By Elaine Smith Qjiel Mariano is living proof that approaching endeavours with passion and commitment can lead to unexpected opportunities, such as a Tentanda Via Award scholarship to York University, thousands of miles from home. Tentanda Via – the way must be tried – Awards reward student leaders/changemakers who are pushing boundaries by demonstrating commitment […]

Events in all parts of the world, no matter how far away, are intertwined with York. With students from over 178 countries, the world isn’t a place outside of the University. The world is right here, on both campuses, in all Faculties, in every department, office, program, and class. Any world event, big or small, […]

By Elaine Smith International students, are among the thousands of new students walking the York University campuses as the academic year begins. York is home to over 10,000 international students from about 178 countries worldwide and, this year, York is once again set to welcome over 2,000 international students. “Each September, York has the privilege […]

Alumni Profile: Chenyang Yue By Elaine Smith With his medical degree from China in hand, Chenyang Yue immigrated to Canada and returned to university to prepare himself for a career in the Canadian health-care sector. He has recently earned an honours BSc in biology from York and is looking at professional school options, such as […]

Alumni Profile: Essete Makonnen Tesfaye  By Elaine Smith  As a high school student, Essete Makonnen Tesfaye realized that she was more interested in improving health-care systems than diagnosing individual patient illnesses but she didn’t know how to pursue that goal. Thanks to York University’s global health program, she discovered that a pathway existed.   “I heard […]

Alumni Profile: Svati Balaji  By Elaine Smith When her father accepted a technology job in the United States, Svati Balaji moved with her family from India to California to finish her high school career and looked toward attending university in North America. “I was looking at schools in the U.S. and Canada,” Balaji said. “York […]

Welcome to the 2023-24 academic year! Each September, York has the privilege of welcoming new international students to the University and to Canada. This is something we don’t take lightly. We know that your journey to Canada began well before your plane, train or car ride to Toronto. We admire and appreciate the years of […]

By Elaine Smith Rosa McDonnell, an anthropology major at the University of Manchester in England, accepted a Mitacs Globalink Research Internship (GRI) at York University this summer as a way of getting insight into her career options. Speaking informally at a Mitacs-York International event on July 25, designed to celebrate all the GRI interns and […]

By Elaine Smith York graduate Issa Abdi Jamaa is eager to apply the valuable lessons he has learned about leadership and governance during his time at York University to the professional world.    Jamaa arrived in Canada as a teenager for secondary school before attending university. After exploring various Canadian universities, he selected York University […]

By Elaine Smith   As an international, research university committed to high-quality education and driving positive change, York’s top priority is to enhance research impact and the global fluency of our students through partnerships around the world. Rhonda Lenton, York University’s president and vice-chancellor, and Professor Andrew Maxwell, Bergeron Chair in Technology Entrepreneurship at the […]