A January term class of students raced to document Sanlin Old Town, creating a digital time capsule.
NYU Around the World
Schools
- Arts and Science College of Dentistry Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences Gallatin School of Individualized Study Grossman School of Medicine Institute for the Study of the Ancient World Institute of Fine Arts Leonard N. Stern School of Business Long Island School of Medicine Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service Rory Meyers College of Nursing School of Global Public Health School of Law School of Professional Studies Silver School of Social Work Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development Tandon School of Engineering Tisch School of the Arts
A new study delved into the “reversed gender gap” in education.
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He Ziqing '20: Embracing Uncertainty to Follow Her Passions
"This kind of global experience I got at NYU Shanghai really makes me think that if you put me anywhere in the world randomly, I could find a way to work around it, find the right community, or create my own experience there."
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Faculty-Student Research: Teaching Robots to Run
Xinyue Chen '22 is doing collaborative programming and simulated robotic experiments with her professor.
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Eric Song Yilun '20: On the Research Fast Track
Song has known he would be a scientist since his high school days. In four years at NYU Shanghai, he has gone from an eager freshman to an author of two papers in leading science journals around the world.
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Faculty-Student Research: Tracing the Celebrities of the Space Age
The trio conducted a collaborative research project that eventually spanned three continents, and took the trio to two international history conferences.
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Senior Spotlight: Victoria Rusu
“What I learned here really opened my mind – it gave me the chance to accept myself and see that it’s really ok to be accepting of others.”
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Alumni Profile: Jack Zhu ’18
“I think the best thing I got out of my four years at NYU Shanghai was a strong sense of empathy. I’m able to consider issues from more diverse perspectives."
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Faculty Spotlight: Guo Siyao
Besides teaching and research, Professor Guo loves softball and plays on a women’s baseball team in Shanghai.
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Roommates: Frank Zhou '21 and Justin Zotos '21
Meet Frank and Justin, friends and roommates since their first year at NYU Shanghai.
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Senior Spotlight: Muddassar Sharif
Muddassar Sharif ’19 grew from years of trial and error to launch his startup.
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242 Study Away Students Kick off 2026 Spring Semester
NYU Shanghai welcomed a record 242 study away students from 29 countries for the Spring 2026 semester.
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