Kansas State University in Italy celebrated its grand opening May 29 in Orvieto, Italy, as the inaugural session of Kansas State University in Italy summer program commenced. The Orvieto mayor's office hosted a joint news conference with the university to celebrate the partnership, confirming the relationship between Kansas State University, Kansas State University in Italy, the city and the Centro Studi Città di Orvieto, where Kansas State University in Italy is housed.

This is the first year of a multidiscipline K-State Education Abroad initiative in Orvieto, where the College of Architecture, Planning & Design has been traveling for semester abroad programs for the last decade. The event in Orvieto was attended by Cristina Croce, the vice mayor of Orvieto, with Matteo Tonelli, Centro Studi president, also representing the city.