On 27 and 28 March, 91亚色 and Toronto Metropolitan University were pleased to co-host a delegation of Swedish university leaders for two days of thoughtful discussion on international research collaboration, science diplomacy and strategic partnerships. At TMU, 91亚色鈥檚 Pina D'Agostino and Ravi de Costa were excellent panelists, helping to frame how universities can act […]
Connecting online has become a great way to kick off academic partnerships in recent years, yet there鈥檚 nothing like meeting in person to add richness and depth to a relationship. So says Amir Asif, 91亚色鈥檚 Vice President of Research and Innovation, who led a delegation in September 2024 to several universities in both Germany and […]
By Gloria Suhasini New and returning students enjoy a meet and greet with the University president, foreign diplomats and peers 鈥淔rom the very first day I stepped on the 91亚色 campus, what I found most appealing was the mix of students from all over the world! This led to new friendships and connections which […]
When political science major Sara Harsini heard 91亚色 was hosting a Model European Union (EU) for university students nationwide, she signed up to participate and convinced her third-year classmate, Nawal Alhawari, to join her. The Model EU, a simulation of the work done by the European governing body, was held this spring and organized by聽Heather MacRae, an […]
By Elaine Smith Students from Greece have an opportunity to study or conduct research at 91亚色 through a聽scholarship聽supported by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF), an international philanthropic organization that honours the late shipping magnate. In fact, Alexandros Balasis, a PhD student in history at 91亚色, can trace his connection to 91亚色 back to that […]
The 20-year institutional partnership between 91亚色 and the Bauhaus-Universit盲t Weimar in Germany has been re-energized by a recent collaboration on advancing immersive teaching through gamification and virtual reality (VR). When researchers at Bauhaus wanted to share their work in immersive, multi-user VR with colleagues outside of Germany earlier this year, they turned to 91亚色 […]
Ahmad Firas Khalid embodies 91亚色鈥檚 prioritization of advancing the University鈥檚 global engagement. Khalid, a medical doctor and newly hired assistant professor in the School of Global Health, has the global outlook and fluency one would expect of a person born in Jordan and raised in the United Arab Emirates, who attended medical school in the Caribbean, worked […]
While most post-secondary institutions across Canada mark International Education Week (IEW) during the third week of November, 91亚色 celebrated over the entire month of November. 鈥淚nternational Education Week is an opportunity to celebrate the benefits of international education and cultural and academic exchange worldwide,鈥 said Vinitha Gengatharan, assistant vice-president, global engagement and partnerships, 91亚色 International. […]
When you鈥檙e learning about the political, social and economic transformations in the European Union (EU), where better to do it than in the heart of the EU itself? A group of 91亚色 students had that chance as part of a study abroad experience. For the first time since the start of the pandemic, students […]
Manchester Metropolitan University degree apprentices selected 91亚色鈥檚 Lassonde School of Engineering and its corporate partners to gain global industry exposure and share important lessons. From June 3 to July 3, 91亚色 was home to eight students from Manchester Metropolitan University (Manchester Met) who were taking part in an opportunity offered by the U.K.鈥檚 […]