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ESL Students at the John Brown house

A group of international students from ѿappexperienced living history on a field trip with the university's English as a Second Language Program. 

Rwandan students at Bob Christy's home

A ѿappstaffer's kindness helped international students who were far from their much warmer home weather an Ohio winter. 

Rwandan students at Bob Christy's home

A ѿappstaffer's aunt helped graduate students from Rwanda prepare for their first winter in northeast Ohio. 

The parade of flags at International Night 2024

Tuesday's men's basketball game at home celebrated ѿappstudents from around the world with "International Night." 

ѿappinternational students celebrating Diwali 2023

On Nov. 16, ѿappstudents from India celebrated one of their culture's biggest holidays. 

ѿappeducation abroad students in Paris, Notre Dame in background

Two new scholarships from Kent State's Office of Global Education aim make education-abroad experiences possible for all ѿappstudents.

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 ѿappdegree. 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.

ѿappUniversity on Friday renewed and expanded its relationship with in Battambang, Cambodia, opening a pathway for Dewey students to obtain a ѿappdegree. 

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

ѿappUniversity 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.

ѿappstudents check out the 2023 Education Abroad Showcase

All this week, the ѿappUniversity 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!” 

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

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