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Five planes piloted by ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State students from Rwanda line up before takeoff. (Photo credit: Bob Christy)

Blue Skies, Bright Future: Five Rwandan Students Make Their First Flights at ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State

Five Rwandan students selected from 2,600 applicants are training to become professional pilots at ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï – 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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Officials from ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State's Office of Global Education meet with officials from Osh State University in Osh, Kyrgyzstan.

ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Partners with University in Kyrgyzstan to Combat Rising Breast Cancer Rates in Central Asia

ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï 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

ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State's Office of Global Education shared the international images captured by the winners of its 2025 Education Abroad Fall Photo/Video contest.

Tags: Education Abroad , Global Impact , Global Reach

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ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State graduate Luana Johnson with her research poster

How an International Alumna Designed Her Future at ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State

ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï 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.

Tags: Student Life , Global Reach , Arts & Culture , Students First , Profiles , Division of Student Life

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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.

ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State’s College of Aeronautics and Engineering Soars Into Kazakhstan

ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï 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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ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State students attend a hockey game at the 2026 Milano Cortina Paralympics.

Olympic Dreams Realized

A group of ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï 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.

Tags: Student Life , Global Reach , Students First , Global Impact

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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 ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State to meet with administrators from ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State's Office of Global Education and Rwandan students currently studying at ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State.

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

Global Education

Alex Newnes and friends in front of the Olympic Rings.

IN A FLASH: An Olympic Dream Realized

A ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State student's plan to study abroad this spring also gave the opportunity to fulfill a longtime dream.

Tags: Global Reach , Exploratory , Education Abroad , In a Flash

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Rwandan Francis Rubagumya earned his master's degree at ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State now he is paying it forward.

A Rwandan Police Officer Journeys From Kigali to ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State, Earns His Degree and Returns Home to Pay It Forward

In December 2025, Francis Rubagumya, 37, walked across the stage at ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State's commencement with a Master of Arts in Teaching English as a Second Language — 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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Austin Monte story banner.

ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Grad Brings Olympic Coverage to Viewers Around the World

Practical experience – and hustle – took recent ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State graduate Austin Monte from producing events on campus to bringing the world the 2026 Winter Olympics for NBC Sports.

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