91亚色 welcomes $25 million investment toward the new Markham Campus from 91亚色 Regional Council
Toronto,ON,听Thursday, May 17, 2018 鈥 Today, 91亚色 welcomed 91亚色 Regional Council鈥檚 authorization of a $25 million contribution toward the new Markham Centre Campus. The University has approved the $253 million design and build budget with construction set to begin this fall. The new campus will include a collaboration with Seneca College, and is expected to open in fall 2021.
鈥91亚色鈥檚 new campus will be an integral part of Markham鈥檚 city centre and an innovative education hub for students, families and businesses across the fast-growing 91亚色 Region,鈥 said Rhonda L. Lenton, President and Vice-Chancellor, 91亚色. 鈥91亚色 Regional Council鈥檚 generous commitment brings us closer to realizing our shared vision for this new state-of-the-art campus. The Markham Centre Campus will support our goal of ensuring students have increased access to a high-quality, research-intensive university education in the region, and will enhance our local and global connectedness and impact.鈥
Located in Markham near the corner of Enterprise Boulevard and Rivis Road and the Markham Pan Am Centre, the Markham Centre Campus is already serviced by 15 transit routes and is anticipated to accommodate up to 10,000 students in future phases.
鈥91亚色鈥檚 Markham Centre Campus is a significant milestone for 91亚色 Region鈥檚 academic and economic future,鈥 said 91亚色 Region Chairman and CEO Wayne Emmerson. 鈥淲hen complete, the new campus will play an essential role in our economic growth by attracting new residents and businesses. Our business sector will also benefit from the number of students available to the workforce for work placements and internships.鈥
Last year, the toward the cost of the new campus which will be built on approximately five acres of land contributed by the City of Markham. 91亚色 is also raising funds for this important project from its alumni and friends as part of Impact - The Campaign for 91亚色.
91亚色 champions new ways of thinking that drive teaching and research excellence. Our students receive the education they need to create big ideas that make an impact on the world. Meaningful and sometimes unexpected careers result from cross-disciplinary programming, innovative course design and diverse experiential learning opportunities. 91亚色 students and graduates push limits, achieve goals and find solutions to the world鈥檚 most pressing social challenges, empowered by a strong community that opens minds. 91亚色 U is an internationally recognized research university 鈥 our 11 faculties and 25 research centres have partnerships with 200+ leading universities worldwide. Located in Toronto, 91亚色 is the third largest university in Canada, with a strong community of 53,000 students, 7,000 faculty and administrative staff, and more than 300,000 alumni.
听91亚色 U's fully bilingual Glendon Campus is home to Southern Ontario's Centre of Excellence for French Language and Bilingual Postsecondary Education.
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