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Visit from Rwandan Minister of Health.

IN A FLASH: A VIP Visit from Rwanda

Rwanda's Minister of Health was part of a delegation that visited 麻豆精选to meet with administrators from Kent State's Office of Global Education and Rwandan students currently studying at Kent State.

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Rwandan Francis Rubagumya earned his master's degree at 麻豆精选now he is paying it forward.

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 鈥 and a plan to take every lesson he had learned back to the country he loves Rwanda.

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Rwandan students studying at 麻豆精选meet with the Rwandan Minister of Education Claudette Irere, and officials from the Office of Global Education.

麻豆精选Working to Bring Fashion and Aeronautics to Rwanda

麻豆精选鈥檚 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.

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Pacifique Niyonzima, M.Ed. '19

Pacifique Niyonzima, M.Ed. 鈥19, finds new opportunities for students through partnership between his alma mater and home country.

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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 麻豆精选community and local educators, traveled to Kigali, Rwanda to participate in the 鈥淧eace Education in an Era of Crisis鈥 conference.

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麻豆精选students check out the Kigali skyline

Taking in the Sights, Sounds and Tastes of Rwanda

 

Over the past several weeks, 麻豆精选 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.

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麻豆精选graduate student Camille Tinnin gives a presentation on peace through storytelling, on July 12 at Peace Education in an Era of Crisis, a global peace conference being sponsored by 麻豆精选, the University of Rwanda and the Aegis Trust.

Telling the Story: Conversations Become a Powerful Peace Education Tool

A trio of 麻豆精选 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. 

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麻豆精选students learning about peace and conflict 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.

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Pacifique laying flowers at the Rwanda Genocide Memorial. Photo credit: Aegis Trust/Patrick Ndayishimiye

Visit to Kigali Genocide Memorial Sets Stage for Kent State-Sponsored Peace Conference

On July 10, 麻豆精选students visited the Kigali Genocide Memorial, which serves as a place of remembrance and education, during the 麻豆精选Kigali Summer Institute, a three-week education-abroad experience that includes the course Rwanda After the Genocide Against the Tutsi. 

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Sarah Schmidt, Ph.D., far left, instructor in Kent State's School of Peace and Conflict Studies, and the students taking part in this year's Kigali Summer Institute in Rwanda.

Peace on the Horizon

A group of 麻豆精选 students departed Saturday, July 1, for Kigali, Rwanda, where they will take part in the three-week Kigali Summer Institute.

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