Every year, York welcomes talented undergraduate students from around the world to work alongside our faculty researchers on innovative projects across a wide range of disciplines through the Mitacs' Global Research Internship (GRI) Program. The program offers the opportunity for top quality undergraduate researchers in partner countries to come to Canada for 12-week internships that […]
On 27 and 28 March, York University and Toronto Metropolitan University were pleased to co-host a delegation of Swedish university leaders for two days of thoughtful discussion on international research collaboration, science diplomacy and strategic partnerships. At TMU, York’s Pina D'Agostino and Ravi de Costa were excellent panelists, helping to frame how universities can act […]
By Suzanne Bowness York International’s Globally Networked Learning celebrates 5 years and many successful student connections What if you could enrich your degree through access to global education programming without needing to leave Toronto? Especially for students who may not be able to afford the time or financing to participate in studies abroad, the answer […]
York University joins education institutions around the world in celebrating International Education Week (IEW) 2025. IEW is an annual celebration of international education and exchange worldwide that highlights the importance of international education, promotes the benefits of education abroad and global engagement and recognizes the contributions of international students in strengthening intercultural understanding. York-IEW 2025 include global engagement activities […]
York University was honoured to welcome Consul General Kristine Salle, the newly appointed Consul General of the Republic of the Philippines in Toronto, to our Keele campus. This visit provided an opportunity to showcase York's exceptional researchers and their academic, research and community engagement initiatives, and also included the handover of the publication 'From the […]
Last week, York University Provost and Vice-President Academic Lisa Philipps welcomed a distinguished delegation of high school administrators from China, including Andy Truong, Executive Director of AKD International and proud YorkU Alumnus, LIU Yan, Principal of High School Attached to Renmin University of China, Sky Jiang, Principal of Beijing Concord School, Christina Wang, Vice President […]
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Dr. Douglas Proctor to the role of assistant vice-president global engagement and partnerships and senior international officer at York University starting Jan. 1, 2026.Douglas Proctor comes to us from Swinburne University of Technology in Australia, where he has served since 2021 as pro vice-chancellor (global engagement). With more than […]
Congolese politician-turned-businessman Eugene Serufuli had a vision that all of his children would attend university abroad, living together and looking out for each other as they earned a degree that would set them up for life. Dating back to 2018, eight of his nine children have travelled the 10,000 kilometres to Canada from the Democratic […]
York alumni Paulina Lau (BSc '81, mathematics) and Hian Siang Chan (BA '80, economics) have pledged an additional $1 million to sustain and expand the Paulina Lau Scholars Program, empowering the University to extend funding for students seeking experiential learning opportunities on the global stage. The new gift builds on the family’s earlier donation, which first launched the program in […]
Two major initiatives aimed at supporting Asian Canadian communities will launch this month at York University through the Asian Business and Management Program (ABMP). A unit of the York Centre for Asian Research (YCAR), ABMP provides professional development and management training to officials and professionals from across Asia. It also offers career experience programs for Asian students studying at […]