Office of Global Education

Four staff members from the National Police College in Rwanda have begun their studies as graduate students at Kent State University this semester.

Large numbers of international graduate students are boosting enrollment of both international students and graduate students.

Education Abroad Showcase Blank Lab

Education Abroad Showcase begins Monday, Sept. 18, with events each day through Friday, Sept. 22. 

A student and mother share an emotional moment on move-in day.

Move-in days create excitement and emotion in everyone on campus, ahead of the start of fall classes next week. 

The Louvre in Paris

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. 

Student Emily Spenser in Akagera National Park, Rwanda.

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

Traditional dancers perform at the Urugo Women's Opportunity Center In Rwanda.

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

Baby mountain gorilla at Rwanda's Volcanoes National Park.

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 visitors meet at the Rwandan Ministry.

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

Dance troupe in Rwanda.

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

Flying velvet monkey and baby in Kigali, Rwanda.

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