Recruitment / en More Ontario high school students rank 勛圖惇蹋 first in university applications /news/more-ontario-high-school-students-rank-u-t-first-university-applications <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">More Ontario high school students rank 勛圖惇蹋 first in university applications</span> <div class="field field--name-field-featured-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="eager" srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/2019-01-25-applications-resized.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=4RubHFsY 370w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_740/public/2019-01-25-applications-resized.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=xcqipmqA 740w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_1110/public/2019-01-25-applications-resized.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=MFQ-WxeF 1110w" sizes="(min-width:1200px) 1110px, (max-width: 1199px) 80vw, (max-width: 767px) 90vw, (max-width: 575px) 95vw" width="740" height="494" src="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/2019-01-25-applications-resized.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=4RubHFsY" alt="Photo from Ontario Universities' Fair"> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>geoff.vendeville</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2019-01-28T00:00:00-05:00" title="Monday, January 28, 2019 - 00:00" class="datetime">Mon, 01/28/2019 - 00:00</time> </span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Cutline</div> <div class="field__item">A visitor picks up promotional material at the 勛圖惇蹋 exhibitor booth at last fall's Ontario Universities' Fair. More Ontario high school students, domestic and international, ranked 勛圖惇蹋 first in applications (photo by Geoffrey Vendeville) </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-topic field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Topic</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/topics/our-community" hreflang="en">Our Community</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-story-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/future-students" hreflang="en">Future Students</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/rankings" hreflang="en">Rankings</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/recruitment" hreflang="en">Recruitment</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/undergraduate-students" hreflang="en">Undergraduate Students</a></div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>The share of Ontario high school students applying to university who made the University of Toronto&nbsp;their top choice is the largest in more than a decade, with the number of applicants ranking 勛圖惇蹋 first&nbsp;up by 4.1 per cent over last year.&nbsp;</p> <p>About 16.2 per cent of applicants from Ontario made 勛圖惇蹋 their No. 1 choice&nbsp; the highest share since 2003. The preliminary results were released this week by the&nbsp;Ontario Universities Application Centre.</p> <p>勛圖惇蹋 has benefited from its status as one of the top universities as measured by major international rankings, says&nbsp;<strong>Ken Withers</strong>, director of 勛圖惇蹋's office of student recruitment. The university&nbsp;is first in Canada and among the top 30 universities in the world in major rankings, including the&nbsp;<a href="/news/u-t-s-reputation-lands-it-among-top-30-global-universities">QS World&nbsp;University Rankings</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="/news/u-t-makes-gains-list-universities-best-global-reputations">Times Higher Education</a>.</p> <p>Students and parents are more and more savvy about looking for value for their education dollar, Withers says.&nbsp;We're so highly ranked in so many program areas, ranging from the humanities, to social sciences, engineering, Rotman commerce and more. Students are saying,&nbsp;If I'm going to university, I&nbsp; want to go to one of the best.</p> <p>The increase in first-choice applications to 勛圖惇蹋 in Ontario outpaced the overall increase in applications across the province, which was 2.6 per cent.</p> <p>It's an especially&nbsp;good sign, Withers says, since demographic pressures, such as falling fertility rates across the country since the baby boom, have meant universities are competing in an increasingly crowded marketplace.</p> <p>The good news for 勛圖惇蹋 doesn't just cover Ontario high school students, Withers adds. We're seeing growth in virtually every market, he says, including a significant increase in applicants from British Columbia.</p> <p>Withers says his office has taken a different approach to recruiting at the <a href="/news/u-t-says-hello-prospective-students-ontario-universities-fair">Ontario Universities Fair</a>, having created specific material for the event that attracts an estimated 135,000 prospective students over three days in the fall. The office has also made changes to its website and messaging.&nbsp;</p> <p>However, the results arent due to the work of a single department of the university, he says, but to the efforts of the tri-campus 勛圖惇蹋 community as a whole.&nbsp; All we do is make sure the messaging is consistent, but its the university community thats really reinforcing our reputation.