Global Reach
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 Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ – and just made their first flights.
Â鶹¾«Ñ¡Partners with University in Kyrgyzstan to Combat Rising Breast Cancer Rates in Central Asia
Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ is partnering with Osh State University in Osh, Kyrgyzstan, to help reduce rising cancer rates in the Central Asian nation.
IN A FLASH: Education Abroad Photo and Video Contest
Kent State's Office of Global Education shared the international images captured by the winners of its 2025 Education Abroad Fall Photo/Video contest.
How an International Alumna Designed Her Future at Kent State
Â鶹¾«Ñ¡graduate Luana Johnson highlights how the American Academy partnership and the university's elite design labs provided the professional access needed to launch a global career.
Kent State’s College of Aeronautics and Engineering Soars Into Kazakhstan
Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ and the Civil Aviation Academy in Almaty, Kazakhstan, have signed an agreement to be strategic partners in establishing a joint international aviation university in Kazakhstan, to support the rapid growth of aviation throughout Central Asia.
Olympic Dreams Realized
A group of Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ students spent their spring break learning in Italy and Greece and attending the 2026 Milano Cortina Paralympics as part of the Business of the Olympics, an advanced sports administration course.
IN A FLASH: A VIP Visit from Rwanda
Rwanda's Minister of Health was part of a delegation that visited Â鶹¾«Ñ¡to meet with administrators from Kent State's Office of Global Education and Rwandan students currently studying at Kent State.
IN A FLASH: An Olympic Dream Realized
A Â鶹¾«Ñ¡student's plan to study abroad this spring also gave the opportunity to fulfill a longtime dream.
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.
Â鶹¾«Ñ¡Grad Brings Olympic Coverage to Viewers Around the World
Practical experience – and hustle – took recent Â鶹¾«Ñ¡graduate Austin Monte from producing events on campus to bringing the world the 2026 Winter Olympics for NBC Sports.