York University

York University is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and it is one of the largest universities in the country, with campuses across the city and reaching into the nearby York Region to the north.约克大学是加拿大安大略省多伦多的一所公立研究型大学，也是该国规模最大的大学之一，其校区遍布全市，并向北延伸至邻近的约克区。

It is placed 322nd in the QS World University Rankings 2027, in the 451–500 band of the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2027, 530th in the US News Best Global Universities 2026–2027, and in the 501–600 band of the Academic Ranking of World Universities 2026.它在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中位列第 322 位，在 2027 年《泰晤士高等教育》世界大学排名中处于 451–500 区间，在 2026–2027 年《美国新闻与世界报道》全球最佳大学排名中位列第 530 位，在 2026 年软科世界大学学术排名中处于 501–600 区间。

Founded in 1959, the university teaches through eleven faculties and enrols about 53,000 students from more than 160 countries, while its worldwide alumni network numbers more than 380,000 people.该校创建于 1959 年，通过十一个学部开展教学，招收了来自 160 多个国家的约 5.3 万名学生，其遍布全球的校友网络人数超过 38 万。

History

• York University was established by the York University Act, which received royal assent on 26 March 1959, making it one of the newer universities founded in Ontario after the Second World War.约克大学依据《约克大学法》设立，该法于 1959 年 3 月 26 日获得御准，使其成为二战后安大略省创办的较新大学之一。
• It held its first classes in September 1960 in Falconer Hall on the campus of the University of Toronto, enrolling just 76 students in its opening year.该校于 1960 年 9 月在多伦多大学校园内的法尔科纳楼首次开课，开办当年仅招收了 76 名学生。
• In 1961 the university moved to Glendon Hall, a property leased from the University of Toronto, as it began to build an independent academic identity and its own traditions.1961 年，该校迁至从多伦多大学租得的格伦登庄园，开始塑造独立的学术身份与自身的传统。
• York became a fully independent institution through the York University Act of 1965, which separated it from the University of Toronto and gave it its own governing structure and senate.约克大学通过 1965 年的《约克大学法》成为完全独立的机构，该法使其脱离多伦多大学，并赋予其自身的治理架构与评议会。
• Murray Ross served as the university's first president and guided its early growth from a small college into a multi-campus institution spread across the Toronto area.默里·罗斯担任该校首任校长，引导其从小型学院成长为遍布多伦多地区的多校区学府。
• The Keele Campus, located in the North York district of Toronto near the Jane and Finch area, opened in 1965 and became the university's main academic site.基尔校区位于多伦多北约克区、靠近简与芬奇地区，于 1965 年启用，成为该校的主要教学场所。
• Glendon College, a bilingual liberal arts college, was established on the original Glendon Hall site and was formally opened by Prime Minister Lester Pearson in 1966.双语文理学院格伦登学院在原格伦登庄园场址上设立，并由总理莱斯特·皮尔逊于 1966 年正式揭幕。
• Osgoode Hall Law School, one of Canada's oldest law schools, moved to the Keele Campus in 1969 and became a faculty of the university.奥斯古德·霍尔法学院是加拿大历史最悠久的法学院之一，于 1969 年迁至基尔校区，成为该校的一个学部。