</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-home-page-banner field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">News home page banner</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Mon, 28 Jan 2019 05:00:00 +0000 geoff.vendeville 151885 at U.S. students head north on Thanksgiving weekend for 勛圖惇蹋 tour /news/us-students-head-north-thanksgiving-weekend-u-t-tour <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">U.S. students head north on Thanksgiving weekend for 勛圖惇蹋 tour</span> <div class="field field--name-field-featured-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="eager" srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/Laura%20%28lead%29.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=PlLvmcgV 370w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_740/public/Laura%20%28lead%29.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=-3sekS2o 740w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_1110/public/Laura%20%28lead%29.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=ps2UtI9T 1110w" sizes="(min-width:1200px) 1110px, (max-width: 1199px) 80vw, (max-width: 767px) 90vw, (max-width: 575px) 95vw" width="740" height="494" src="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/Laura%20%28lead%29.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=PlLvmcgV" alt="Students walking on campus"> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>geoff.vendeville</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2017-11-24T12:31:49-05:00" title="Friday, November 24, 2017 - 12:31" class="datetime">Fri, 11/24/2017 - 12:31</time> </span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Cutline</div> <div class="field__item">(photo by Laura Pedersen)</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-author-reporters field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/authors-reporters/geoffrey-vendeville" hreflang="en">Geoffrey Vendeville</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-topic field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Topic</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/topics/city-culture" hreflang="en">City &amp; Culture</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-story-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/cities" hreflang="en">Cities</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/global" hreflang="en">Global</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/international-students" hreflang="en">International Students</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/recruitment" hreflang="en">Recruitment</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/undergraduate-students" hreflang="en">Undergraduate Students</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-subheadline field--type-string-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Subheadline</div> <div class="field__item"> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><div>About 51 million people in the United States are expected to travel far from home for Thanksgiving. And some are pairing the weekend of turkey dinners and family reunions with a first visit to the University of Toronto.</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>The university is planning to welcome 100 U.S. students and their families on Saturday for&nbsp;a tour of the downtown Toronto campus, featuring lectures by faculty and a guided visit of 勛圖惇蹋 residences. In the last year, the university <a href="/news/surge-international-applications-continues-u-t">received a flurry of applications from students abroad</a>, including the United States, and many Americans have decided to go north for their studies.&nbsp;</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>The university welcomed 225 new international students from the U.S. this fall an 81-per-cent jump from the same time last year, says <strong>Richard Levin</strong>, 勛圖惇蹋's executive director of enrolment services. This excludes American students who were Canadian citizens or permanent residents. The new U.S. students come from 34 different states.</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>The weekend tour will bring some American high school juniors and seniors face to face with 勛圖惇蹋 faculty in different fields, from architecture to neuroscience.&nbsp;</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>It was on such a visit that <strong>Jaimi Foster</strong> fell in love with the campus and Toronto three years ago. Having spent much of her life in a suburb of Phoenix, Ariz., she was determined to study in a cosmopolitan city.</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>It was so incredible to see the campus bordered by four main streets, she says. You can step off and have any resource in the world that you wanted.</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div><img alt="Jami Foster" class="media-image attr__typeof__foaf:Image img__fid__6900 img__view_mode__media_original attr__format__media_original" src="/sites/default/files/Jamie-Foster-web-embed.jpg" style="width: 750px; height: 500px;" typeof="foaf:Image"><br> <em>Jaimi Foster, seen here in the Trinity College quad, came to 勛圖惇蹋 from Arizona (photo by Geoffrey Vendeville)</em></div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>She isnt surprised so many American students are moving north for their studies,&nbsp;<a href="/news/u-t-ranked-no-1-canada-one-world-s-top-10-public-universities">given 勛圖惇蹋's reputation</a> and the political climate in the U.S. Unfortunately, whether they mean it or not, the current [Trump] administration gives off a vibe that says, Hey, not everyone is welcome here.</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>In contrast, Canada feels like a safe haven where everyone can go, she adds.