{"id":273,"date":"2021-01-08T15:09:04","date_gmt":"2021-01-08T20:09:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/ouinternational\/?page_id=273"},"modified":"2025-12-08T08:58:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T13:58:07","slug":"obw","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/ouinternational\/obw\/","title":{"rendered":"OBW Student Exchange"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kt-sc273_9d91e5-ca .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc273_9d91e5-ca .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}.kt-sc273_9d91e5-ca .kt-sc-textcol{padding-top:24px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:24px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-sc273_9d91e5-ca .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc273_9d91e5-ca .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"aligncenter kt-sc273_9d91e5-ca wp-block-kadence-splitcontent\"><div class=\"kt-split-content-wrap kt-sc-media-side-left\" style=\"grid-template-columns:46% auto\"><div class=\"kt-sc-imgcol kt-sc-imgcol-bg-auto kt-sc-img-side-left\"><figure class=\"kt-split-content-media-image wp-image-container-1621\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/ouinternational\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2022\/11\/uni-stuttgart.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1010\" height=\"673\" class=\"kt-split-content-img wp-image-1621\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/ouinternational\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2022\/11\/uni-stuttgart.jpeg 1010w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/ouinternational\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2022\/11\/uni-stuttgart-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/ouinternational\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2022\/11\/uni-stuttgart-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1010px) 100vw, 1010px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"kt-sc-textcol kt-sc-text-valign-top kt-sc-text-halign-center\"><div class=\"kt-sc-innter-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading273_d2238e-87, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading273_d2238e-87[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading273_d2238e-87\"]{text-align:left;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading273_d2238e-87 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading273_d2238e-87[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading273_d2238e-87\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading273_d2238e-87 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading273_d2238e-87[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading273_d2238e-87\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h4 class=\"kt-adv-heading273_d2238e-87 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading273_d2238e-87\"><i class=\"fas fa-calendar-alt\"><\/i> OBW Information Session<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">OBW Summer Research Program drop-in information session<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>Thursday, December 11, 2026 at 9:30 a.m.<br><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/yorku.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/hVo0h3sjT82EZI6lETAf6w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Register here!<\/a><br><br>After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.<br><br><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-text-align-center is-style-large is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;The past four months have been the highlight of my life. It has truly been an incredibly enriching experience where I have profited academically, socially, culturally and personally. I highly recommend the OBW exchange to every student!&#8221;<\/p>\n<cite>Catharina, University of Guelph<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/ouinternational\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/02\/JPEG_obw-crop.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1013\" width=\"355\" height=\"132\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/ouinternational\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/02\/JPEG_obw-crop.jpg 807w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/ouinternational\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/02\/JPEG_obw-crop-300x112.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/ouinternational\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/02\/JPEG_obw-crop-768x286.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 355px) 100vw, 355px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background\" style=\"background-color:#fff7da\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The Ontario\/Baden-W\u00fcrttemberg (OBW) program offers a range of overseas exchange opportunities to undergraduate and graduate students in virtually all academic disciplines in the two partner regions. Since the program\u2019s founding in 1990, nearly 3,000 university students from the Province of Ontario (Canada) and the state of Baden-W\u00fcrttemberg (Germany) have enhanced their education through the experience of living and studying overseas. Many of the participants have spoken of their exchange as a life-changing experience, and each of them has made an important individual contribution to international understanding, cooperation, and friendship between two regions known for their cultural, economic, and scientific leadership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The OBW Program, which has frequently been hailed in Canada and in Germany as a \u201cflagship\u201d of academic internationalization, has enjoyed the active support of all its partner universities and of the governments of both Ontario and Baden-W\u00fcrttemberg. The Program\u2019s successes are the result of close cooperation between the participating universities and the coordinating offices on both sides of the Atlantic, and we take great pride in the advising and general support that we are able to offer to the students who participate.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The OBW Program brings together <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/ouinternational\/obw-ontario-universities\/\">a consortium of universities in Ontario<\/a> and all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/ouinternational\/bw-universities\/\">9 research universities in Baden-W\u00fcrttemberg<\/a> and has offices in both jurisdictions:<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading273_b695bb-61, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading273_b695bb-61[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading273_b695bb-61\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading273_b695bb-61 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading273_b695bb-61[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading273_b695bb-61\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading273_b695bb-61 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading273_b695bb-61[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading273_b695bb-61\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h5 class=\"kt-adv-heading273_b695bb-61 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-accent-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading273_b695bb-61\">In Ontario<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Program Coordinator<\/strong><br><a href=\"mailto:apoleszczuk%40ouinternational.ca\">Ms. Agnes Poleszczuk<\/a>, ¿ì²¥ÊÓƵ<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading273_2fb7ca-e3, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading273_2fb7ca-e3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading273_2fb7ca-e3\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading273_2fb7ca-e3 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading273_2fb7ca-e3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading273_2fb7ca-e3\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading273_2fb7ca-e3 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading273_2fb7ca-e3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading273_2fb7ca-e3\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h5 class=\"kt-adv-heading273_2fb7ca-e3 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mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading273_795fbc-fd img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading273_795fbc-fd[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading273_795fbc-fd\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h4 class=\"kt-adv-heading273_795fbc-fd wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-primary-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading273_795fbc-fd\">Interested in Learning More?<\/h4>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading273_9e8aa6-1a, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading273_9e8aa6-1a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading273_9e8aa6-1a\"]{text-align:center;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading273_9e8aa6-1a mark.kt-highlight, 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