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Rwandan Media Embraces Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State's Fashion School Plans

When Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State unveiled plans for a proposed School of Fashion in Rwanda, the country's leading news outlets embraced the announcement as a milestone moment for Rwanda's creative economy — and for Africa's fashion industry as a whole. 

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A panel discussion at the Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University Fashion Symposium 2026 includes (from left to right) Brenda Tatenda Masocha, expert trainer in the Creative Arts Department at Rwanda Polytechnic-Kigali College; Alphonse Kwizera, “Made in Rwanda†business analyst at Rwanda’s Ministry of Trade and Industry; Matthew “Tayo†Rugamba, founder and creative director of House of Tayo; and Cynthia Butare, founder and creative director of IMIGANI. (Photo courtesy of Cornwine for Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University)

Coming Soon: Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University Rwanda

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State unveiled plans for the proposed Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University Rwanda and School of Fashion at a Kigali symposium, aiming to train designers and entrepreneurs to grow Africa's fashion industry.

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Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University first-year students cheer during Convocation in the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center. (Photo credit: Rami Daud, Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University)

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Named Among Best Global Universities by US News & World Report

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University has been named one of the Best Global Universities by U.S. News & World Report for 2026-2027, the highest-ranked public university in northern Ohio on the list. The recognition reflects Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State’s global research impact, international student enrollment, education-abroad programs and partnerships spanning more than 60 countries.

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Five planes piloted by Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State students from Rwanda line up before takeoff. (Photo credit: Bob Christy)

Blue Skies, Bright Future: Five Rwandan Students Make Their First Flights at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State

Five Rwandan students selected from 2,600 applicants are training to become professional pilots at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University – and just made their first flights.

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Officials from Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State's Office of Global Education meet with officials from Osh State University in Osh, Kyrgyzstan.

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Partners with University in Kyrgyzstan to Combat Rising Breast Cancer Rates in Central Asia

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University is partnering with Osh State University in Osh, Kyrgyzstan, to help reduce rising cancer rates in the Central Asian nation.

 

 

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Study Abroad Photo Contest Winner - Scenic Highlights, Switzerland.

IN A FLASH: Education Abroad Photo and Video Contest

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State's Office of Global Education shared the international images captured by the winners of its 2025 Education Abroad Fall Photo/Video contest.

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Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State graduate Luana Johnson with her research poster

How an International Alumna Designed Her Future at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State graduate Luana Johnson highlights how the American Academy partnership and the university's elite design labs provided the professional access needed to launch a global career.

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President Todd Diacon shakes hands with Kairat Zhakupov, acting chairman of the board and president of the Civil Aviation Academy, after signing an agreement for an aeronautics collaboration.

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State’s College of Aeronautics and Engineering Soars Into Kazakhstan

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University and the Civil Aviation Academy in Almaty, Kazakhstan, have signed an agreement to be strategic partners in establishing a joint international aviation university in Kazakhstan, to support the rapid growth of aviation throughout Central Asia.

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Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State students attend a hockey game at the 2026 Milano Cortina Paralympics.

Olympic Dreams Realized

A group of Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University students spent their spring break learning in Italy and Greece and attending the 2026 Milano Cortina Paralympics as part of the Business of the Olympics, an advanced sports administration course.

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Visit from Rwandan Minister of Health.

IN A FLASH: A VIP Visit from Rwanda

Rwanda's Minister of Health was part of a delegation that visited Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State to meet with administrators from Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State's Office of Global Education and Rwandan students currently studying at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State.

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