• In 1970 York introduced the first undergraduate dance programme in Canada, reflecting its growing emphasis on the creative and performing arts.1970 年，约克大学开设了加拿大首个本科舞蹈专业，体现了它对创意与表演艺术日益增长的重视。
• In 1971 the Lakeshore Teachers' College was affiliated with York, and in 1975 it was merged into the newly formed Faculty of Education.1971 年，湖滨师范学院并入约克大学，并于 1975 年并入新组建的教育学部。
• The university appeared on a Canadian postage stamp in 1972, an unusual honour that marked its growing public profile in the country.该校于 1972 年出现在一枚加拿大邮票上，这是一项不寻常的荣誉，标志着其在国内日益上升的公众知名度。
• In January 1992 York awarded the first PhD in women's studies in Canada, with five candidates receiving their degrees that year.1992 年 1 月，约克大学授予加拿大首个女性研究博士学位，当年共有五名候选人获得该学位。
• The Markham Campus was announced in June 2014 and eventually opened in September 2024, extending the university's reach into the York Region to the north of Toronto.马克姆校区于 2014 年 6 月宣布设立，最终于 2024 年 9 月启用，将该校的影响范围向北扩展至多伦多以北的约克区。
• Provincial funding for the Markham Campus was withdrawn in October 2018 but was restored in July 2020, allowing construction to proceed.马克姆校区的省级拨款曾于 2018 年 10 月被撤回，后于 2020 年 7 月恢复，使建设得以继续。
• The university established a new School of Medicine in Vaughan, for which initial funding of 9 million dollars was announced in 2024.该校在沃恩设立了新的医学院，并于 2024 年宣布了 900 万美元的初期拨款。
• The medical school is expected to admit its first students in 2028 and later to expand to 240 undergraduate places and 293 postgraduate residency positions.该医学院预计于 2028 年招收首批学生，此后将扩展至 240 个本科名额与 293 个研究生住院医师名额。
• York has experienced periodic labour disputes, including a seven-week strike in 1997 and an eleven-week strike in 2001 that disrupted teaching across the university.约克大学经历过周期性的劳资纠纷，包括 1997 年为期七周的罢工，以及 2001 年为期十一周、扰乱了全校教学的罢工。
• A strike by contract faculty in 2008 lasted 85 days, while a 2015 dispute lasted 29 days and ended after arbitration.2008 年合同教师的罢工持续了 85 天，而 2015 年的一次纠纷持续 29 天后以仲裁方式结束。
• The 2018 strike lasted 143 days, the longest in Canadian university history, and a further dispute in 2024 lasted 53 days.2018 年的罢工持续了 143 天，是加拿大大学史上最长的一次，2024 年的又一次纠纷则持续了 53 天。
• By the 2020s York had grown into Canada's third-largest university, with more than 53,000 students from over 160 countries and more than 380,000 alumni.到 2020 年代，约克大学已成长为加拿大第三大大学，拥有来自 160 多个国家的 5.3 万余名学生和超过 38 万名校友。
• The university marked its sixtieth anniversary in 2019 and has continued to expand its research activity and its network of campuses across Ontario.该校于 2019 年迎来六十周年校庆，并持续扩展其在安大略省的研究活动与校区网络。
• Through the 1960s and 1970s new colleges and residences were built at Keele to accommodate a rapidly rising student population, shaping the campus as it exists today.20 世纪 60 至 70 年代，基尔校区不断新建学院与宿舍，以容纳迅速增长的学生人数，奠定了今日校园的格局。
• York has long maintained a tradition of interdisciplinary and social justice research, which has shaped many of its faculties, colleges and research centres.约克长期保持着跨学科与社会正义研究的传统，这一传统塑造了它的许多学部、学院与研究中心。

