About York University
York is a top international teaching and research university and a driving force for positive change.
Located in Toronto, Canada, York is empowered by a welcoming and diverse community with a uniquely global perspective, we are preparing our students for their long-term career and personal success. Together we are making things right for our communities, our planet, and our future.
Organization
York is known for driving teaching and research excellence with cross-disciplinary programming, innovative course design and experiential education opportunities.
History
Founded in 1959, we are a community united by a strong sense of purpose and dedication to solving real-world problems.
Right The Future
Amazing things happen when diverse communities work together to tackle world issues. When York University students apply their knowledge, they have the power to make things right. Join us in creating positive change at our three core campuses in the Greater Toronto Area – Keele, Glendon and Markham (opening spring 2024).
York is a leading modern, multi-campus, urban University located in Toronto, Canada. Visit our campuses, apply and join our community today.
Our Creative Campus
Glendon Campus
Located in the dynamic, urban landscape of midtown Toronto, Glendon offers an intimate and welcoming environment on its picturesque, ivy-lined campus. With a focus on bilingual and trilingual programming, Glendon reflects Canada’s cultural diversity while offering a window into the rest of the world. Small classes combined with flexible learning paths provide a uniquely community-driven university experience. Being part of a thriving international network makes Glendon a rewarding experience for those looking for a warm campus environment with large-scale impact.
Keele Campus
Keele Campus offers a vibrant and welcoming, large-scale campus experience for over 52,000 students, as well as faculty, staff, partners and the surrounding community. United by a shared ambition to promote and work towards positive change, our campus provides a unique opportunity to engage with diverse cultures and perspectives. As a thriving community hub, the Keele Campus experience is enhanced by its proximity and access to economic and cultural centres throughout the GTA and surrounding communities.
Markham Campus
Markham Campus will embed York University in the heart of one of the most diverse and dynamic urban communities in the province and country. Reflecting the local economy, academic programs and research will revolve around the core themes of technology and entrepreneurship and how they are driving innovation across all areas of knowledge and society.
Mission
The mission of York University is the pursuit, preservation, and dissemination of knowledge. We promise excellence in research and teaching in pure, applied and professional fields. We test the boundaries and structures of knowledge. We cultivate the critical intellect.
York University is part of Toronto: we are dynamic, metropolitan and multi-cultural. York University is part of Canada: we encourage bilingual study, we value diversity. York University is open to the world: we explore global concerns.
A community of faculty, students, staff, alumni and volunteers committed to academic freedom, social justice, accessible education, and collegial self-governance, York University makes innovation its tradition.
Vision
York is committed to giving a broad demographic of students access to a high quality, research-intensive learning environment committed to the public good.
Core Values
- We strive for Excellence in fulfilling all aspects of our mission
- We are Progressive, encouraging open minded inquiry, innovative approaches, and forward looking solutions
- We uphold Sustainability – environmental, social, and fiscal – as a vital compass for decisions and initiatives
- We are passionate about advancing Social Justice and Equity through critical insight, creative problem solving, and socially responsible action
- We champion Diversity and Inclusivity, embracing differing perspectives, peoples, and ways of knowing, and fostering global fluencies and cross-cultural knowledges