</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>In her first semester, she spent much of her free time exploring Chinatown, the Annex and other neighbourhoods on hours-long walks with friends. One of their favourite haunts is Trinity Bellwoods Park in the west end, where they like to read among the picnickers and tennis players.</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>At 勛圖惇蹋, she studies international relations and history. She keeps busy outside of class and the library with Varsity tennis practices, weekly mindfulness classes and meetings of the American Culture Club. One highlight was a summer abroad organized through Hart House, working in social media for a startup in Helsinki.</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>All these memories and more will be the topic of discussion when she meets with prospective U.S. students touring the campus on Saturday. She has worked as a campus tour guide before, so she expects the usual questions about 勛圖惇蹋s college system and Canadian winters.&nbsp;</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>She had many of the same questions not so long ago. And despite extensive research on the university and the city, some mysteries about life in Canada werent resolved until weeks after she moved.</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>I didnt know what zed was for four months, she says, laughing.&nbsp;</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-home-page-banner field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">News home page banner</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Fri, 24 Nov 2017 17:31:49 +0000 geoff.vendeville 122978 at 勛圖惇蹋 says hello to prospective students at Ontario Universities' Fair /news/u-t-says-hello-prospective-students-ontario-universities-fair <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">勛圖惇蹋 says hello to prospective students at Ontario Universities' Fair</span> <div class="field field--name-field-featured-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="eager" srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/20170922---Jonah-Toth%2C-Emily-Sparks-and-Nish-Chankar-.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=Jo4rgIq0 370w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_740/public/20170922---Jonah-Toth%2C-Emily-Sparks-and-Nish-Chankar-.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=OYIgMXLF 740w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_1110/public/20170922---Jonah-Toth%2C-Emily-Sparks-and-Nish-Chankar-.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=FGRFTkM8 1110w" sizes="(min-width:1200px) 1110px, (max-width: 1199px) 80vw, (max-width: 767px) 90vw, (max-width: 575px) 95vw" width="740" height="494" src="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/20170922---Jonah-Toth%2C-Emily-Sparks-and-Nish-Chankar-.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=Jo4rgIq0" alt="Jonah Toth, Emily Sparks and Nish Chankar"> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>geoff.vendeville</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2017-09-22T11:42:15-04:00" title="Friday, September 22, 2017 - 11:42" class="datetime">Fri, 09/22/2017 - 11:42</time> </span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Cutline</div> <div class="field__item">Students Jonah Toth, Emily Sparks and Nish Chankar answered visitors' questions at the Ontario Universities' Fair (photo by Geoffrey Vendeville) </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-author-reporters field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/authors-reporters/geoffrey-vendeville" hreflang="en">Geoffrey Vendeville</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-author-legacy field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Author legacy</div> <div class="field__item">Geoffrey Vendeville</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-topic field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Topic</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/topics/city-culture" hreflang="en">City &amp; Culture</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-story-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/recruitment" hreflang="en">Recruitment</a></div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>The most common question <strong>Josh Tejolan</strong> gets at the Ontario Universities Fair is if he likes it at the University of Toronto.</p> <p>The short answer: Yes.&nbsp;The reason? I love the feel of the university being its own little city within the city, the fourth-year student said.</p> <p>Tejolan was at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre on Friday with other students, faculty and administrators to answer the questions of prospective students and their families. As a seasoned campus tour guide, he knows his stuff. He has often taken visitors around the downtown Toronto campus, introducing them to the university's seven colleges, its residences and facilities.</p> <p>The highlight of the tour is usually the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library in Robarts Library, he said. The collection is home to 740,000 rare volumes, including <a href="/news/handmaid-s-tale-margaret-atwood-s-handwritten-first-draft-u-t-s-fisher-library">handwritten manuscripts of alumna <strong>Margaret Atwood</strong>'s <em>The Handmaid's Tale</em></a>.&nbsp;</p> <p>Everyones always kind of amazed when they walk in, he said. You hear, Wow and a lot of gasps.</p> <p>More than 135,000 people are expected to visit the fair, which runs until Sunday. 