• York's enabling legislation was amended more than once as the institution expanded, and by the end of the 1970s it had grown into one of the principal centres of higher education and research in the province of Ontario, setting the pattern for its later development.随着机构不断扩张，约克的设立法案曾多次修订，到 20 世纪 70 年代末，它已成长为安大略省主要的高等教育与研究中心之一，并为其日后的发展奠定了格局。

Academics

• York University is organised into eleven faculties, including the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies, the Faculty of Science and the Faculty of Education.约克大学下设十一个学部，包括文理与专业研究学部、理学部和教育学部。
• It offers more than 120 undergraduate programmes and a large number of graduate and professional degrees across its faculties and schools.该校各学部与学院共开设 120 多个本科专业，以及大量的研究生与专业学位项目。
• Osgoode Hall Law School and the Schulich School of Business are among its most prominent professional faculties and attract students from across Canada and overseas.奥斯古德·霍尔法学院与舒立克商学院是该校最负盛名的专业学部之列，吸引着全加拿大乃至海外的学生前来就读。
• The university enrols about 53,000 students, of whom roughly 49,700 are undergraduates and about 6,000 are postgraduates studying at the master's and doctoral levels.该校约有 5.3 万名学生，其中约 4.97 万名为本科生，约 6000 名为攻读硕士与博士学位的研究生。
• York employs around 1,500 full-time faculty members and about 7,000 administrative staff across its several campuses.该校各校区共雇有约 1500 名全职教师和约 7000 名行政人员。
• Its libraries, led by the Scott Library at Keele, hold extensive collections, and the Osgoode law library is described as the largest law library in the Commonwealth.该校图书馆体系以基尔校区的斯科特图书馆为首，馆藏丰富，而奥斯古德法学院图书馆被称为英联邦规模最大的法律图书馆。
• The Faculty of Science offers programmes in biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics and the earth sciences, supported by modern teaching and research laboratories.理学部开设生物学、化学、物理学、数学与地球科学等专业，并配有现代化的教学与研究实验室。
• York's research spans fields such as the visual and performing arts, the social sciences, environmental studies and health, with strengths in interdisciplinary work.约克大学的研究涵盖视觉与表演艺术、社会科学、环境研究与健康等领域，并在跨学科研究方面具有优势。
• The OpenAlex scholarly index records more than 90,000 works and about 4.3 million citations associated with York University and its researchers.OpenAlex 学术索引记录显示，与约克大学及其研究人员相关的成果超过 9 万项、引用量约 430 万次。
• The university participates in the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings, where it has been recognised for its work on sustainability and the sustainable development goals.该校参与《泰晤士高等教育》影响力排名，并因其在可持续发展与可持续发展目标方面的工作而受到认可。
• The Osgoode Hall Law School has produced many judges and legal scholars and is one of the oldest and most respected law faculties in Canada.奥斯古德·霍尔法学院培养了众多法官与法律学者，是加拿大历史最悠久、最受推崇的法学院之一。
• The Schulich School of Business offers MBA and other management degrees and has an international reputation in business education and research.舒立克商学院开设 MBA 及其他管理学位项目，在商学教育与研究领域享有国际声誉。
• York operates a partnership with Seneca College that supports degree completion and creates pathways between college and university study.约克大学与塞内卡学院建立合作，支持学位完成，并为学院与大学之间的升学开辟通道。
• The new York University School of Medicine in Vaughan will train doctors for the fast-growing communities to the north of Toronto, in partnership with local hospitals.位于沃恩的新约克大学医学院将与当地医院合作，为多伦多北部快速增长的社区培养医生。
• Research at York is supported by 32 research centres and institutes that bring together scholars from different faculties and disciplines.约克大学的研究由 32 个研究中心与研究所支撑，这些机构汇聚了来自不同学部与学科的学者。
• The university awards degrees at bachelor's, master's and doctoral levels across the arts, sciences, law, business and education.该校在艺术、科学、法学、商学与教育等领域授予学士、硕士与博士三级学位。
• The Lassonde School of Engineering and the Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change are among the newer academic units that broaden the university's programme.拉松德工程学院与环境与城市变化学部是较新的学术单位之列，拓宽了该校的专业设置。
• Its Glendon Campus offers specialised programmes in translation and bilingual studies that are among the few of their kind offered in Canada.其格伦登校区开设翻译与双语研究方面的专门项目，这在加拿大属于少数同类项目之列。

• The Faculty of Health and the Faculty of Graduate Studies coordinate teaching and research in nursing, kinesiology, health policy and a broad range of interdisciplinary fields that cut across the university's other faculties.健康学部与研究生院统筹全校在护理、运动机能学、卫生政策以及一系列横跨其他各学部的跨学科领域的教学与研究。

