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York in the Community
York University is committed to a broad range of engagement activities with its local, regional, national and international communities. As an engaged university, York aspires to integrate community engagement across all areas of the scholarship – teaching, research and service. We endeavour to build mutually beneficial, reciprocal relationships to deliver high quality academic programming, prepare […]
Times Higher Education Global Impact Rankings
York University Posts Top Scores in Times Higher Education Global Impact Ranking 2021 April 21, 2021 For the third year in a row, York University has been ranked highly by the Times Higher Education (THE) global Impact Ranking, which ranks universities on their work towards the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This year, […]
Mission and Vision
Mission The mission of York University is the pursuit, preservation, and dissemination of knowledge. We promise excellence in research and teaching in pure, applied, and professional fields. We test the boundaries and structures of knowledge. We cultivate the critical intellect. York University is part of Toronto: we are dynamic, metropolitan, and multi-cultural. York University is […]
History
A time for change in education The late 1950s was an exciting time for Ontario universities: more students than ever were enrolled across Canada, and numbers were expected to double by the 1960s. This was unprecedented for higher education. Students could see that a university degree led to career advancement. York was born in this […]
About
Join our community York is a top international teaching and research university and a driving force for positive change. Located in Toronto, Canada, York is empowered by a welcoming and diverse community with a uniquely global perspective, we are preparing our students for their long-term career and personal success. Together we are making things right […]