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The Omani Student Organization performs an Omani wedding tradition to celebrate Oman’s National Day on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014.

Omani Student Organization celebrate country’s culture, National Day

Carolyn Pippin November 19, 2014

The national anthem of Oman created a traditional environment as members of the Omani Student Organization sang along.  Oman’s National Day celebrates its president, Sultan Qaboos bin Said. This...

International Eductation Week encourages students to study abroad

Hannah Armenta November 19, 2014

After correctly identifying pictures of the world’s most famous study abroad sites, Kelly Szorady collected a sticker for her passport and jogged off to her next location.Szorady, a senior translation...

International Artwork Showcase to feature student paintings, drawings

Kaitlin Siegel November 18, 2014

Artwork from Kent State’s international students will be featured on the second floor of the Student Center on Thursday, Nov. 20.Annie Cima, a senior human development and family studies major who works...

Desnee Stevens, assistant director of international student and scholar services, speaks to international students about Optional Practical Training workshops after graduation in Heer Hall on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2014.

Office of Global Education helps international students apply for professional experience after graduation

Kaitlin Siegel November 6, 2014

The Office of Global Education offers workshops for international students to learn how to apply for jobs after graduation and extend their stay in the U.S. through a process called Optional Practical...

Cultural Café serves up insights into Russia and Venezuela

Kaitlin Siegel October 28, 2014

Russian and Venezuelan international students showcased their country’s culture, history and food Tuesday, Oct. 28 as part of the Office of Global Education’s Cultural Café series on the Kent State...

Study abroad information night to cater to CCI students

Kaitlin Siegel October 13, 2014

The Office of Global Education will host its first Study Abroad Parent and Student Information Night which will cater to students in the College of Communication and Information. The event will be Wednesday,...

Panel member Jennifer Kulics discusses important educational topics during the Ukrainian Higher Education program Thursday, Oct. 9 2014.

KSU welcomes Ukrainian delegates, shares ideas about western teaching methods

Kaitlin Siegel October 9, 2014

Five delegates from Ukraine visited Kent State on Thursday as part of their Northeast Ohio college tour. Interested in learning more about the American education system, the delegates listened to a panel...

KSU students pose for photo in Florence, Italy.

First Florence Summer Institute proved successful

Kaitlin Siegel September 7, 2014

Kent State University launched its first Florence Summer Institute study abroad program this past June, and it proved to be a massive success.The study abroad program in Florence, Italy was originally...

Critical Language Scholarship Program provides intensive foreign language study

Chelsey Milkovich April 22, 2014

Student interest to study abroad in certain areas of the world has shifted because of language barriers leaving students discouraged from education in some overseas countries. However, the Office of Global...

Employee for the Office of Global Education Nick Vasiloff holds up his sign which reads that his dream place to travel is Israel, at the I Love Travel Week event in the Kent State library Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014.

Language barriers prevent abroad opportunities

Chelsey Milkovich April 14, 2014

Kent State study abroad offers students a wide variety of options when choosing which programs to study through as well as many destination opportunities for travel.  However, multiple programs that study...

OGE to offer three new summer study abroad options to students

Chelsey Milkovich April 12, 2014

The Office of Global Education will be providing new options for summer 2014 study abroad programs for students who wish to study in South Korea, Japan and Spain.  Programs offered include Dankook University,...

Education abroad expo educates the curious

Chelsey Milkovich January 22, 2014

Students filled the Kent State Student Center Ballroom balcony on Wed, Jan. 22, in hopes of furthering their education and interests in study abroad program options for summer and fall 2014 at the spring...