Campus

• York University's main campus is the Keele Campus in the North York district of Toronto, which serves the majority of its students and faculties.约克大学的主校区是位于多伦多北约克区的基尔校区，服务于该校大多数学生与学部。
• The Keele Campus contains most of the university's faculties, its central library and its main student residences, and it was opened in 1965.基尔校区容纳了该校大多数院系、中央图书馆与主要学生宿舍，于 1965 年启用。
• The Glendon Campus, on the site of historic Glendon Hall, is a smaller bilingual liberal arts campus that focuses on languages and the humanities.格伦登校区位于历史悠久的格伦登庄园场址，是一个较小的双语文理校区，侧重语言与人文学科。
• The Markham Campus, opened in September 2024, extends the university into the York Region and works in partnership with Seneca College.马克姆校区于 2024 年 9 月启用，将该校延伸至约克区，并与塞内卡学院合作运营。
• Residential colleges such as Founders College, Stong College and Vanier College provide accommodation and a strong sense of community for Keele students.诸如创始者学院、斯托昂学院与瓦尼耶学院等住宿学院，为基尔校区的学生提供住宿与强烈的社区归属感。
• The Keele Campus is served by two stations on Toronto's Line 1 subway, York University station and Pioneer Village station.基尔校区由多伦多地铁 1 号线的两个车站服务，即约克大学站与先锋村站。
• The Sobeys Stadium on the Keele Campus hosts major sporting events, including the Canadian Open tennis tournament.位于基尔校区的索贝斯体育场承办重要体育赛事，包括加拿大公开赛网球赛。
• York's campuses are connected by shuttle services and public transit and include libraries, theatres, galleries and student residences.约克大学的各校区通过班车与公共交通相连，并设有图书馆、剧场、画廊与学生宿舍。

• York University station on the Toronto subway opened in 2017 as part of an extension of Line 1, greatly improving access to the Keele Campus for students travelling from across the city.多伦多地铁的约克大学站于 2017 年作为 1 号线延伸工程的一部分启用，极大改善了从全市各地前往基尔校区的交通便利。

Reputation

• York University is one of Canada's largest universities and appears in the QS, Times Higher Education, US News and Shanghai global rankings.约克大学是加拿大规模最大的大学之一，出现在 QS、《泰晤士高等教育》、《美国新闻与世界报道》以及软科的世界排名中。
• In the QS World University Rankings 2027 it was placed 322nd, and in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2027 it fell in the 451–500 band.在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中它位列第 322 位，而在 2027 年《泰晤士高等教育》世界大学排名中则处于 451–500 区间。
• The US News Best Global Universities 2026–2027 placed it 530th, while the Academic Ranking of World Universities 2026 placed it in the 501–600 band.《美国新闻与世界报道》2026–2027 年全球最佳大学排名将其列为第 530 位，2026 年软科世界大学学术排名则将其置于 501–600 区间。
• Maclean's University Rankings placed York fifth among comprehensive universities in Canada in both 2025 and 2026, and fourth in 2024.《麦克林》大学排名在 2025 年与 2026 年都将约克列为加拿大综合性大学第五名，2024 年则列为第四名。
• The Times Higher Education Impact Rankings recognised York for its contribution to sustainability, placing it among the world's leading universities for the sustainable development goals.《泰晤士高等教育》影响力排名认可了约克的可持续发展贡献，将其列入可持续发展目标领域的世界领先大学之列。
• York was ranked second among Canadian universities for the share of its budget devoted to scholarships and bursaries in the Maclean's 2025 rankings.在《麦克林》2025 年排名中，约克用于奖学金与助学金的预算占比在加拿大大学中位列第二。
• Its alumni include an Academy Award-nominated actress, a leading federal politician and a Canadian astronaut, which sustains its high public profile.其校友包括一位获奥斯卡提名的女演员、一位重要的联邦政治人物和一位加拿大宇航员，维系着其较高的公众知名度。
• The OpenAlex index records more than 90,000 works and about 4.3 million citations associated with the university, reflecting its active scholarship.OpenAlex 索引记录显示，与该大学相关的成果超过 9 万项、引用量约 430 万次，体现出其活跃的学术研究。
• The university's bilingual Glendon College and its professional schools in law and business contribute to its reputation in Canada and abroad.该校的双语格伦登学院以及在法学与商学领域的专业学院，为其在加拿大国内外的声誉作出贡献。

• York is widely known in Canada for its comparatively accessible admissions and its large first-year intake, which together make it a major destination for students from across Ontario and beyond.约克在加拿大以录取门槛相对亲民、一年级招生规模庞大而广为人知，二者共同使其成为安大略省乃至更广地区学生的重要去处。

