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Hakan Berggren fellowship winners flying home to Sweden with a sense of personal growth

Elin Nordstrom and Astrid Sturesson may attend two different universities in Sweden and study different subjects but can both agree that a semester abroad at York has enriched their university experience. Elin studies Law at Umeå University, while Astrid studies Media and Communications at Malmö University, and both spent the winter term visiting York on an academic exchange.   They both received the Hakan Berggren Fellowship, valued at $1,500, to […]

York joins Canada Learning Initiative in China (CLIC)

York University is thrilled to have joined the Canada Learning Initiative in China (CLIC)! A national consortium of a dozen leading Canadian universities, CLIC will further advance York's academic connection with China by providing funding opportunities and programs for our students to study abroad at Chinese higher education institutions. York currently has over 50 active […]

York International’s study abroad courses offer opportunities for growth  

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 U students engage in experiential learning in Costa Rica

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 […]

International exchange students benefit from Global Affairs Canada scholarships

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 […]

Glendon student setting into Canadian life

By Elaine Smith After spending two years as a scholarship student at an international high school in Israel, Frenk Katjalli is undaunted by being so far away from his native Albania; instead, he’s enjoying Toronto and its international flavour. Katjalli had his eye on Canada, rather than Europe or the United States for his university […]

Club participation a constant for international scholarship student

By Elaine Smith As a high school student in New Delhi, Gaurika Agarwal was a member of seven or eight clubs and on the leadership team for most of them. Now that she has begun her studies at York University, the President’s International Scholarship of Excellence winner has jumped right into the vibrant University club […]

Forging a path devoid of self-pity

By Elaine Smith Growing up with Type 1 diabetes has added an additional layer of challenge and stress to Lina Im’s life, but she won’t allow it to stop her from realizing her goals, which include graduating from York University. “I don’t want to look at it as something that holds me back,” said, Im, […]

Volunteering second nature for scholarship winner

By Elaine Smith Maurinne Berewoudougou has only been a York University student since early September, but she already is busy with extracurricular activities. “I’m so used to being involved, so if it’s just school to engage in, I’ll be bored,” said Berewoudougou, an international student from Burkina Faso and one of the 20 recipients of […]

Science a passion for Global Leader of Tomorrow

By Elaine Smith Thanh My Hanh Bui has been intrigued by science for years, and thanks to a Global Leaders of Tomorrow scholarship from York University, she now has the opportunity to study it in depth. Bui was raised in Haiphong, Vietnam, by parents who grew up poor and wanted better lives for their children. […]