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Three Osgoode high achievers honoured

TORONTO, December 1, 2011 – Professors Poonam Puri and Aaron Dhir and student Chanakya Sethi at York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School have received prestigious awards honouring their leadership skills, legal talent and commitment. Puri (left), who is Osgoode’s Associate Dean, Research, Graduate Studies and Institutional Relations and Co-Director of the Hennick Centre for Business […]

York U receives single largest donation for Environmental Studies Awards from HSBC Bank Canada

York U receives single largest donation for Environmental Studies Awards from HSBC Bank Canada More than 15 bachelor of environmental studies students to receive full tuition awards each year through the permanently endowed HSBC Bank Canada Environmental Studies Awards. TORONTO, Dec. 1, 2011 – Earlier today, York University President and Vice-Chancellor Mamdouh Shoukri and Barbara […]

York U President delivers keynote address at the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers Forum

TORONTO, November 30, 2011 – Mamdouh Shoukri, York University President & Vice-Chancellor delivered the keynote address at the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers Forum Tuesday morning.  Shoukri shared York’s plans of building the Lassonde School of Engineering with the audience that was composed of engineering students, educators and industry professionals, whose collective goal is to improve […]

York U President & Vice-Chancellor to deliver keynote address: The Role of Universities in Economic Development – The Case for Engineering at York University

TORONTO, November 28, 2011 – Mamdouh Shoukri, York University President & Vice-Chancellor, will deliver the keynote address at the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers Forum on Tuesday morning. Shoukri’s speech, “The Role of Universities in Economic Development – The Case for Engineering at York University,” focuses on the needs of today’s university engineers. York University […]

York U to announce single largest corporate gift for Environmental Studies Awards in Canada

TORONTO, November 28 – On Thursday, Dec. 1,at 10am York University President and Vice-Chancellor Mamdouh Shoukri and Barbara Rahder, dean of York’s Faculty of Environmental Studies (FES), will announce the single largest corporate gift for undergraduate Environmental Studies Awards in Canada. What: Major donor funding announcement.  Photo opportunity:York Faculty of Environmental Studies students and faculty […]

Schulich School of Business launches MBA Specialization in Mining

TORONTO, November 28, 2011 – The Schulich School of Business at York University today announced the launch of an MBA specialization in the mining industry, uniquely located in Toronto, the mining equity financing capital of the world.  The MBA specialization in Global Mining Management will develop and mentor the next generation of business leaders in […]