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Year: 2025

In photos: Celebrating International Week

In photos: Celebrating International Week

Western celebrated the diversity of its campus community and highlighted global opportunities during International Week, Nov. 17 to 21. Western International offered a series of activities designed to connect, engage and share cultures from around the world. Students, staff and faculty took in artistic performances on stage, tested global recipes in a cooking competition and broadened their horizons all week. Western News shares moments from International Week 2025:
Songs of Many Lands

The annual ‘Songs of Many Lands’ concert included performances in multiple languages. Musicians took to the stage in von Kuster Hall to share their songs. (Nyren Mo/Western International)

 
International Week 2025

Western International volunteers in the UCC Atrium sharing information during International Week 2025. (Nyren Mo/Western International)

 

A contestant prepares a recipe during the Cultural Cooking Showdown in the Brescia School of Food and Nutritional Sciences kitchen. (Nyren Mo/Western International)

 

Ethiopian foods including traditional injera were part of the Cultural Cooking Showdown during International Week 2025. (Nyren Mo/Western International)

 
International Week 2025

Judges taste test global dishes during the Cultural Cooking Showdown. The competition blends “culture, gastronomy and wellness in a delicious fusion of flavour and diversity.” (Nyren Mo/Western International)

 
Cultural Showcase 2025

Dancers perform during the Cultural Showcase, the kick-off event to International Week 2025, co-hosted by Western International and the University Students’ Council. (Nyren Mo/Western International)

 
Cultural Showcase 2025

The Cultural Showcase featured musical performances, dancing and many forms of art from countries around the world. (Nyren Mo/Western International)

 
International Week 2025

A wellness event offered volunteers and visitors a creative outlet during International Week 2025. Colour and Connect was hosted by Western’s Wellness & Well-Being Peer 2 Peer program. (Nyren Mo/Western International)

 
Persian concert

‘The Persian Whirl of Sound’ concert featured Iranian musicians and music students from the Don Wright Faculty of Music. (Nyren Mo/Western International)

See previous coverage of Western’s International Week celebrations here.