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Germany Cultural Cafe Event

April 30, 2026

Kent State University’s Office of Global Education has recently wrapped up their series of Cultural Cafes for the 25-26 school year.

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Students Explore Worlds of Opportunity During 'I Heart Travel Week'

April 15, 2026

During I Heart Travel Week, students had the opportunity to learn more about education abroad, celebrate current students and past students who have studied abroad and engage with international activities on campus.  

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International Student Profile: Meet Arslan Kalandarov

April 2, 2026

Arslan Kalandarov is a second year International Studies and Human Development and Family Science student at Kent State University. He is a first-generation student from Turkmenistan.

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International Student Profile: Meet Ittiba Hasan

March 31, 2026

Ittiba Hasan is a third-year Business Analytics student at Kent State University, with a minor in Economics.

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Rwanda Cultural Cafe Event

March 27, 2026

Every month the Kent State University Office of Global Education puts on a Cultural Cafe, where students and staff can come and try sample dishes from the culture being presented.

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IN A FLASH: A VIP Visit from Rwanda

March 23, 2026

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.

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International Student Profile: Meet Anna Phuong Doan

March 9, 2026

Anna Phoung Doan is a third-year international student, majoring in Fashion Merchandising with a minor in Leadership and Marketing at Kent State University.

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A Rwandan Police Officer Journeys From Kigali to Kent State, Earns His Degree and Returns Home to Pay It Forward

Feb. 19, 2026

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.

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Global Education Director Shares ‘Life-changing’ Experience of Studying Abroad

Feb. 9, 2026

Marcello Fantoni, Ph.D., vice president for global education and interim dean of the Honors College at Kent State University, was recently featured on WAKR Radio’s “Ray Horner Morning Show” to discuss the education-abroad programs, student support and his life-changing…

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Agents of Change: Kent State’s Design Innovation Initiative Trains Brazilian Educators

June 26, 2025

A group of school administrators from Brazil recently completed the 10-day Design Innovation Change Agent Workshop at Kent State University’s Design Innovation Hub, where they immersed themselves in design innovation techniques as they endeavor to innovate their school system at…

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