captures First Place at 2017 International Cook-Off
Nov. 21, 2017
Judges Determine Its Dish of Mughlai Chicken is Worthy of First Place in the Annual Culinary Competition Attendees vote Team Oman's Dish of Biryani with Chicken as "People Choice" Teams Brazil and Oman finish in second and third place respectively
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Diwali The Indian Festival of Lights
Nov. 15, 2017
As Kent State celebrates another informative International Education Week, students will have numerous opportunities to be entertained and enlightened thanks to the various events which are scheduled throughout the week…
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Seven Friends from Nepal Uncover Academic Advantages at Kent State
Nov. 14, 2017
This fall semester, Kent State is privileged to welcome seven international students to its campus, all of which are friends from Nepal: Anit Kunwar, Saroj Dahal, Man Bahadur Kshetri, Swastik Shrestha, Bishal Pokhrel, Mahesh Gaire, and Salan Gahaju. Being close friends while…
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2017 International Cook-Off Celebrates Cultural Cuisine
Nov. 7, 2017
Mark Your Calendars, Bring Your Appetite and Be Ready to Share all the Food, Fun and Festivities at This Year's International Cook-Off Competition November 16, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Kent Student Center Ballroom…
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