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Each month, the Office of Global Education presents a Cultural Café where members of the ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì community can learn about the history, traditions and cuisine of other countries from ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì's international students.
Students, faculty, staff and alumni celebrated I AM FIRST Week, a recognition of ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University students’ first-generation identity, by building community and showcasing campus-wide support.
This year’s speaker for ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University’s Bowman Breakfast was the embodiment of the symbiotic relationship between the university and the city of Kent that is celebrated at the annual event.
As part of ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì’s ongoing 2025-26 Thomas Schroth Visiting Artist Series, the university hosted seven-time Grammy nominee Bobby Sanabria as a guest artist. He led master classes, rehearsals and lectures focused on music, business and social change.
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University’s associate vice president of the Office of Global Education, Paulo Mussi Agusto, Ph.D., was featured as a guest in an episode of the “On Campus – with CITI Program" to talk about the American Academy.
Undergraduate students from any major who are interested in pursuing an international internship in East and Southeast Asian countries may be eligible for up to $6,500 to help make the experience affordable.
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University’s Office of Global Education is offering the awards through the KSU Freeman Fellows Internship in Asia Program, which this year has received a grant of $85,000 to offer support for up to 12 students.
The Office of Global Education recently treated ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University students to a whimsical week of global considerations featuring a packed schedule of activities for students curious about studying abroad.
Meet LaTaesia Snyder, a junior criminology and justice studies major with a minor in pre-law from Akron, Ohio, who’s making the most of her opportunities to learn about the American justice system.
Emilia Colosimo, a ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University at Trumbull nursing student from Newton Falls, spent two and a half life-changing months in Florence, Italy, this summer, thanks to the university’s education abroad program.
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì's International Student and Scholar Services, with the Office of Global Education, invited the university's international students and their families to come together at summer luncheon on campus.
A group of school administrators from Brazil recently completed the 10-day Design Innovation Change Agent Workshop at ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University’s Design Innovation Hub, where they immersed themselves in design innovation techniques as they endeavor to innovate their school system at home.
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University has signed an agreement with Tashkent State University of Economics in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, to begin collaboration on a joint master’s degree in economics and other programs, as ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì continues to expand its partnerships throughout Central Asia.
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University International Admissions sends representatives around the world to seek out future Flashes. As part of her travels, Elly Styles, assistant director of International Admissions, met with students in Bogotá, Colombia, to share the opportunities that await them at ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì!
A star-studded lineup of scientists returned to ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University April 25-26 to mark the 60th anniversary of the Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute.
What started as a simple conversation between a ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University School of Fashion student and the American head of the global luxury menswear and fabric brand Scabal touched off a series of events that will result in a group of rarely seen Salvador Dali paintings having their North American debut in Northeast Ohio on June 12.
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University has signed an agreement with Osh State University in Kyrgyzstan to help the Central Asian university develop graduate programs in cell biology and molecular genetics.
If you look into the stands of the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center during a ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì women's basketball game, you’ll find a mother-daughter pair of students from Brazil cheering with all their might. Five thousand miles from home, Hetty and Fernanda have found new activities and friends in the United States.
A significant fire broke out at the Teatro Universitário (TUCA) of the PontifÃcia Universidade Católica do Paraná (PUCPR) in Curitiba, Brazil on April 15. ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University’s American Academy program operates on the PUCPR campus as part of the dual-enrollment partnership established between the two institutions in 2018.
For Lara Kilchenmann, the journey from Switzerland to ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University wasn't just about pursuing higher education — it was about returning to a place that felt like home.
Inspiration can come from anywhere, but traveling the world and experiencing different cultures seems to be the best source of creativity for Anne Louise Pesch Kruklis, a senior fashion design major from Curitiba, Brazil, exploring the world with the programs offered by ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University.