What does it mean “to go home” to a place your parents are from, but you’ve never visited yourself? That was the experience of four American NYU students studying away at NYU Shanghai as they traveled to their parent’s hometowns to celebrate Spring Festival for the first time in China.
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The class is not only about making technology, but about understanding users and designing with them. “Innovation through collaboration with users is a goldmine.”
Choosing to go to the same school as your sibling might seem too close for comfort for some, but for these NYU Shanghai students, sharing a campus with family has become a source of support, growth, and connection. Enes and Elnara Sissenbi, Lane and Landry Berat, and Daniel and Amelie Woc share their stories.
It’s those unexpected transformational experiences that NYU Shanghai hopes their students will grow throughout their four years of university.
Research is a marathon. At NYU Shanghai, undergraduate students gain first-hand experience in the research process, as faculty members actively welcome them into their labs and support them throughout their academic journey.
From the get-go, Associate Professor of Management and Organizations Julia Hur was always interested in social psychology – specifically how it explores people’s motivations and goals.
Emiliano Catonini shares on his latest research--a modern reimagining of the “King Solomon dilemma” through the lens of game theory.
The Mid-Autumn Festival is a special time for many NYU Shanghai students. For some, it signals nostalgic memories; for others, it’s an exciting new tradition merging food with community. But no matter what, Mid-Autumn Festival always means mooncakes! Six NYU Shanghai students share how they celebrate it.
New around here? Starting university is like entering a new culture, one with its own particular rules, customs, and language, too.
Last year, students came together to compile a dictionary of NYU Shanghai-specific slang. Artist Torico Chen ’27 and creative director Linda He ’27 worked together for months to bring these NYU Shanghai-specific phrases to life.…
For nine weeks they checked their native languages at the door; in the program, Mandarin was the only option.
NYU Shanghai’s fourth CCL Camp illuminated young lives.
“Bringing professors, students, and practitioners into the same room to discuss digital heritage—across research, education, exhibition, and industry—at this scale, with this intensity and thematic breadth, had never been done before. ”
The Class of 2025’s journey has been full of ups and downs and countless challenges.
With an itch to see more of China's lesser-visited regions, I began planning a trip to the northwest with seven friends — five Americans, one Pakistani, one Zimbabwean, and one Colombian.
Intramural sports and recreational activities are more than just about getting into shape—they’re a great way to meet new people, make memories, and find your crew.