勛圖惇蹋s booth is the the most popular by far, said <strong>Ken Withers</strong>, director of the office of student recruitment.</p> <p><iframe allowfullscreen class="giphy-embed" frameborder="0" height="480" src="https://giphy.com/embed/mD6UfAcBxZskM" width="270"></iframe></p> <p><em>Inside the&nbsp;Metro Toronto Convention Centre on Friday, as prospective students visit the&nbsp;Ontario Universities Fair (Geoffrey Vendeville)</em></p> <p>Each of Ontarios 21 universities has an exhibitor booth, but 勛圖惇蹋 stands out partly because it offers a unique global experience, he said.</p> <p>We have a huge complement of students from all over the world, and thats attractive to students here in Ontario who may not have the opportunity always to travel.</p> <p><a href="/about-u-of-t/quick-facts">In fact</a>, about one in five students across the university is an international student.</p> <p>Students get a [global] experience in classrooms and in the co-curricular parts of the school that theyre not going to see at every university, Withers added.</p> <p>Another big draw is the flexibility of programs, he said. 勛圖惇蹋 offers more than 700 to choose from.</p> <p><img alt="Picking up a pamphlet" class="media-image attr__typeof__foaf:Image img__fid__6111 img__view_mode__media_original attr__format__media_original" src="/sites/default/files/20170922%20-%20Picking%20up%20a%20pamphlet.jpg" style="width: 750px; height: 500px;" typeof="foaf:Image"><br> <em>A visitor picks up promotional material at the 勛圖惇蹋 exhibitor booth at the Ontario Universities' Fair (photo by Geoffrey Vendeville)&nbsp;</em></p> <p>Visitors to 勛圖惇蹋's exhibitor booth can chat with current students, faculty and administrators to get a better sense of <a href="/news/u-t-ranked-no-1-canada-one-world-s-top-10-public-universities">Canadas top-ranked university, also one of the top-10 public universities</a> in the world, according to a recent Times Higher Education ranking. They also receive a badge that they can scan&nbsp;at the booth, which allows the university to send students more information tailored to their specific interests.</p> <p>But to really get to know 勛圖惇蹋, students and their families are encouraged to see the campus for themselves. There is no better time to visit than <a href="http://future.utoronto.ca/fallcampusdays">Fall Campus Day</a>, open houses at the downtown Toronto campus (Oct. 21), 勛圖惇蹋 Mississauga (Oct. 22) and 勛圖惇蹋 Scarborough (Nov. 18). &nbsp;</p> <p>The three great campuses are fully developed, Withers said. There is no satellite campus. Each one has unique spaces and its own strengths.</p> <p>By the end of their visit, prospective students should have a good idea of whether 勛圖惇蹋 is right for them. We want them to come to the university, have a great experience and be very successful, Withers said. "Theyre going to do that if they find a great fit, and this is the first step towards that journey.&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-home-page-banner field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">News home page banner</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Fri, 22 Sep 2017 15:42:15 +0000 geoff.vendeville 116817 at Surge in international applications continues at 勛圖惇蹋 /news/surge-international-applications-continues-u-t <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Surge in international applications continues at 勛圖惇蹋</span> <div class="field field--name-field-featured-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="eager" srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/20170511%20-%20Rishabh%20Mundhra%20leaning%20in%20Sir%20Dan%27s%20quad%20%28for%20web%20lead%29_0.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=vq0UJPhe 370w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_740/public/20170511%20-%20Rishabh%20Mundhra%20leaning%20in%20Sir%20Dan%27s%20quad%20%28for%20web%20lead%29_0.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=pqprz6UR 740w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_1110/public/20170511%20-%20Rishabh%20Mundhra%20leaning%20in%20Sir%20Dan%27s%20quad%20%28for%20web%20lead%29_0.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=YtVW_6JT 1110w" sizes="(min-width:1200px) 1110px, (max-width: 1199px) 80vw, (max-width: 767px) 90vw, (max-width: 575px) 95vw" width="740" height="494" src="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/20170511%20-%20Rishabh%20Mundhra%20leaning%20in%20Sir%20Dan%27s%20quad%20%28for%20web%20lead%29_0.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=vq0UJPhe" alt="Rishabh Mundhra picture"> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>geoff.vendeville</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2017-05-12T13:57:27-04:00" title="Friday, May 12, 2017 - 13:57" class="datetime">Fri, 05/12/2017 - 13:57</time> </span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Cutline</div> <div class="field__item">Rishabh Mundhra, a mechanical engineering student from Mumbai, is going into his last year at 勛圖惇蹋. The university's top-ranked engineering program is what drew him to Toronto, he says (photo by Geoffrey Vendeville)</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-author-reporters field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/authors-reporters/geoffrey-vendeville" hreflang="en">Geoffrey Vendeville</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-author-legacy field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Author legacy</div> <div class="field__item">Geoffrey