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Agents of Change: Kent State’s Design Innovation Initiative Trains Brazilian Educators
June 26, 2025
A group of school administrators from Brazil recently completed the 10-day Design Innovation Change Agent Workshop at Kent State University’s Design Innovation Hub, where they immersed themselves in design innovation techniques as they endeavor to innovate their school system at…
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A Hop, Skip and 5,000 Miles to Kent State
April 25, 2025
If you look into the stands of the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center during a Kent State women's basketball game, you’ll find a mother-daughter pair of students from Brazil cheering with all their might. Five thousand miles from home, Hetty and Fernanda have found new…
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Cultural Flavors Shine Bright on Kent State's First Snowy Night
Nov. 22, 2024
As the first light snow of the season fell on Kent State University, the Student Center Ballroom radiated warmth and camaraderie during the International Cook-Off Competition. The event, part of International Education Week, brought together hundreds of students, faculty and…
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INTERNATIONAL PARENT STORY: From Brazil to Ohio
June 28, 2023
In addition to our many alumni success stories, we also like to hear from the parents of our international students. Read on to hear one of their stories. How did you hear about Kent State?
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INTERNATIONAL PARENT STORY: Watching your child flourish
May 10, 2023
In addition to our many alumni success stories, we also like to hear from the parents of our international graduates. Read on to hear one of their stories. Please introduce yourself.My name is Charlotte Knowles-…
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Kent State Student's Orientation Story
March 17, 2022
When Ogulkeyik Hudayberdiyeva arrived in the United States, she was exhausted after spending the night in the Chicago airport. She had been waiting two years to come study Communications at Kent State, and the baggage claim delay that caused her to miss her connecting flight…
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Kent State Wins Award for Excellence in Integrating International Education Throughout University
Feb. 22, 2022
Kent State University is the sole university in the U.S. to receive the prestigious 2022 Senator Paul Simon Award for Comprehensive Internationalization from NAFSA: Association of International Educators. The honor recognizes Kent State for overall excellence in integrating…
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HOME AWAY FROM HOME: THE JOURNEY OF NADIM BOUKHDHIR, A TUNISIAN FULBRIGHT SCHOLAR AT KENT STATE
July 14, 2021
If you are reading this article, the first thing that you need to know is that I have been writing this for two years. It actually started once I was notified that I was awarded the prestigious Fulbright grant to study in the US and that I was going to leave my family, my…
Read More »Kent State International Student Orientation Leaders Program Goes Global
June 14, 2021
Two staff members at Kent State University received international recognition for creating the International Student Orientation (ISO) Leaders program, a program for international students to become acquainted with each other and gain valuable information that is integral for a…
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International Student Profile: Meet Tuan Kiet, Trinh
April 23, 2021
International student Tuan Kiet, Trinh, originally from Vietnam, is studying chemistry with a concentration in biochemistry/pre-pharmacy at Kent State University.
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