“My Most Extraordinary Educational Experience”: Language and Power at NYU Shanghai

Margaret Czarnik, a junior at NYU Shanghai majoring in Social Science, is a lifelong language learner. She speaks four: her native Polish, English, French, and, since her first year of college, Mandarin. Her talent for language played a significant role in her decision to attend NYU Shanghai. The opportunity to be among students with diverse […]

Student Spotlight: The NYU Tulsa Internship Experience

NYU students’ next big internship may be waiting for them in a city in northeastern Oklahoma: Tulsa. Following the success of the spring semester’s pilot program at NYU Tulsa, 25 students spent the summer interning in this dynamic city. “The internship program has definitely been one of the driving factors—from what students have shared—of why […]

Meet the New Site Directors of NYU Madrid and NYU Prague

This fall, two of NYU’s most established study away sites welcome new directors: Dr. Jill Lane at NYU Madrid and Dr. Peter Zusi at NYU Prague. Both bring long-standing connections to their host cities and deep expertise in their fields. Dr. Lane, a longtime professor in NYU’s Department of Spanish and Portuguese Languages and the […]

How NYU LA Puts Students in the Room with Entertainment Industry Professionals

Students studying away at NYU Los Angeles have countless opportunities to jumpstart their careers in entertainment, from networking with those in their dream careers to learning from some of the business’s most successful leaders. One such opportunity was Breaking Through the Noise, a four-part workshop series last spring led by Billboard Women in Music 2020 […]

Music Composed by NYU Abu Dhabi Community Members Streams from Space

Last November, while orbiting thousands of miles above the Earth, the International Space Station (ISS) streamed music composed by NYU Abu Dhabi students and faculty to NASA’s Space Center in Houston, Texas. From there, a control interface shared the compositions online, allowing audiences worldwide to access this unique collaboration at the intersection of science and […]

Taste and Place: Food, Culture, and Globalization at NYU Berlin

Berlin is a city shaped by movement—of people, ideas, and flavors. From bustling street markets to late-night döner kebab stands, Berlin’s food culture tells a story of migration, adaptation, and identity. Students explore these connections on the ground at NYU Berlin in Food, Culture, and Globalization, a course taught by Burcu Serdar Köknar. With a […]

NYU Florence, a Gathering Place for Artists and Scholars, Welcomes Renowned Photographer Luca Campigotto

Last fall at NYU Florence, Luca Campigotto, a photographer known for his evocative images of urban landscapes, shared his photographic journey and artistic vision in a conversation with faculty member Alessandra Capodacqua. Students studying away in Florence filled the audience to listen and learn from the insightful discussion titled “Silence and Sound: Visual Echoes in […]

Explore NYU Shanghai’s State-of-the-Art New Campus

NYU Shanghai’s new 114,000-square-meter campus is located in the thriving New Bund neighborhood of Shanghai. Discover noteworthy features across the campus, including cutting-edge laboratories and academic centers, massive athletic facilities, and modern student spaces designed for studying, dining, and connecting in the heart of China’s most innovative city. 1. The west entrance of NYU Shanghai […]

NYU Los Angeles Holds Inaugural Musical Showcase

Featuring performances by and interviews of three alumni musicians, the event united students and the music industry to celebrate the program’s fifth anniversary. On November 7, 2024, NYU Los Angeles (NYU LA) held their inaugural Spotlight Musical Showcase at the Preserve in Hollywood in celebration of the global site’s fifth anniversary. The 125 attendees included […]