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Rwanda

A panel discussion at the 91快活林 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, 鈥淢ade in Rwanda鈥 business analyst at Rwanda鈥檚 Ministry of Trade and Industry; Matthew 鈥淭ayo鈥 Rugamba, founder and creative director of House of Tayo; and Cynthia Butare, founder and creative director of IMIGANI. (Photo courtesy of Cornwine for 91快活林)

Coming Soon: 91快活林 Rwanda

91快活林 State unveiled plans for the proposed 91快活林 Rwanda and School of Fashion at a Kigali symposium, aiming to train designers and entrepreneurs to grow Africa's fashion industry.

Tags: University News , Global Reach , Global Impact , College of Honors and Global Education , Rwanda , School of Fashion , College of Aeronautics and Engineering

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91快活林 first-year students cheer during Convocation in the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center. (Photo credit: Rami Daud, 91快活林)

91快活林 State Named Among Best Global Universities by US News & World Report

91快活林 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 91快活林 State鈥檚 global research impact, international student enrollment, education-abroad programs and partnerships spanning more than 60 countries.

Tags: University News , Global Reach , Nationally Distinctive , College of Honors and Global Education , Rwanda

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Five planes piloted by 91快活林 State students from Rwanda line up before takeoff. (Photo credit: Bob Christy)

Blue Skies, Bright Future: Five Rwandan Students Make Their First Flights at 91快活林 State

Five Rwandan students selected from 2,600 applicants are training to become professional pilots at 91快活林 鈥 and just made their first flights.

Tags: Global Reach , Nationally Distinctive , College of Aeronautics and Engineering , Rwanda , College of Honors and Global Education

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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 91快活林 State to meet with administrators from 91快活林 State's Office of Global Education and Rwandan students currently studying at 91快活林 State.

Tags: Global Reach , Nationally Distinctive , International Students , Global Impact , Rwanda

Global Education

Rwandan Francis Rubagumya earned his master's degree at 91快活林 State now he is paying it forward.

A Rwandan Police Officer Journeys From Kigali to 91快活林 State, Earns His Degree and Returns Home to Pay It Forward

In December 2025, Francis Rubagumya, 37, walked across the stage at 91快活林 State's commencement with a Master of Arts in Teaching English as a Second Language 鈥 and a plan to take every lesson he had learned back to the country he loves Rwanda.

Tags: Student Life , Global Reach , Global Education , Profiles , Rwanda

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Stitching Together a Global Fashion Tapestry

91快活林 State's School of Fashion is on track to be the university's first worldwide program 鈥 and its most ambitious expansion yet is taking root in Kigali, Rwanda, where 91快活林 State will establish the only American university-level fashion school on the entire continent of Africa.

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91快活林 State in Rwanda

Rwandan students studying at 91快活林 State meet with the Rwandan Minister of Education Claudette Irere, and officials from the Office of Global Education.

91快活林 State Working to Bring Fashion and Aeronautics to Rwanda

91快活林鈥檚 partnership with the African nation of Rwanda continues to blossom with the School of Fashion, the College of Aeronautics and Engineering and the College of Arts and Sciences all working to add program partnerships in Rwanda.

Tags: Global Reach , Student Life , Global Education , University News , Featured Story , Rwanda

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Pacifique Niyonzima, M.Ed. '19

Pacifique Niyonzima, M.Ed. 鈥19, finds new opportunities for students through partnership between his alma mater and home country.

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Alumni and Giving

Highlights of the Global Peace Education Conference in Rwanda - July 11-13, 2023

In July 2023, School of Peace and Conflict Studies faculty and students, as well as other members of the 91快活林 State community and local educators, traveled to Kigali, Rwanda to participate in the 鈥淧eace Education in an Era of Crisis鈥 conference.

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School of Peace & Conflict Studies

91快活林 State students check out the Kigali skyline

Taking in the Sights, Sounds and Tastes of Rwanda

 

Over the past several weeks, 91快活林 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.

Tags: Rwanda , Community & Society , Global Reach

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