GNL

Globally Networked Learning course shortlisted for QS Reimagine Award 2025: Chemistry professor Hovig Kouyoumdjian and Malaysian collaborator created course to compare sustainability in both countries

By Suzanne Bowness Challenge students to explore the similarities and differences between a major export from their own country and a similar one across the world and you have an intriguing premise for a course. But ask them to explore those issues together as peers? And add the lens of sustainability? Now you have a […]

GNL Project wins EEA Award for Innovation in Teaching

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 […]

Project brings together dance students from York U, Japan

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 […]

Staff member illustrates leadership in globally networked learning

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 […]

Inaugural GNL project brings students together

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 […]

GNL project inspires future French-language teachers

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, […]