Students learn both about their discipline and how to navigate new cultures Adventure abroad can be life expanding. Yet for all the learning opportunity, it can also be daunting to face the unknown. At York, 69 students took up the challenge to live and learn away from home in faculty-led study abroad courses or partner summer schools, in places including Ghana, Brazil and […]
York University students are stepping out of the traditional classroom to experience the principles of sustainability and ecology first-hand at the University’s Las Nubes EcoCampus in Costa Rica. This summer, 25 students in the Faculty of Environmental & Urban Change (EUC) had the opportunity to visit the EcoCampus, located within the Alexander Skutch Biological Corridor […]
The GNL project designed by York's Dr. Karen Bernhardt-Warner has been awarded the European Economic Association's 2024 Award for Innovation in Teaching. Dr. Bernhardt-Warner's project was developed in collaboration with Dr. Matthias Lang at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. In this “Virtual Journal Club”, students will learn to present and debate ideas in synchronous (video […]
Students from York University have an opportunity to collaborate with students from Japan’s Mukogawa Women’s University this month as the result of a globally networked learning (GNL) award granted to Lisa Sandlos, a contract faculty member in York U’s School of Gender, Sexuality & Women's Studies and the Faculty of Education, by the GNL team at York International. GNL […]
Francesca Boschetti, associate director of the York University English Language Institute (YUELI) in the School of Continuing Studies, gave a talk at the Languages Canada Annual Conference in Vancouver showcasing her groundbreaking work in globally networked learning.A collaborative approach to research and teaching that allows students, instructors and researchers from around the world to work together, globally networked learning […]
The COVID-19 pandemic made student mobility and exchange programs challenging, but Hugo Chen, director of international collaborations and partnerships for York University's Faculty of Science, found a way to provide students with a global engagement opportunity nonetheless, by turning to globally networked learning (GNL). Now, post-pandemic, the GNL initiative – his Faculty’s first – is still […]
A French immersion high-school teacher who joined York University's Glendon College pursued a Globally Networked Learning (GNL) project to help his students build connections and advance their academic journeys. A frequent participant in a global scholars program with his students from elementary and middle schools, teacher Jafar Hussain has long understood the value of students building cross-cultural connections. So, […]
Advancing global engagement is one of York University’s priorities, as stated in the University Academic Plan, and Global Affairs Canada is lending a helping hand. Through its International Scholarships Program, Global Affairs Canada makes it possible for international students to study or conduct research at York University and other Canadian institutions as a way of […]