Students – Page 22 – Global Dimensions

Inaugural NYU Shanghai President’s Service Awards

Martha J Bekink April 24, 2014

John Sexton Jack Zhu Jeff Lehman
The 2014 NYU Shanghai President’s Service Award ceremony was held on Friday, April 5th, 2014. NYU President John Sexton, NYU Shanghai Chancellor Yu Lizhong, and Vice Chancellor Jeffrey Lehman presented three awards; two to student organizations, the More Than Debate Group and the Parliamentary Board; and one to an individual student, Jack Zhu, in recognition of their promotion of learning, leadership, and quality of student life at New York University.

NYU Abu Dhabi Student Speaks at TEDx in France

Martha J Bekink April 15, 2014

Spring break on college campuses typically means travel with friends or simply trying to catch up on much-needed rest. But for NYU Abu Dhabi sophomore Mohammed Amine Belarbi, spring break 2014 was spent delivering a lecture – to a global online audience.

Berlin students inspired by Global Orientations course

Martha J Bekink April 14, 2014

Students in Berlin this term had positive reviews of the Global Orientations course.

Hard to stay goodbye to study away

Martha J Bekink April 7, 2014

Students often find it difficult to leave the global sites after intense and stimulating experiences.

NYU Prague Student’s Photographic Talents Recognized

Martha J Bekink April 2, 2014

Roma Prague Invitation
Kieran Kesner, a student at NYU Prague in Spring 2013, had his remarkable photos of the Czech Roma community published by the World Photography Magazine in the January 2014 issue. Kieran’s project was selected for the magazine’s Student Spotlight series. Kieran is returning to Prague for a solo exhibition of his photos which opens on 17 April.

Sharing great world texts with the local community in Buenos Aires

Martha J Bekink March 25, 2014

In Fall 2013, an ongoing program from New York was brought to NYU’s global site in Buenos Aires. NYU Gallatin’s Great World Texts program has been running for six years in New York. The program involves NYU students going to New York City public schools as mentors for the younger students as they read an annually selected great work of world literature and develop their own creative expressions in response…

NYU Shanghai Student Cited by U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama in China Speech

Martha J Bekink March 23, 2014

First Lady of the United States of America Michelle Obama spoke in Beijing on Saturday about the importance of education as part of her official visit to China. Speaking to a group of Chinese and American students, she emphasized the transformative power of education, as well as the benefits of a cross-cultural educational experience.

The First Lady highlighted the role of education in promoting the cross-cultural understanding and communication necessary to confront global challenges.