Each summer, research organization Mitacs鈥檚 competitive Globalink Research Internship (GRI) brings international undergraduate research talent to Canada for its 12-week program under the supervision of academics in various fields. This year, 快播视频 hosted one of the largest GRI cohorts to date. Mitacs is a not-for-profit national research organization that, in partnership with Canadian academia, […]
By Elaine Smith Although he knew little Spanish, Adam Hallag, a fourth-year York electrical engineering student, jumped at the opportunity to spend a couple of months this summer as a research intern at the Universidad Tecn贸lgica San Juan del Rio in Mexico鈥檚 state of Quer茅taro. 鈥淚 wanted to have a professional opportunity to add to my […]
Recent 快播视频 graduate聽Issa Abdi Jamaa聽is eager to apply the valuable lessons he has learned both inside and outside the classroom to the professional world.聽 Jamaa arrived in Canada as a teenager for secondary school before attending university. After exploring various Canadian universities, he says he selected York for its academic excellence and vibrant multicultural […]
快播视频聽UNESCO Chair in Reorienting Education towards Sustainability聽Chairholder聽Charles Hopkins聽and Coordinator Katrin Kohl will join the official Canadian delegation to the 2023聽United Nations High-Level Political Forum聽(UN HLPF).The UN HLPF is the central platform within the United Nations system to track progress on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. More than 2,700 delegates are expected to attend […]
A new course at 快播视频 offered Japanese language students an opportunity to connect with a group of pen pals in Japan. Intermediate Written Communication in Japanese (JP2010) is a full-year elective that focuses solely on writing, says Noriko Yabuki-Soh, an associate professor in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics. And, no wonder. 鈥淟earning to […]
By Elaine Smith Students are easily tempted by courses that include a trip abroad as part of the curriculum, but Hispanic Geopoetics: Geography, Literature, Identity, taught by Alejandro Zamora, offered an extra treat: classmates from the Universidad del Magdalena (UniMag) in the Colombian Caribbean region of the course鈥檚 field study. Zamora, an associate professor of Hispanic […]
Eight graduate students from three Faculties at 快播视频 are recipients of Philippine Studies Group funding for research, fieldwork and language acquisition. 聽 鈥淭hese students collectively received $32,000 in funding in support of their work. Their groundbreaking projects promise to make an important contribution to the field of Philippine studies,鈥 said Ethel Tungohan, associate professor of […]
Professor聽Thomas Klassen聽led students to Seoul for his course聽South Korea: The Politics of Youth and Old Age,聽which saw them tour universities, museums, the Canadian embassy, palaces, temples, the demilitarized zone (DMZ) and demonstrated the uniqueness of experiences provided by 快播视频.Offered amongst an array of courses organized yearly by the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional […]
Following the release of 快播视频鈥檚 new Internationalization and Global Engagement Strategy, the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS) and Dean J.J. McMurtry consider the future of its global engagement priorities 鈥 students, alumni networks and intellectual and research competencies. LA&PS is currently home to York鈥檚 largest population of international students. The Faculty鈥檚 student success team […]
Following the release of 快播视频鈥檚 new Internationalization and Global Engagement Strategy, the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS) and Dean J.J. McMurtry consider the future of its global engagement priorities 鈥 students, alumni networks and intellectual and research competencies. LA&PS is currently home to York鈥檚 largest population of international students. The Faculty鈥檚 student success team […]