Vendeville</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-topic field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Topic</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/topics/our-community" hreflang="en">Our Community</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-story-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/international" hreflang="en">International</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/global" hreflang="en">Global</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/students" hreflang="en">Students</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/faculty-applied-science-engineering" hreflang="en">Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/undergraduate-students" hreflang="en">Undergraduate Students</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/recruitment" hreflang="en">Recruitment</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-subheadline field--type-string-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Subheadline</div> <div class="field__item">Toronto in particular is seen as a positive place to study, and people feel welcome here"</div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>From Australia to Zimbabwe, students from abroad are applying to the University of Toronto in record numbers.&nbsp;</p> <p>For the seven months leading up to May 1, international applications are up 24 per cent.&nbsp;The university has seen an across-the-board increase in interest from the three countries that are its top sources of international students:&nbsp;China, India and the United States.&nbsp;</p> <p><img alt="Graphic of international applications to May 1" class="media-image attr__typeof__foaf:Image img__fid__4587 img__view_mode__media_original attr__format__media_original" src="/sites/default/files/2017%20International%20Applicants%20graphic%20by%20Mel%20Racho.jpg" style="width: 705px; height: 500px;" typeof="foaf:Image"><br> <em>International applications&nbsp;</em><em>from many countries&nbsp;</em><em>have risen significantly in the seven months leading up to May 1, 2017 (graphic by Mel Racho)</em></p> <p><strong>Rishabh Mundhra</strong> came to 勛圖惇蹋&nbsp;from Mumbai for the university's mechanical engineering program, <a href="http://www.engineering.utoronto.ca/about/facts-figures/">consistently ranked</a> first in the country and top-15 in North America.</p> <p>Now going into his final semesters after a <a href="http://engineeringcareers.utoronto.ca/internship-programs/pey/">Professional Experience Year (PEY)</a> at Toronto Hydro, Mundhra says the school and the city have exceeded his expectations.</p> <p>He was particularly impressed with the diversity of Toronto.</p> <p>Everybody is equal, and all the cultures are given an equal platform to prosper and thrive, which is a great achievement for any international city,&nbsp;he said.&nbsp;</p> <p>The surge in interest from particular countries such as&nbsp;the U.S. and India can be attributed to the perception of Canada as a particularly welcoming, stable, tolerant and inclusive destination&nbsp;amid a climate of political uncertainty around the world, said <strong>Richard Levin</strong>, executive director of enrolment services and university registrar.</p> <p>Toronto in particular is seen as a positive place to study, and people feel welcome here.&nbsp;</p> <p>At the same time, the university has ramped up its outreach efforts in the U.S. recently with dedicated recruiters and admissions officers. In general over the last few years, 勛圖惇蹋 has also been making earlier offers of admission in January or February to international and domestic students, Levin said.</p> <h3><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/17/us/is-it-safe-foreign-students-consider-college-in-donald-trumps-us.html"><em>The New York Times</em>&nbsp;writes about spike in American interest in 勛圖惇蹋&nbsp;</a></h3> <p>The fact that 勛圖惇蹋 is a magnet for international students is a big advantage in a highly integrated and globalized world, he added.</p> <p>What a great thing to come out of university with friends in three, four or five different countries Levin said.</p> <p>Although the university saw <a href="/news/after-trump-win-surge-visits-u-t-web-site-american-international-students">a sharp increase in U.S. applications after the presidential election</a> in November, many prospective American students said their decision wasn't only based on politics.&nbsp;</p> <p>I liked the programs they offered, and I thought it was a great fit for me so the president and the election just kind of played a small factor in it,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/db827b0d7ea247788199032cebe18e23/college-canada-after-trumps-win-more-us-consider-it">Rebekah Robinson told <em>The Associated Press</em></a> at a 勛圖惇蹋 event in Washington D.C.</p> <h3><a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/canadian-universities-see-rise-in-us-applicants/article33713288/">See&nbsp;<em>The Globe and Mail </em>story about increase in U.S. applications to 勛圖惇蹋</a></h3> <h3><a href="http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/international-applications-to-canadian-universities-surge-after-trump-election-1.3407497">Read <em>The Canadian Press </em>story</a></h3> <p>&nbsp;</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-home-page-banner field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">News home page banner</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Fri, 12 May 2017 17:57:27 +0000 geoff.vendeville 107520 at Prospective U.S. students check out 勛圖惇蹋 in record numbers /news/prospective-us-students-check-out-u-t-record-numbers <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Prospective U.S. students check out 勛圖惇蹋 in record numbers </span> <div class="field field--name-field-featured-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="eager" srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/US%20students%20main%202.