Connecting online has become a great way to kick off academic partnerships in recent years, yet there’s nothing like meeting in person to add richness and depth to a relationship. So says Amir Asif, York’s Vice President of Research and Innovation, who led a delegation in September 2024 to several universities in both Germany and […]
International Education Week 2024 Launches
York University joins education institutions around the world in celebrating International Education Week (IEW) 2024. IEW is an annual celebration of international education and exchange worldwide that highlights the importance of international education, promotes the benefits of education abroad and global engagement and recognizes the contributions of international students in strengthening intercultural understanding. […]
York U students engage in experiential learning in Costa Rica
York University students are stepping out of the traditional classroom to experience the principles of sustainability and ecology first-hand at the University’s Las Nubes EcoCampus in Costa Rica. This summer, 25 students in the Faculty of Environmental & Urban Change (EUC) had the opportunity to visit the EcoCampus, located within the Alexander Skutch Biological Corridor […]
Scholarship Winner Certainly on the Ball
By Elaine Smith One of Patrick Brandon Kwo’s proudest moments – aside from winning a President’s International Scholarship of Excellence to York University – came when he captained the Mauritius national U20 soccer team in an international competition in Eswatini. “I was privileged to captain the team and it was a really proud moment, representing […]
International exchange students benefit from Global Affairs Canada scholarships
Advancing global engagement is one of York University’s priorities, as stated in the University Academic Plan, and Global Affairs Canada is lending a helping hand. Through its International Scholarships Program, Global Affairs Canada makes it possible for international students to study or conduct research at York University and other Canadian institutions as a way of […]
York is “destiny” for scholarship winner
By Elaine Smith “I think I was destined to be at York,” says Arsh Dharani, who calls himself a “true international” student, since he was born in India, grew up in the Congo and went to boarding school in Kenya before coming to Toronto. “I had always been interested in coming to Canada, since I […]
Science scholarship awardee follows her passion to York
By Elaine Smith Caitlin Brooker knew that if she wanted to pursue her dream of studying pharmaceutical chemistry, she’d have to leave the Caribbean to find a university with the appropriate expertise, and that meant applying for a scholarship. “If I’d wanted to go to medical school, it would have been better to stay, but […]
Recipient’s big heart underscores meaning of Tentanda Via scholarship
By Elaine Smith Since 2019, Inis Tagbor has been on the board for Heart of a Child, a non-governmental organization (NGO) that she and her high school friends founded to assist youth in impoverished areas of Accra, Ghana. Her volunteer work is one of the reasons she earned one of York University’s Tentanda Via Awards, […]
Scholarship winner enjoying differences between Toronto and Trinidad
By Elaine Smith Zidane Boodoo, a Sustainable Environmental Management student from Trinidad & Tobago, attended a college fair in Trinidad to learn more about universities in North America and came away sold on York and the Faculty of Environmental and Urban Studies (EUC). “Juanita, the international recruiter for the Caribbean, gave the best pitch I’ve […]
Scholarship winner inadvertently collects countries
By Elaine Smith By the time he started classes at York University this fall, international student Aina Yoann found himself living in the fifth country of his young life. Yoann, who was awarded a prestigious International Academic Excellence Scholarship, was born in Madagascar, but relocated periodically as his father’s career demanded. At age four, his […]
