“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 […]

Connecting Across Continents: NYU Berlin’s American Studies Faculty Symposium

NYU Berlin recently hosted the American Studies Faculty Symposium, gathering faculty from NYU and the John F. Kennedy Institute for North American Studies at Freie Universität Berlin. Supported by the Gallatin School of Individualized Study as well as the provost’s Global Research Initiatives, which provide funding for international events, particularly ones linked to NYU’s global […]

How NYU Helps Students Succeed While Studying Away

Studying away at NYU means having access to highly personalized support systems designed to make the process as seamless as possible. From course offerings that keep students on track academically to a wide range of services available both during the planning stages and following arrival at each global site, students have everything they need for […]

Explore the Unique Course Offerings of NYU Shanghai

Students at NYU Shanghai live and study in one of the most innovative cities in the world. Shanghai, China’s largest city, is a global hub for business, technology, and art. Faculty at the top of their fields teach unique and varied courses across NYU Shanghai’s 19 majors and 23 minors, offering students numerous opportunities to […]

First-Year Students at NYU Madrid Publish Article in Top-Tier Journal

During their first year away at NYU Madrid, Class of 2026 students Emily Wang and Emma Gómez Domingo coauthored and published an article on climate communications with liberal studies professor and energy humanities researcher Dr. Daniel Wuebben. The article, “Diverging Paths, Converging Goals: Framing Crisis to Kairos in Bill Gates’ and Greta Thunberg’s Climate Discourse,” […]

Student Spotlight: The NYU Prague Internship Experience

From film studios and media companies to nonprofits and local schools, students at NYU Prague intern at organizations throughout the dynamic city, gaining valuable real-world experience while undergoing total cultural immersion. Below, nine students who completed an internship while studying away at NYU Prague share their unique experiences.  Prague Elementary School “I had an English […]

NYU London Opens New Academic Center

Updated April 4, 2025 This fall NYU London moved to its new location at 265 Strand. About a mile southeast from its former location and a short distance from the Temple London Underground Station, the new center offers students studying away an experience unique from other sites in the NYU global network. The Best Location […]

Research and Service at NYU Accra and NYU Sydney

Even though NYU Accra and NYU Sydney are nearly 10,000 miles apart, NYU students at both sites often find themselves having similar experiences as they create opportunities to contribute to their new communities, go beyond the typical learning experience, and immerse themselves in the local culture.  For recent graduates Jesiah Matthews, College of Arts and […]

NYU Faculty Conduct Research in 107 Countries and Counting

At NYU, research thrives across 15 schools and campuses and dozens of centers and programs—in New York and around the world. In fact, University faculty conducted research in 107 countries, as well as in Greenland and Antarctica, during the 2023–2024 academic year alone. From sustainability to inequality and human health to artificial intelligence, research at […]

Toward Health Equity Across the Globe: NYU Shanghai’s Brian Hall Named Highly Cited Researcher in the Field of Psychiatry and Psychology

Professor Brian Hall has always kept a busy schedule. The global health researcher and clinical psychologist began his career providing triage services at a free medical clinic in Ohio, then he took his work to a post-tsunami Japan in 2011. With a dedication to supporting underserved and disadvantaged populations, he’s worked with refugees in Jijiga, […]