Global Presence
»ÆÉ«Ö±²¥'s visitors to Rwanda had opportunities to speak with officials dedicated to the country's peaceful future.
Over the past several weeks, »ÆÉ«Ö±²¥ 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.
»ÆÉ«Ö±²¥ students experienced Rwandan culture as part of their study abroad experience.
A group from »ÆÉ«Ö±²¥ visiting Rwanda for a university-sponsored global peace conference was treated to a show by local monkeys.
The founder of the Aegis Trust delivered the keynote address at the »ÆÉ«Ö±²¥-sponsored global peace conference 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.
A peace education conference is bringing together peace and conflict experts, students and educators from »ÆÉ«Ö±²¥, Northeast Ohio and around the world.
On July 10, »ÆÉ«Ö±²¥ students visited the Kigali Genocide Memorial, which serves as a place of remembrance and education, during the »ÆÉ«Ö±²¥ Kigali Summer Institute, a three-week education-abroad experience that includes the course Rwanda After the Genocide Against the Tutsi.
»ÆÉ«Ö±²¥ graduate Pacifique Niyonzima, who as a child survived the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda, is now back living in Rwanda leading »ÆÉ«Ö±²¥â€™s outreach efforts there.