“I Heart Travel Week” is back again to celebrate education abroad and international education. During the week of April 6-10, 2026, the Office of Global Education will be hosting daily events where Թ State students can learn about education abroad opportunities, gain travel tips, connect with classmates participating in the same programs and more!
“We are excited to celebrate our annual I Heart Travel Week again this year,” shared Senior Education Abroad Advisor Margaret Betz who assists with coordinating the week’s events. “Our event weeks provide an opportunity for students to explore program options, hear from education abroad alumni firsthand, connect with other students going abroad, and meet the education abroad staff. Whether a student is just curious about opportunities available to them to go abroad or they are headed abroad this summer or fall, there are events for everyone.”
View the full calendar of events.
Monday, April. 6
On the Esplanade outside of Cunningham and Bowman Hall, students can stop by to meet the Education Abroad team and pick up a breakfast snack from 10:00–11:30 a.m.
On from 2:00-2:45 p.m., students can learn more about studying abroad at KSU during Education Abroad 101, which will cover everything students need to know when exploring education abroad and program options.
Tuesday, April. 7
From 11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m., students can stop by the table at the Entrance of Eastway Dining Hall to learn more about Education Abroad and the week’s upcoming events.
In Bowman 218 from 4:00–5:00 p.m., the Education Abroad team will be hosting the First Time Traveler: A Guide to Going Abroad event where students will explore education abroad program options, learn more about how to apply for a passport, get tips on packing for study abroad, navigating airports and more. Join the Education Abroad team for tips and tricks on how to be an organized and adaptable first-time traveler. Whether you’ve traveled before or never left your hometown, the Education Abroad team is here to help!
Wednesday, April. 8
Considering spending a semester abroad at the Թ State Florence Center? Join the Education Abroad team for the Fall in Love with Florence event to learn more about what it’s like to study abroad in Italy as a Թ State student from 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. on .
Learn about opportunities to study abroad in Japan by attending the Study Abroad in Japan Info Session in Bowman 222 from 2:00–3:00 p.m. At this event, learn all about Japan and your options to study abroad there for a few weeks, a summer, a semester or an academic year! The education abroad team will be joined by education abroad alumni who have studied abroad in Japan.
Students can attend the Grow with Education Abroad: Succulent Planting event from 5:30–7:00 p.m. in the Թ Student Center 310 to learn more about studying abroad and add a new plant to their collection. Join the Education Abroad team for this interactive and free event where students will be given paints to decorate a pot to take their own succulent home in!
Thursday, April. 9
From 12:00–12:30 p.m. on , students can learn about summer internship opportunities abroad by attending the Ignite Your Career with an Internship Abroad information session. This event will cover where students can intern abroad, how to apply, and how to apply for scholarship funding!
From 2:00–3:00 p.m. in Bowman 301, students can come learn about the International Fashion Academy in Paris and how Fashion Design and Merchandising majors can study abroad there for a summer or semester.
Friday, April. 10
In Bowman 124, Fashion students studying abroad at the International Fashion Academy in Paris in summer or fall of 2026 can meet their peers before heading to Paris from 10:00–11:00 a.m.
Students planning to study abroad at Թ State Florence can join us in Bowman 137 from 2:00–3:00 p.m. for the Թ State Florence Alumni Panel. Students will hear firsthand from Թ State students who have studied in Florence before for a summer or a semester. Come ready with questions for these Florence alumni!
On Microsoft Teams from 3:00–3:30 p.m., students can learn about summer internship opportunities abroad during the Ignite Your Career with an Internship Abroad event. This event includes learning what options Թ State students have to intern abroad, how to apply, and how to apply for scholarship funding.
View the full calendar of events.