Global Presence

Sketching, drawing, doodling. For some, these activities occupy us in class or in a meeting. But for Kizito Nkundamahoro, his artistic hobby evolved into a passion that drew an amazing opportunity at Kent State University. Growing up in Rwanda, Nkundamahoro had always loved drawing. In September 2020, Nkundamahoro drew a portrait us...

  All this week, the Kent State University Kent Campus has offered a full slate of events in its 2023 Education Abroad Showcase, which serves as an introduction to the university’s education-abroad opportunities across the globe. Hosted by Kent State’s Office of Global Education, the theme for this week’s events is “Discover Boundl...

When she signed up for the Kigali Summer Institute in Rwanda, Kent State University senior Emily Spencer, thought it would be a good training ground for humanitarian work she hopes to perform in the future.   When she returned from three weeks in Rwanda in July, Spencer said she felt significantly changed.  “Post r...

Four employees of the Rwandan National Police College in Musanze Province, Rwanda, who began their graduate studies at Kent State University in August, represent the driving force behind increases in both graduate and international student enrollment for the 2023 Fall Semester.  The number of international students on the Kent...

Beginning on Monday, Sept. 18 and running through Friday, Sept. 22, Kent State University students will be able to engage with more than 15 dynamic presentations and fun activities scheduled throughout the week. The week’s theme is “Discover Boundless Horizons: Explore, Learn and Thrive Globally!” Kent State’s Office of Global Educa...

Dana Oleskiewicz, a Kent State University doctoral student in cultural foundations, said she signed on for the study abroad program, the Kigali Summer Institute, to learn about marginalized communities in her quest to pursue mediation skills. The institute embodies the course, "Rwanda After the Genocide Against the Tutsi," and this year...

It's New York Fashion Week (NYFW)! Students from Kent State University's New York City Fashion rolled their creations through the streets of New York en route to tonight's joint fashion show with students from IFA Paris. The event venue, Lightbox, is just blocks away from Kent State New York City Fashion, in the heart of the city's garment...

Kent State University graduate and award-winning photojournalist Matthew Thayer has spent the past 43 years in Hawaii, working as a photojournalist for The Maui News. He received his bachelor’s degree in journalism news, with a concentration in photojournalism, from Kent State in 1981. He’s won more than 35 state and national awards f...

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.  An explosio...

Kent State University is hosting 39 international graduate students for the Fulbright Pre-Academic Program, a monthlong immersion in American higher education and culture.  The group arrived July 22 and will be on campus through Aug. 19, before leaving to begin their graduate programs throughout the country.   The s...