Györgyi Mihályi

Born and raised in Hungary, Dr. Györgyi Mihályi is the Director of the Palla Center for International Programs and serves as the Principal Designated School Official (PDSO) at Cumberland University. She holds degrees in Education from the University of Szeged and in Business and Marketing from Kent State University, where she also earned her Master’s in Higher Education Administration.

Dr. Mihályi’s own journey as an international student sparked her passion for higher education and her dedication to supporting international students in the United States. She recently completed her Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration at Kent State. Her dissertation explored how a sense of belonging shapes the experiences of international undergraduate women studying in the U.S.