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Model EU brings students from across Canada to York U

When political science major Sara Harsini heard York University was hosting a Model European Union (EU) for university students nationwide, she signed up to participate and convinced her third-year classmate, Nawal Alhawari, to join her. The Model EU, a simulation of the work done by the European governing body, was held this spring and organized by Heather MacRae, an […]

Niarchos scholarship brings students from Greece to York U

By Elaine Smith Students from Greece have an opportunity to study or conduct research at York University through a scholarship supported by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF), an international philanthropic organization that honours the late shipping magnate. In fact, Alexandros Balasis, a PhD student in history at York University, can trace his connection to York back to that […]

VR, immersive teaching strengthens York’s partnership with Bauhaus

The 20-year institutional partnership between York University and the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar in Germany has been re-energized by a recent collaboration on advancing immersive teaching through gamification and virtual reality (VR). When researchers at Bauhaus wanted to share their work in immersive, multi-user VR with colleagues outside of Germany earlier this year, they turned to York […]

Global engagement part of new prof’s DNA

Ahmad Firas Khalid embodies York’s prioritization of advancing the University’s global engagement. Khalid, a medical doctor and newly hired assistant professor in the School of Global Health, has the global outlook and fluency one would expect of a person born in Jordan and raised in the United Arab Emirates, who attended medical school in the Caribbean, worked […]

York University celebrates international education with month of activities

While most post-secondary institutions across Canada mark International Education Week (IEW) during the third week of November, York University celebrated over the entire month of November. “International Education Week is an opportunity to celebrate the benefits of international education and cultural and academic exchange worldwide,” said Vinitha Gengatharan, assistant vice-president, global engagement and partnerships, York International. […]

United Kingdom’s Turing Scheme awardees visit Lassonde

Manchester Metropolitan University degree apprentices selected York University’s Lassonde School of Engineering and its corporate partners to gain global industry exposure and share important lessons. From June 3 to July 3, York University was home to eight students from Manchester Metropolitan University (Manchester Met) who were taking part in an opportunity offered by the U.K.’s […]