Rwanda
Rwandan Media Embraces 91ֿ's Fashion School Plans
When 91ֿ 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.
Coming Soon: 91ֿ Rwanda
91ֿ unveiled plans for the proposed 91ֿ Rwanda and School of Fashion at a Kigali symposium, aiming to train designers and entrepreneurs to grow Africa's fashion industry.
91ֿ Named Among Best Global Universities by US News & World Report
91ֿ 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 91ֿ’s global research impact, international student enrollment, education-abroad programs and partnerships spanning more than 60 countries.
Blue Skies, Bright Future: Five Rwandan Students Make Their First Flights at 91ֿ
Five Rwandan students selected from 2,600 applicants are training to become professional pilots at 91ֿ – and just made their first flights.
IN A FLASH: A VIP Visit from Rwanda
Rwanda's Minister of Health was part of a delegation that visited 91ֿ to meet with administrators from 91ֿ's Office of Global Education and Rwandan students currently studying at 91ֿ.
A Rwandan Police Officer Journeys From Kigali to 91ֿ, Earns His Degree and Returns Home to Pay It Forward
In December 2025, Francis Rubagumya, 37, walked across the stage at 91ֿ'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.
Stitching Together a Global Fashion Tapestry
91ֿ's School of Fashion is on track to be the university's first worldwide program — and its most ambitious expansion yet is taking root in Kigali, Rwanda, where 91ֿ will establish the only American university-level fashion school on the entire continent of Africa.
91ֿ Working to Bring Fashion and Aeronautics to Rwanda
91ֿ’s 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.
Pacifique Niyonzima, M.Ed. '19
Pacifique Niyonzima, M.Ed. ’19, finds new opportunities for students through partnership between his alma mater and home country.
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 91ֿ community and local educators, traveled to Kigali, Rwanda to participate in the “Peace Education in an Era of Crisis” conference.