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=lmmGnpu9 370w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_740/public/US%20students%20main%202.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=Gi7od2sO 740w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_1110/public/US%20students%20main%202.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=2OipqDT0 1110w" sizes="(min-width:1200px) 1110px, (max-width: 1199px) 80vw, (max-width: 767px) 90vw, (max-width: 575px) 95vw" width="740" height="494" src="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/US%20students%20main%202.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=lmmGnpu9" alt="Photo of U.S. students"> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>Romi Levine</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2017-04-10T14:29:33-04:00" title="Monday, April 10, 2017 - 14:29" class="datetime">Mon, 04/10/2017 - 14:29</time> </span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Cutline</div> <div class="field__item">Anna Jasinska joins fellow U.S.-based high school students, checking out 勛圖惇蹋's downtown Toronto campus (photo by Romi Levine)</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-author-reporters field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/authors-reporters/romi-levine" hreflang="en">Romi Levine</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-author-legacy field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Author legacy</div> <div class="field__item">Romi Levine</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-topic field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Topic</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/topics/city-culture" hreflang="en">City &amp; Culture</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-story-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/recruitment" hreflang="en">Recruitment</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/us" hreflang="en">U.S.</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/undergraduate-education" hreflang="en">Undergraduate Education</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/students" hreflang="en">Students</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/international" hreflang="en">International</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/global" hreflang="en">Global</a></div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>When <strong>Marshall Hildreth</strong> was applying for universities, he only had one school in mind University of Toronto.</p> <p>I was looking for a really good school off the bat, said Hildreth, who lives in Fonda, a town close to Albany, New York. I wanted some place that not only allowed me to grow, but grow in a direction I really wanted to go in &nbsp;not just&nbsp;academics. 勛圖惇蹋 has&nbsp;800 clubs. Chinatown is right next door. The diversity here it's just a well needed breath of fresh air if you're from a small town.</p> <p>Hildreth, who has&nbsp;never before visited Toronto, said he accepted his&nbsp;勛圖惇蹋 offer and is looking forward to studying international relations this&nbsp;fall in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science.</p> <p>He&nbsp;was one of 79 students who attended a recruitment event at 勛圖惇蹋s downtown Toronto campus on Saturday for U.S.-based students who have received offers of admission from the university more than double the number of students who came to a similar event last year.</p> <p>Students from 16 states were in attendance, from New York to California. Organizers said 74 per cent of them&nbsp;have already accepted their offer.</p> <h3><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2017/03/27/ill-be-in-canada-more-students-are-looking-to-head-north/?utm_term=.e7640076108c">Read more about U.S. student interest in Canadian universities</a></h3> <p>There's been growing interest from people around the world in coming to this great university and this great city, said&nbsp;<strong>Ted Sargent</strong>, 勛圖惇蹋s vice-president, international, to the&nbsp;group of prospective students and their families attending the event.</p> <p><img alt class="media-image attr__typeof__foaf:Image img__fid__4191 img__view_mode__media_original attr__format__media_original" src="/sites/default/files/Sargent%20embed.jpg" style="width: 750px; height: 500px; margin: 10px;" typeof="foaf:Image"><br> <em>The rate of students accepting our offers has gone up at an even higher rate than the application and the admission rate,&nbsp;said Sargent (photo by Romi Levine)</em></p> <p>There has been an 80 per cent increase in U.S student applications to 勛圖惇蹋, compared to the year before, Sargent said.</p> <p>Students tell us that coming to the University of Toronto is choosing to go to a city and a campus that is safe, that is vibrant and growing, and that is diverse, said Sargent.</p> <p><strong>Richard Levin</strong>, executive director, enrolment services, and university registrar, talked with students about 勛圖惇蹋's famed <a href="/news/ghosts-of-u-of-t">ghost stories</a>, some of the <a href="/news/edible-midterm-u-t-history-students-serve-curry-their-final-history-grade">quirky courses</a> available and the Hogwarts-like architecture.