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AVP International's Global Learning Award Recipients

The AVP International's Global Learning Award recognizes an individual or team (faculty or staff) who have made significant contributions to Global Learning at TMU. The recognized activity or leadership can take place either on campus or abroad.

Individual recipients receive a certificate and a one-time monetary award of $2,000 (subject to applicable deductions). Team recipients (a group of two to ten individuals) receive individual certificates and a total one-time monetary award of $3,000 (subject to applicable deductions) to be shared equally among members.

Key criteria: Service, leadership, and innovation

2025 recipient

Mehrab Mehrvar

Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science

Dr. Mehrab Mehrvar has had tremendously positive impact on education and Global Learning environment through training/mentoring graduate students and hosting diverse range of international visiting scholars for research and teaching, promoting the importance of Global Learning, developing innovative, high-quality, and academic relevant programs, and serving and supporting students to ensure their success, growth, and well-being within Global Learning programming.  While helping them in professional life, well-trained graduate students and visiting scholars are the center of his research and academic activities. He has created an effective training environment that fosters students' excitement and commitment in research and provides increased research self-efficacy.

Past recipients

  • Enriqueta Zafra
    Faculty of Arts

  • Terri Peters
    • Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science

  • The Creative School International Team
    • Sandra Chung, The Creative School
    • Sadia Kamran, The Creative School

  • Yew-Thong Leong
    Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science

  • Frederic Dimanche
    School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Ted Rogers School of Management
  • Cortona 2019 Leadership Team
    • Rana Abdel - Latif, Office of the Dean, Faculty of Communication and Design
    • Barbara Vogel, School of Interior Design, Faculty of Communication and Design