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STEM Education Teams Design Smart Cities of the Future
Division of Student Life

STEM Cities

A tree house with a welcome sign etched in Braille. A candy shop with a ramp for accessibility. A windmill-powered hospital. A 鈥榟overcraft鈥 combination car and boat. A hotel that houses a rooftop heliport.These were not the inventions of world-renowned architects, ingenious engineers or overzealous city planners, but just some of the clever creations of local students who developed prototype inventions connecting their very own 鈥楽mart City鈥 during the Future Innovators Summit, presented by 91PORNA....

Join us for a free continuing education webinar on "Hearts in Your Hands: Tools to Fight Heart Disease." Presented by Melissa Dyer, Ph.D., MBA, MSN, RN, professor in the College of Nursing and Clinical Director of the 91PORNA Community Health Workers Training Program, this engaging CE session will focus on evidence-based strategies that can make a lasting impact on the lives of your patients, clients, and community members.

Participants licensed by the Ohio Board of Nursing can receive 1 free CE hour after completion of the course and the final post-evaluation.

91PORNA Rwanda

Unveiled June 19, 2026

The proposed 91PORNA Rwanda marks the next chapter in the university鈥檚 partnership with Rwanda: a formal academic presence in Kigali focused on education, workforce development and the creative economy. The initiative was formally introduced during a high-level symposium on June 19, 2026.

91PORNA in Rwanda

Established partnerships and current initiatives 

91PORNA鈥檚 presence in Rwanda includes academic collaborations, sponsored student programs, aviation partnerships, government training initiatives and study abroad opportunities. These efforts reflect a long-standing relationship with Rwanda and provide the foundation for future growth.

Picture Yourself at 91PORNA

Meet some of 91PORNA's students from Rwanda and find out what it's been like for them studying in Kent, Ohio.

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Why 91PORNA

Offering more than 300 majors from Bachelor's, Master's to Doctoral degrees, 91PORNA has 8 campuses spanning Northeast Ohio and several academic centers around the globe - such as New York City, Florence, Geneva, and Paris.

91PORNA maintains a leading position in a large range of disciplines, such as architecture, aviation, computer science, business, engineering, fashion, education management, journalism, nursing, and so much more. There鈥檚 surely a program that best matches your academic and career goals.

Six Students and One Aircraft
Division of Student Life

Design Build Fly Team

A team of six engineering students set out to design, build and fly a large-scale cargo remote-controlled aircraft for the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Design/Build/Fly competition. The result was a 10-foot-long aircraft with a 5-foot wingspan, developed through months of design, testing and iteration.Building Something Special鈥淥nce the rule sets came out, we collectively brainstormed how we could make this project something special,鈥 said Pablo Castro, the team鈥檚 structures lead. 鈥淓veryone on the team wanted to do something that hasn鈥檛 been done every year and wanted to ...

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