{"id":741,"date":"2021-03-15T14:56:30","date_gmt":"2021-03-15T18:56:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/?page_id=741"},"modified":"2026-03-13T11:37:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T15:37:56","slug":"our-mission","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/about-us\/our-mission\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Mission"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group border-lg border-primary p-4\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Enhancing the academic and professional experiences of the largest group of active researchers and scholars in the university.<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><form role=\"search\" method=\"get\" action=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/\" class=\"wp-block-search__button-outside wp-block-search__text-button wp-block-search\"    ><label class=\"wp-block-search__label\" for=\"wp-block-search__input-1\" >Search<\/label><div class=\"wp-block-search__inside-wrapper \" ><input class=\"wp-block-search__input\" id=\"wp-block-search__input-1\" placeholder=\"\" value=\"\" type=\"search\" name=\"s\" required \/><button aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"wp-block-search__button wp-element-button\" type=\"submit\" >Search<\/button><\/div><\/form>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading text-uppercase h5\">Quick Links<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list list-unstyled\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/uap2020-25\/building-a-better-future\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Building a Better Future<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/uap2020-25\/six-priorities-for-action\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Six Priorities for Action<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/futurestudents.yorku.ca\/graduate\/programs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Graduate Programs<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/how-to-apply\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to Apply<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The Faculty of Graduate Studies (FGS) fosters excellence in graduate education and postdoctoral research at ¿ì²¥ÊÓƵ. 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