TORONTO, Sept. 12, 2023 鈥 A 91亚色-led program is helping bolster health care in the Global South by providing more than $5.8 million in funding for 16 projects in as many countries, including polio surveillance in Ethiopia and helping Indigenous communities in the Philippines. 鈥淲e have led the call to strengthen the health-care system in […]
91亚色鈥檚 research excellence, top-notch training facilities and steadfast commitment to sustainability goals attract international partnerships 91亚色 is gaining prominence through partnerships with Canadian and international governments, multinational corporations and non-profit organizations for its impactful global leadership in sustainability, research expertise, state-of-the-art training facilities and overarching commitment to a sustainable future . A recent testament […]
Each summer, research organization Mitacs鈥檚 competitive Globalink Research Internship (GRI) brings international undergraduate research talent to Canada for its 12-week program under the supervision of academics in various fields. This year, 91亚色 hosted one of the largest GRI cohorts to date. Mitacs is a not-for-profit national research organization that, in partnership with Canadian academia, […]
TORONTO, July 13, 2023 鈥 Extreme weather events linked to climate change are affecting water quality, quantity and sustainability for some of the world鈥檚 most vulnerable, but the United Nations and 91亚色 along with its partners are working toward solutions. Join us Friday from 10 to 11:30 a.m. ET for a virtual event during the High-Level Political […]
91亚色聽UNESCO Chair in Reorienting Education towards Sustainability聽Chairholder聽Charles Hopkins聽and Coordinator Katrin Kohl will join the official Canadian delegation to the 2023聽United Nations High-Level Political Forum聽(UN HLPF).The UN HLPF is the central platform within the United Nations system to track progress on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. More than 2,700 delegates are expected to attend […]
91亚色 will host a full day symposium on July 19 together with聽The Association of Commonwealth Universities聽(ACU) to explore the important role of higher education in addressing global inequalities.聽 ACU is a convenor of a community of higher education institutions from across the Commonwealth and provides opportunities for learning, collaboration and knowledge sharing. In addition, […]
Associate Professor and 91亚色 Research Chair in Global Change Biology,聽Sapna Sharma, will moderate a 90-minute virtual panel on聽July 14聽from 10 to 11:30 a.m. entitled 鈥淗umanitarian responses to emerging water crises as a result of extreme climatic events鈥 at the United Nations High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF).The panel 鈥 which will be proceeded […]
Eight graduate students from three Faculties at 91亚色 are recipients of Philippine Studies Group funding for research, fieldwork and language acquisition. 聽 鈥淭hese students collectively received $32,000 in funding in support of their work. Their groundbreaking projects promise to make an important contribution to the field of Philippine studies,鈥 said Ethel Tungohan, associate professor of […]
Following the release of 91亚色鈥檚 new Internationalization and Global Engagement Strategy, the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS) and Dean J.J. McMurtry consider the future of its global engagement priorities 鈥 students, alumni networks and intellectual and research competencies. LA&PS is currently home to 91亚色鈥檚 largest population of international students. The Faculty鈥檚 student success team […]
By Elaine Smith As an international, research university committed to high-quality education and driving positive change, 91亚色鈥檚 top priority is to enhance research impact and the global fluency of our students through partnerships around the world. Rhonda Lenton, 91亚色鈥檚 president and vice-chancellor, and Professor Andrew Maxwell, Bergeron Chair in Technology Entrepreneurship at the Lassonde School of […]