Media Coverage

York University launches new international Indigenous Student Exchange Program with virtual pilot

January 17, 2021

The exchange program, which launches this month, is funded by the federal government-sponsored Outbound Student Mobility Pilot Program. Ten Indigenous students at York University will join Indigenous students from partner universities worldwide to participate in a series of facilitated online workshops on a variety of themes.


International Indigenous Student Exchange Knowledge Fair runs April 7

March 14, 2021

York University launched the International Indigenous Student Exchange Program to provide opportunities for dialogue and collaboration between Indigenous students at York and their peers in Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico and the Philippines. All are invited to join the International Indigenous Student Exchange Knowledge Fair on April 7.


Virtual Indigenous Student Exchange Program a hit with participants

March 21, 2021

Students and faculty alike are applauding the Indigenous Student Exchange Program, an eight-week pilot program that will end with a virtual public celebration of cross-cultural and transnational learning on April 7.


Indigenous Students Shine Online in Virtual Pilot Program

May 12, 2021

On April 7, students from Canada, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico and the Philippines presented their final projects for the International Indigenous Student Exchange Program. This eight-week virtual pilot program brought together 16 Indigenous students from various countries and communities to learn about their commonalities and differences.