By Elaine Smith Thanh My Hanh Bui has been intrigued by science for years, and thanks to a Global Leaders of Tomorrow scholarship from York University, she now has the opportunity to study it in depth. Bui was raised in Haiphong, Vietnam, by parents who grew up poor and wanted better lives for their children. […]
Scholarship winner pursues the road rarely taken
By Elaine Smith Coming from a country where most international exchange students study technical subjects such as engineering, the sciences or computer science, Saanvi Bhattacharya, a psychology major, might be considered an anomaly. But it is this determination to pursue her interest that led Bhattacharya, winner of one of two annual Global Leaders of Tomorrow […]
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 […]
Volunteering second nature for scholarship winner
By Elaine Smith Maurinne Berewoudougou has only been a York University student since early September, but she already is busy with extracurricular activities. “I’m so used to being involved, so if it’s just school to engage in, I’ll be bored,” said Berewoudougou, an international student from Burkina Faso and one of the 20 recipients of […]
Forging a path devoid of self-pity
By Elaine Smith Growing up with Type 1 diabetes has added an additional layer of challenge and stress to Lina Im’s life, but she won’t allow it to stop her from realizing her goals, which include graduating from York University. “I don’t want to look at it as something that holds me back,” said, Im, […]
Club participation a constant for international scholarship student
By Elaine Smith As a high school student in New Delhi, Gaurika Agarwal was a member of seven or eight clubs and on the leadership team for most of them. Now that she has begun her studies at York University, the President’s International Scholarship of Excellence winner has jumped right into the vibrant University club […]
Glendon student setting into Canadian life
By Elaine Smith After spending two years as a scholarship student at an international high school in Israel, Frenk Katjalli is undaunted by being so far away from his native Albania; instead, he’s enjoying Toronto and its international flavour. Katjalli had his eye on Canada, rather than Europe or the United States for his university […]
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 […]
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 […]
Forging a new path
By Elaine Smith Most students from Mongolia looking to study outside the country choose Korea, Japan or the United States as their post-secondary targets, but Bolormaa Khurelbataar sought a different experience. “I dreamed of living in a happy country and I heard that both Canada and Australia were clean and happy, so I decided I’d focus […]