</p> <p>One thing about 勛圖惇蹋 is there's an incredible diversity of spaces and places, he said. There are&nbsp;still places I haven't discovered.</p> <p><img alt class="media-image attr__typeof__foaf:Image img__fid__4192 img__view_mode__media_original attr__format__media_original" src="/sites/default/files/Richard%20Levin%20embed.jpg" style="width: 750px; height: 500px; margin: 10px;" typeof="foaf:Image"><br> <em>Beyond academics, there are a lot of fun things to do and see at 勛圖惇蹋, Levin said (photo by Romi Levine)</em></p> <p><strong>Anna Jasinska</strong>, who was accepted into the architecture program at the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design, said she likes the way the university is very much a part of the city.</p> <p>I visited Toronto last year and fell in love with the city, and I liked that the university is right at the centre, said&nbsp;Jasinska, who came from a suburb of Chicago.</p> <p>Other students cited 勛圖惇蹋s top-notch academic reputation and the opportunity to experience something new in a different country.</p> <p>One student <strong>Nanami Sumimoto</strong> who is originally from Japan but lives in Cupertino, California, was excited about the prospect of being on a snowy campus.</p> <p>In California, there's no snow so the first thing I noticed is that it's really cold, says Sumimoto, who would like to eventually study neuroscience.</p> <p>Many of the parents in attendance were incredibly supportive of their childrens desire to study in Canada. &nbsp;</p> <p>I think it's wonderful for many reasons &nbsp;mostly because it's safer on this side of the border and&nbsp;also because she would get a more global perspective, said Kathryn Sitter, from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Her daughter, <strong>Kyra Bingham</strong>, has received an offer of admission from the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science. &nbsp;</p> <p>Saturdays event gave students a taste of campus life. They got to check out residences, tour their future colleges, peek into classrooms and explore the surrounding downtown neighbourhoods.</p> <p>Hildreth said&nbsp;勛圖惇蹋 will be a new beginning in a place where he feels that he fits right in.</p> <p>Being here for the first time, and&nbsp;that excitement of being in a new country and a new campus,&nbsp;really mixed well to bring an atmosphere of home, he said.&nbsp;</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-home-page-banner field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">News home page banner</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Mon, 10 Apr 2017 18:29:33 +0000 Romi Levine 106687 at 'I'll be in Canada!': applications from international students jump, Washington Post, New York Times report /news/i-ll-be-canada-applications-international-students-jump-washington-post-new-york-times-report <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">'I'll be in Canada!': applications from international students jump, Washington Post, New York Times report</span> <div class="field field--name-field-featured-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="eager" srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/2017-03-27-victoria-college.jpg?h=2fe880c3&amp;itok=k5w04bBv 370w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_740/public/2017-03-27-victoria-college.jpg?h=2fe880c3&amp;itok=9i3x0SAd 740w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_1110/public/2017-03-27-victoria-college.jpg?h=2fe880c3&amp;itok=JP349OLw 1110w" sizes="(min-width:1200px) 1110px, (max-width: 1199px) 80vw, (max-width: 767px) 90vw, (max-width: 575px) 95vw" width="740" height="494" src="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/2017-03-27-victoria-college.jpg?h=2fe880c3&amp;itok=k5w04bBv" alt="photo of Victoria University"> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>ullahnor</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2017-03-27T11:55:40-04:00" title="Monday, March 27, 2017 - 11:55" class="datetime">Mon, 03/27/2017 - 11:55</time> </span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Cutline</div> <div class="field__item">The stately Victoria College at the University of Toronto was featured in the Washington Post story (photo by Diana Tyszko)</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-topic field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Topic</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/topics/global-lens" hreflang="en">Global Lens</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-story-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/recruitment" hreflang="en">Recruitment</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/us" hreflang="en">U.S.</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/ranking" hreflang="en">Ranking</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/students" hreflang="en">Students</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/undergraduate-education" hreflang="en">Undergraduate Education</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/artificial-intelligence" hreflang="en">Artificial Intelligence</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/international" hreflang="en">International</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/global" hreflang="en">Global</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/trump" hreflang="en">Trump</a></div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Applications from international students have increased at universities across Canada and at 勛圖惇蹋, applications from American students are up almost 80 per cent, <em>The Washington Post</em>&nbsp;reports.