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Provost Melody Tankersley, second from left, and Gwen Higaki, third from left, chair of the board of directors of Dewey International University in Cambodia, sign an agreement through which Dewey students can earn a Kent State degree. Looking on are Rachael Mundie, associate director of International Partnerships for the Office of Global Education, and Vernon Higaki, also a member of the Dewey board.

Kent State Grows Partnership in Cambodia

Kent State University on Friday renewed and expanded its relationship with Dewey International University (DIU) in Battambang, Cambodia, opening a pathway for Dewey students to obtain a Kent State degree. 

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Kristin Stasiowski (far right), assistant dean of international programs and education abroad for the College of Arts and Sciences at Kent State University, leads a group of Kent State students as they discover the art, architecture and history of Basilica di Santa Croce in Florence, Italy.

Kent State Celebrates 50 Years of Education Abroad in Florence, Italy, With Weeklong Series of Events

Kent State University leadership and donors known as the Renaissance Scholars Society will gather to commemorate 50 years of education abroad in Florence, Italy, during the first week of October.

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Kent State students check out the 2023 Education Abroad Showcase

Curious About Education Abroad?

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 Boundless Horizons: Explore, Learn and Thrive Globally!” 

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

Graduate Student Enrollment Driving Increases in International Ranks

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

Tags: University News , Student Life , College of Sciences and Humanities , Global Education , Division of Graduate Studies , Global Reach

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Education Abroad Showcase Blank Lab

Welcome to Education Abroad Showcase Week!

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

Tags: Student Life , Education Abroad , Global Education , Florence , Global Reach

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The Louvre in Paris

Paris American Academy Program to Resume Operations January 2024

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. 

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Student Emily Spenser in Akagera National Park, Rwanda.

IN A FLASH SPECIAL: Students on Safari

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

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Materials from the peace conference.

Kent State-Sponsored Peace Conference Unites Delegates from Across the Globe

Delegates attending Peace Education in an Era of Crisis spent three days learning from each other and from the example of the Rwandan people on how to create lasting peace. The conference, which took place July 11-13 in Kigali, Rwanda, was sponsored by Kent State University’s School of Peace and Conflict Studies, Kent State’s Gerald H. Read Center for International and Intercultural Education, the University of Rwanda’s Centre for Conflict Management, and the Aegis Trust, a nonprofit organization dedicated to ending genocide and other atrocities in the world. 

Tags: Global Education , College of Sciences and Humanities , School of Peace and Conflict Studies , Read Center for International and Intercultural Education , Global Reach

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

IN A FLASH SPECIAL: Exploring Rwanda

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

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