On September 18, the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) at NYU Shanghai opened Chronologies, a new exhibition by Singaporean artist and writer Ho Rui An, co-curated with Zian Chen. The exhibition focuses on 19th and 20th century factory workers and students in China and Asia.  

• Shanghai-based content creator Paul Ashton (the City 不 City guy) visited the Reel Deal Challenge info session on Thursday to talk about his experiences making short video content for social media. The Reel Deal invites students to make creative short video content about NYU Shanghai to be shared on our social media channels. Missed the info session? You can still register to participate.

• The Center for Career Development (CCD) co-organized a visit to S-Tron Shanghai 2025, led by Campus Ambassador Karimjon Olimjonov '28. Thousands of participants showed up to check out exhibits by more than 100 visionary companies and a series of high-impact forums, including one on next generation voice interaction interfaces featuring Professor of the Practice in Computer Science Yik-Cheung (Wilson) Tam. Watch the highlights: NYU Shanghai at S-Tron Shanghai 2025.

• Fifty-five students joined this year’s One in 24 Film Race, the annual 24-hour filmmaking challenge hosted by the 24 Frames Club. A public screening on September 18 featured ten original student films, drawing 123 audience members. Top honors went to In Passing (Wang Jingjing ’26, Tang Ziqi ’26) and Absolution (Daniel Woc ’26, Eddy Ji ’26, Nigel Dai ’26, Amelie Woc ’28, Lucy Lu ’28, Hakob Khachikyan ’28), which tied for Best Film of the Year. In Passing also won Best Screenplay, while Absolution secured the Audience Choice Award. The Contract (Jason Liu ’26, Evan Pan ’26, Amira Jaques ’26, Rudraksha Bukhanwala ’26) won the Audience Choice Award, with Jason Liu winning for Best Directing. Neither Here nor There (Anastasia Slyusar ’28, Sagrario Chan ’28, Gabriel Fernandes ’28, Junelle Belchere ’28, Isabella Martinez ’28, Haider Ali Awan ’28) earned Best Creativity Award. DisConnected (Tushig Bataa ’26, Enni Erdenebat ’26, Ermune Munkhbayar ’28, Jargalkhan Ganbold ’28, Azjargal Mergenbayar ’28) won Audience Choice Award, and Tushig Bataa was awarded with Best Performance.

The Library and Student Affairs teamed up with campus partners to launch TextbookForward, a student-centered program promoting affordability, sustainability, and community by collecting gently used textbooks and lending them to students for free. Join the Logo Contest (submission deadline: October 26, 2025) to shape its visual identity and win prizes. The winning design will appear on the project website, social media, signage, and giveaways.

— Buy42 Charity Store Executive Shujie Jiang NYU MPA '11 on on why every college student should engage in public service

On Monday, Artist Ban Lei (right) led an IMA workshop in the woodshop to share with students the creative process behind his 153 returning birds installation. Under his direction, Xeniya Kan ’29 and other students made their own wooden flutes.

• Cross-Border Learning Models

NYU Shanghai is featured in the Economic Times as one of the global universities that help students “gain broader networks, cultural agility, and access to different labor markets.”

• NYU Shanghai’s Dangdang Auditorium Unveiled

Sina Finance reported that on the unveiling ceremony of NYU Shanghai’s  Dangdang Auditorium in recognition of the longstanding generosity of Peggy Yu, co-founder and executive chairwoman of the e-commerce platform Dangdang.com.