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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 […]

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 […]

Welcome to the 2025-26 School Year!

As the new academic year begins, there will be an increase in immigration and UHIP advising support available to students during this start-up period.  Still need help? If you’re unable to get the info you need through those options, you’re welcome to visit the YI office in person and request to speak with an International Student Advisor (ISA). We're open Monday […]

Study Permit Delay FAQ - Winter 2026

Guidance for Students Transitioning from a Canadian High School to Post-Secondary or Transferring Institutions  On June 24, 2025, IRCC confirmed two key updates affecting students who are transitioning from a Canadian High School to Post-Secondary Studies or Transferring from one Designated Learning Institution to another.  IRCC is prioritizing applications for students transferring between post-secondary Designated […]

Study Permit Application Information

Applying for a study permit is an important step in your journey to study in Canada and this page is designed to support you through the process. Here you will find: We recommend starting to prepare your application as soon as you receive your letter of acceptance. Taking the time to prepare a complete and well-documented application, […]

Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) eligibility updates

 Students transferring to York University from another DLI after November 8, 2024, must meet the new Study Permit requirements to maintain eligibility for PGWP. For more information, please visit the Study Permit Application Information - York International. On September 18, 2024, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced planned changes to the International Student Program (ISP) […]

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 […]

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 […]