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Students display their national flags at the Golden Flashes mens' basketball game.

International Night at the Golden Flashes men's basketball game at the MAC Center. 

A scene from the Kent State NYC Fashion Week Show 2022.

Fashion students from Kent State and IFC Paris came together in a shared runway show during NYC Fashion Week. 

Kent State student Torrance Gaskins is spending the spring semester at Universit茅 Savoie Mont Blanc in Chamb茅ry, France, near the French Alps, to immerse herself in French language.

Gilman Scholarship allows Kent State senior to enjoy an immersive semester in France. 

Video team interviewing a student in Brazil.

A team of university leaders and communicators from Kent State is currently visiting the Pontifical Catholic University of Paran谩 in Brazil.

Kent State student Carlton "CeeJay" Scott Jr. received a scholarship from the Fund for Education Abroad to study at the American University in Cairo for the 2023 Spring Semester.

5X社区 senior Carlton 鈥淐eeJay鈥 Scott Jr. can barely contain his excitement when he talks about his upcoming study-abroad experience at the American University in Cairo, Egypt. The food, the people, the ancient pyramids 鈥 Scott鈥檚 goals are to create a short film while he is away, learn to speak Arabic and, hopefully, to expand his cooking repertoire with new tastes and flavors of the Middle Eastern culture. 

Students in the Old Town Market in Curitiba, Brazil

The American Academy (AA) program offers the Kent State experience to students in Brazil.

What's the Big Idea?

Kent State President Todd Diacon rides to the College of Aeronautics and Engineering to learn more about research involving birds and aircraft.

Rwandan student Alliah Cynthia Teta serves up a traditional stewed chicken dish.

The entry of Team Rwanda and Team Nigeria into the annual cooking contest reflects Kent State鈥檚 growing relations in sub-Saharan Africa, resulting in new groups of international students on campus. The Rwandan students are part of a group of 12 undergraduates sponsored by the Rwandan government who arrived at Kent State for the fall semester to pursue degrees.

Kent State students from Sri Lanka took first place!

Team Sri Lanka took first place in the Fall  International Cook-Off