Rwanda
Blue Skies, Bright Future: Five Rwandan Students Make Their First Flights at Kent State
Five Rwandan students selected from 2,600 applicants are training to become professional pilots at Kent State University – and just made their first flights.
IN A FLASH: A VIP Visit from Rwanda
Rwanda's Minister of Health was part of a delegation that visited Kent State to meet with administrators from Kent State's Office of Global Education and Rwandan students currently studying at Kent State.
A Rwandan Police Officer Journeys From Kigali to Kent State, Earns His Degree and Returns Home to Pay It Forward
In December 2025, Francis Rubagumya, 37, walked across the stage at Kent State's commencement with a Master of Arts in Teaching English as a Second Language — and a plan to take every lesson he had learned back to the country he loves Rwanda.
Kent State Working to Bring Fashion and Aeronautics to Rwanda
Kent State University’s partnership with the African nation of Rwanda continues to blossom with the School of Fashion, the College of Aeronautics and Engineering and the College of Arts and Sciences all working to add program partnerships in Rwanda.
Pacifique Niyonzima, M.Ed. '19
Pacifique Niyonzima, M.Ed. ’19, finds new opportunities for students through partnership between his alma mater and home country.
Highlights of the Global Peace Education Conference in Rwanda - July 11-13, 2023
In July 2023, School of Peace and Conflict Studies faculty and students, as well as other members of the Kent State community and local educators, traveled to Kigali, Rwanda to participate in the “Peace Education in an Era of Crisis” conference.
Taking in the Sights, Sounds and Tastes of Rwanda
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.
Telling the Story: Conversations Become a Powerful Peace Education Tool
A trio of Kent State University students took the lessons they learned on an education-abroad trip to Colombia last year and used them as a framework for promoting peace education practices at a global peace conference in Kigali, Rwanda.
IN A FLASH SPECIAL: Lessons of Peace
A peace education conference is bringing together peace and conflict experts, students and educators from Kent State, Northeast Ohio and around the world.
Visit to Kigali Genocide Memorial Sets Stage for Kent State-Sponsored Peace Conference
On July 10, Kent State students visited the Kigali Genocide Memorial, which serves as a place of remembrance and education, during the Kent State Kigali Summer Institute, a three-week education-abroad experience that includes the course Rwanda After the Genocide Against the Tutsi.