Global Presence

Taking in the Sights, Sounds and Tastes of Rwanda
Over the past several weeks, Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡ faculty and staff, along with a select group of students, have traveled to Kigali, Rwanda, taking part in a host of educational programs and cultural exchange.

IN A FLASH SPECIAL: Let's Dance!
Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡students experienced Rwandan culture as part of their study abroad experience.

IN A FLASH SPECIAL: Flying Monkeys
A group from Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡visiting Rwanda for a university-sponsored global peace conference was treated to a show by local monkeys.

IN A FLASH SPECIAL: Creating Places for Peace Education

IN A FLASH SPECIAL: A Message of Peace in Crisis
The founder of the Aegis Trust delivered the keynote address at the Kent State-sponsored global peace conference in Rwanda.

Kent State-Sponsored Peace Conference Opens in Rwanda
Peace Education in an Era of Crisis, a global peace conference dedicated to promoting peace through education, opened Tuesday, July 11, in Kigali, Rwanda, with delegates from throughout the United States and 14 countries participating.

IN A FLASH SPECIAL: Lessons of Peace
A peace education conference is bringing together peace and conflict experts, students and educators from Kent State, Northeast Ohio and around the world.

Visit to Kigali Genocide Memorial Sets Stage for Kent State-Sponsored Peace Conference
On July 10, Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡students visited the Kigali Genocide Memorial, which serves as a place of remembrance and education, during the Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡Kigali Summer Institute, a three-week education-abroad experience that includes the course Rwanda After the Genocide Against the Tutsi.

Rwandan Genocide Survivor Leading Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡Outreach Efforts in Rwanda
Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡ graduate Pacifique Niyonzima, who as a child survived the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda, is now back living in Rwanda leading Kent State’s outreach efforts there.

Peace on the Horizon
A group of Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡ students departed Saturday, July 1, for Kigali, Rwanda, where they will take part in the three-week Kigali Summer Institute.