{"id":126,"date":"2020-07-08T10:50:36","date_gmt":"2020-07-08T14:50:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/edu\/?page_id=126"},"modified":"2026-03-26T10:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T14:10:49","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/edu\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Leaders supporting future leaders in education<\/strong>.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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As one of the top Faculties of Education in the world, we are committed to empowering future generations to challenge the status quo to uncover new possibilities in the advancement of education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We support our students to become bold, principled and insightful leaders, because social justice won\u2019t be realized by following the conventional.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please visit our Five-Year Strategic Plan (2023-2027)<\/a> for more information including our Mission, Vision, and Guiding Principles.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Education At a Glance<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Top 40 in the World<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

快播视频 named as one of the world\u2019s leading universities in the 2025 Times Higher Education Impact Rankings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Top 250 Globally<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Faculty of Education ranks in the top 250 globally for the Times Higher Education World University Ranking for the Education Studies Subject, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Top 15 in Canada<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Faculty of Education ranks among the top 11 schools in Canada for the Times Higher Education World University Ranking by Subject, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Top 10<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Faculty of Education has consistently been in the top 10 schools in Canada for the last 5 years (Maclean\u2019s 2025)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Top 200<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Faculty of Education ranks in the top 200 globally of the 2025 QS World University Ranking for the Education and Training Subject<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Active Research Chairs<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Canada Research Chairs<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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York Research Chairs<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Endowed Chair<\/p>\n\n\n\n