Student life

• York University serves a large and diverse student body, with students drawn from more than 160 countries around the world.约克大学服务着一个庞大而多元的学生群体，学生来自全球 160 多个国家。
• Its student newspaper, Excalibur, has been published since 1966 and is a long-established part of campus life for generations of students.该校的学生报纸《Excalibur》自 1966 年起出版，对一代代学生而言是校园生活中长期存在的一部分。
• The literary journal Existere was first published in 1978 at the university, and YorkU Magazine appeared in 2003.文学刊物《Existere》于 1978 年在该校首次出版，而《YorkU Magazine》则于 2003 年面世。
• The university's athletics teams are known as the York Lions, a name adopted in 2003 to replace the earlier Yeomen and Yeowomen.该校的运动队被称为「约克雄狮」，这一名称于 2003 年启用，取代了先前的「约曼」与「约女」之名。
• York fields 29 interuniversity teams that compete in U Sports, Canada's national university sports organisation, across a wide range of sports.约克派出 29 支校际运动队，参加加拿大全国大学体育组织 U Sports 多项运动的赛事。
• Residential colleges such as Founders College and Stong College organise social, cultural and athletic activities for their resident members.诸如创始者学院与斯托昂学院等住宿学院，为其住宿成员组织社交、文化与体育活动。
• The Markham and Glendon campuses each maintain their own student societies and activities, complementing those at the main Keele Campus.马克姆与格伦登校区各自维持着自己的学生社团与活动，与基尔主校区的活动相互补充。
• With more than 380,000 alumni worldwide and about 53,000 current students, York sustains a busy calendar of festivals, clubs and events.凭借遍布全球的 38 万余名校友与约 5.3 万名在读学生，约克维系着繁忙的节庆、社团与活动日程。

Notable people

• The actress Rachel McAdams, an Academy Award nominee, graduated from York's theatre programme in 2001 and later received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.女演员蕾切尔·麦克亚当斯曾获奥斯卡提名，2001 年毕业于约克的剧场专业，后于好莱坞星光大道获授星章。
• Jack Layton, who led the New Democratic Party of Canada, earned a master's degree in 1972 and a doctorate in 1983 in political science at York.曾领导加拿大新民主党的杰克·莱顿，于 1972 年和 1983 年分别在约克取得政治学硕士与博士学位。
• Steve MacLean, a Canadian astronaut who later led the Canadian Space Agency, earned a bachelor's degree in 1977 and a doctorate in 1983 in physics at York.加拿大宇航员史蒂夫·麦克莱恩后曾执掌加拿大航天局，于 1977 年和 1983 年分别在约克取得物理学学士与博士学位。
• Debra Brown, a graduate of 1978, became principal choreographer for Cirque du Soleil.1978 年毕业的黛布拉·布朗成为太阳马戏团的首席编舞。
• John Tory, a former mayor of Toronto, studied law at Osgoode Hall Law School before entering politics.多伦多前市长约翰·托里在步入政坛前曾在奥斯古德·霍尔法学院攻读法律。
• Lincoln Alexander, the first Black member of the Parliament of Canada, also studied law at Osgoode Hall Law School.加拿大议会首位黑人议员林肯·亚历山大，也曾在奥斯古德·霍尔法学院攻读法律。
• Lilly Singh, the comedian and broadcaster known as Superwoman, studied psychology at the university before her media career.以「Superwoman」之名闻名的喜剧演员兼主持人莉莉·辛格，在从事媒体事业前曾在该校攻读心理学。
• Paul Nguyen, a film-maker and community activist, is another well-known graduate of the university.电影人兼社区活动家保罗·阮，是该校另一位知名毕业生。
• The university's faculty and alumni have been associated with a Nobel Prize, reflecting its wide academic reach across many disciplines.该校的教师与校友与一项诺贝尔奖有所关联，反映出其横跨诸多学科的广泛学术影响。
• Rhonda Lenton has served as president and vice-chancellor since 2018, and Kathleen Taylor became chancellor in 2023.朗达·伦顿自 2018 年起担任校长兼校监，凯瑟琳·泰勒则于 2023 年出任名誉校监。
• From astronauts and actors to federal politicians, the careers of York graduates illustrate the breadth of the university's programmes.从宇航员、演员到联邦政治人物，约克毕业生的职业轨迹体现了该校专业设置的广度。
• The filmmaker and activist Paul Nguyen has been recognised for documenting the experiences of Toronto's Vietnamese community through his work.电影人兼活动家保罗·阮因其通过作品记录多伦多越南裔社区的经历而受到认可。