Global Presence
A group of 21 secondary school teachers from 20 different countries is spending six weeks at Â鶹´«Ã½ as part of a Fulbright professional development program for foreign educators.
A delegation from Turkmenistan visited Kent State and brought cuisine, music and dancing from their culture to Risman Plaza.
Â鶹´«Ã½ has entered into an agreement with the Turkmenistan Ministry of Education to begin exploring the possibility of creating an educational partnership with several national institutes of higher learning there. The effort is part of Kent State’s ongoing commitment to using education to foster global understanding and peace in a divided world.
A group of college recruiters who have contributed to Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s high enrollment of international students from India are on campus this week to experience the university first-hand.
The Class of 2028 is both strong in size and in academic success, boasting an outstanding 3.61 GPA. It's the largest incoming class to the Kent Campus since 2019 and the eighth-largest incoming class in the university's 114-year history.
This summer, students in Â鶹´«Ã½'s School of Art had an opportunity to study in Italy through the university's Florence Summer Institute program.
Music, activities, games and fun brought together Kent State's international students for a global block party.
For the past month, Â鶹´«Ã½ has hosted 37 international graduate students as part of the Fulbright Pre-Academic Program, a monthlong immersion in American higher education and culture. The group, from 26 countries, arrived on the Kent Campus on July 21 and was scheduled to depart on Aug. 17 to begin their graduate programs at universities throughout the country.
President Diacon speaks with Marcello Fantoni, Ph.D., about Kent State's global presence.
It has been nearly 14 months since a gas explosion destroyed the historic building that was home to the Paris American Academy, Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s Paris home for 16 years. Now, the academy has found a new home and soon, exciting advancements will be happening with Kent State’s education-abroad programs in Paris.