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YFILE (March 08) - Battling invaders among us
"Alien invaders are among us. In spring and summer you see them every day. They are everywhere and respect no borders. Fortunately, York biologist Chris Lortie and his colleague José Hierro at Universidad Nacional de La Pampa in Argentina are on the case. With a team of students from around the world, they are looking for answers about invasive plant species." Read the full story in YFile: Battling invaders among us or YLife; or read it at the Research at York news: Researchers collaborating across borders to battle invasive plants in Ontario. Photo of students Jabir Alidina and Kate Baker Del Aguila by José L. Hierro.
[NEWS: Posted Mar 10]

Tickets now on sale for Cultural Gala: Around the World in 120 Minutes!
Enjoy a night with your friends. Relax, eat as much as you can, watch performances and dance. Wear your cultural clothes. Dress up! Get ready to dance all night long when the DJ takes over! For more information, please view the event notice and event flyer.
[ANNOUNCEMENT: Posted Mar 15]

Do you have a photo from an international exchange, internship, or activity to share for our front page? Do you know of a public lecture, reading, or exhibit of interest to York University's internationally-minded community? Let us know. Send the information or link to yiweb@yorku.ca. For general enquiries, e-mail yiinfo@yorku.ca.

York International is open and ready to serve students, faculty, staff, and visitors interested in the international experience with York University. YI assists with applications, advising, exchanges, and other issues for students. We also assist faculty with exchanges and agreements. And we are the international liaison for international inquiries and diplomatic visits to YorkU. We look forward to helping you!

International students are strongly encourged to monitor the York University website as well as their yorku.ca student email account, their student Notebox via Passport York, and their my.Yorku.ca portal page for official communications from the University. Non-yorku.ca accounts are not recommended for official communications due to some accounts getting caught by spam filters.

Students: For faster service, please have all your questions, documents, and identification ready.

What time is it in Toronto and what is the weather forecast?

GPS co-ordinates for 200 York Lanes: 43° 46’ 26” N, 79° 30’ 05” W (43.774145 N, 79.500910" W).

INTERNATIONAL NEWS AND EVENTS AT YORK UNIVERSITY:

OCWP Information Sessions
New times and dates are posted. Check frequently for updates and new listings.
[REMINDER: Posted Mar 08]

Stellar results for Schulich students in Pitch for Change competition - YFILE
"A group calling themselves "Team DrinKup" – made up of undergraduate students from York's Schulich School of Business – set loose their ingenuity and passion for entrepreneurship at the Pitch for Change business plan competition, part of Harvard University's Social Enterprise Conference Feb. 27 and 28, and placed in the top three in the world.." Read more about the Schulich team's success in becoming one of the top three teams in the world.
[NEWS: Posted Mar 10]

Interdisciplinary panel on China views distant past, present and future - YFILE
"Interest in China is strong, and scholars and students alike continue to be intrigued by the country, whether viewing it through the lens of the past two or 2,000 years. That intrigue proved evident on Thursday, Jan. 28, when a record 110 people crowded into a room in York Lanes for the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS) monthly Research Matters event." Read the full YFile story: Interdisciplinary panel on China views distant past, present and future .
[REMINDER: Posted Mar 05]

Osgoode mooters win in The Hague and place third in Paris - YFILE
"Forget the Vancouver Olympics for a moment – York’s Osgoode Hall Law School has its own gold medal-winning team." Read more about the Osgoode students' exploits in the Netherlands and France.
[NEWS: Posted Feb 26]

Laying the path for Global Zero on nuclear weapons - YFILE
"York political science student Polina Emelianova was chosen as a student delegate to the Global Zero Summit held in Paris Feb. 2 to 4, which was attended by major world figures. She has written this account of what she experienced and why she has decided to organize a local chapter of Global Zero at York." Read more about Polina's experience at the summit.
[NEWS: Posted Feb 19]

Two Osgoode Hall Law School professors receive prestigious fellowships at European institutions - YFILE
"Osgoode Hall Law School Professors Craig Scott and Stepan Wood have each been awarded prestigious fellowships at European institutions." Read more about York Professors Scott and Wood's fellowships.
[NEWS: Posted Feb 18]

York professor leads good governance workshop in Ghana - YFILE
"Good governance can have a positive effect on development – helping countries to create the necessary conditions for the proper functioning of markets, private enterprises, institutions and civil society." Read more about York Professor Joseph Mensah's workshop.
[NEWS: Posted Feb 17]

Read YFILE's York in the World story "University's recruiters travel the globe."

18 January 2010 - YorkU Magazine - Our Global Reach - by Dr. Mamdouh Shoukri
York University president and vice-chancellor Mamdouh Shoukri talks about how York is emerging as a leader in internationalization in his guest editorial "Our Global Reach." Read Dr. Shoukri's editorial here and the entire new issue here (PDF). Read his statement on the Haiti Earthquake here.

YIIP Information Sessions
New times and dates are posted. Check frequently for updates and new listings.
[REMINDER: Posted Nov 05]

Exchange Information Sessions
New times and dates are posted. Check frequently for updates and new listings.
[REMINDER: Posted Sept 17]

Annual Report
York International has released its annual report for 2008-2009. Read it here.
[ANNOUNCEMENT: Aug 26]