Associate Professor and York University Research Chair in Global Change Biology, Sapna Sharma, will moderate a 90-minute virtual panel on July 14 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. entitled “Humanitarian responses to emerging water crises as a result of extreme climatic events” at the United Nations High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF).The panel – which will be proceeded […]
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. […]
Students participating in York University’s inaugural Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Action Student Challenge will share their SDG action projects with the public virtually at the March 28 Go Global SDGs in Action Knowledge Fair. The fair begins at 6:30 p.m. and registration is required. By Elaine Smith Since January, York students and their peers from partner universities have […]
York University’s new Go Global Student SDGs in Action Challenge kicks into high gear this week with an orientation session for the successful student applicants to the program. By Elaine Smith The four-year program, funded by York and the federal government’s Global Skills Opportunity program ($500,000 for four years), will empower a group of York students each year to […]
Collaborating with students from Ecuador on a class project was an eye-opening experience for Danielle Legerman, a fourth-year student in York University’s Children, Childhood and Youth Studies (CCY) program and president of the new United Future Teachers’ Association. “It was the first opportunity I had for globally networked learning (GNL) in university and it was exciting,” said Legerman. […]