</p> <p><strong>Ted Sargent</strong>, 勛圖惇蹋's vice-president, international, told the Post that international applicants cite 勛圖惇蹋's academic excellence &nbsp;its ranking as one of the best universities&nbsp;in the world and among the top five public institutions globally&nbsp;&nbsp;and the sense that studying abroad, and at 勛圖惇蹋 specifically, will enhance their ability to get a job.</p> <p>Many also like that the university and the country&nbsp;are so global, the Post<em> </em>reported Monday.</p> <p>A lot of people know that half of the people in Toronto were not born in Canada, Sargent<strong>&nbsp;</strong>told the Post. Canada is a place that is focused on attracting talent from around the world.</p> <p>The university has long signaled that its doors were open to the world, Sargent said. That messaging about diversity and inclusivity is very resonant today.</p> <h3><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2017/03/27/ill-be-in-canada-more-students-are-looking-to-head-north/?utm_term=.7f53a593033f">Read&nbsp;<em>The Washington Post</em>&nbsp;story</a></h3> <p><img alt class="media-image attr__typeof__foaf:Image img__fid__3950 img__view_mode__media_original attr__format__media_original" src="/sites/default/files/trinity%20college.jpg" style="font-size: 13px; width: 750px; height: 500px;" typeof="foaf:Image"></p> <p><em>A photo of a student at Trinity College was also featured in </em>The Washington Post <em>story (photo by Makeda Marc-Ali)</em></p> <p>The<em> Post </em>story also highlighted the personal experiences of a number of students from the United States. Rebekah Robinson, a high school senior from Maryland, told the Post that, as an African American, she was drawn to Toronto for its academic reputation and climate, as well as the diversity in the city. Andrew Hong, a 17-year-old from New Jersey, told the Post&nbsp;he was eager to come&nbsp;to&nbsp;Toronto next fall, to study artificial intelligence at a top-ranked university. The tuition isnt high compared to many U.S. schools, and the exchange rate makes it particularly affordable, he said.</p> <p>The article also featured Brown University PhD student Khaled Almilaji, who has been stranded in Turkey since the Trump travel ban in January and&nbsp;is considering coming to 勛圖惇蹋.&nbsp;His wife is&nbsp;pregnant with their first child and&nbsp;still in Rhode Island. The Syrian citizen was working on a masters in public health at Brown&nbsp;when his visa was revoked during the first U.S. travel ban while he was on a research trip to Turkey. The University of Toronto has offered him a scholarship.&nbsp;</p> <p>If I dont get the visa, Ill be in Canada, he told&nbsp;<em>The Washington</em>&nbsp;<em>Post</em>.</p> <p>The&nbsp;<em>New York Times</em>&nbsp;also explored the impact of the Trump travel ban on Canadian universities, in an article published on March 24.</p> <p>Many Canadian universities are seeing a sharp increase in international student applications while foreign applications to many colleges in the United States have declined, The Times reported.</p> <p>The<em> </em>Times<em> </em>said 勛圖惇蹋 recorded a stunning 80 percent leap in applications from the United States in the 12-month period ending in March, compared with the same period a year earlier.</p> <p>The University of Torontos trends are the opposite of those found among 250 American colleges surveyed last month by the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers, the article said.</p> <p>While the survey reported 26 percent of United States schools surveyed saw a decline in applications from India and 39 percent saw a decline in those from the Middle East, the University of Toronto has seen a 60 percent increase in applications from India and a 54 percent increase from the United Arab Emirates alone, the <em>Times</em> reported.</p> <h3><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/24/world/americas/canada-toronto-school-trips-united-states-travel-ban.html?_r=0">Read <em>The New York Times</em> article</a></h3> <h3><a href="http://tvo.org/video/programs/the-agenda-with-steve-paikin/ontario-universities-and-the-trump-bump">See interview on TVO</a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-home-page-banner field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">News home page banner</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Mon, 27 Mar 2017 15:55:40 +0000 ullahnor 106223 at 勛圖惇蹋 students have 'Googliness,' says Google exec /news/u-t-students-have-googliness-says-google-exec <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">勛圖惇蹋 students have 'Googliness,' says Google exec</span> <div class="field field--name-field-featured-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="eager" srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/gertler-and-harrison.jpg?h=e95b51fc&amp;itok=_ztCHiBc 370w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_740/public/gertler-and-harrison.jpg?h=e95b51fc&amp;itok=qa-nbev- 740w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_1110/public/gertler-and-harrison.jpg?h=e95b51fc&amp;itok=2jEq1_6z 1110w" sizes="(min-width:1200px) 1110px, (max-width: 1199px) 80vw, (max-width: 767px) 90vw, (max-width: 575px) 95vw" width="740" height="494" src="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/gertler-and-harrison.jpg?h=e95b51fc&amp;itok=_ztCHiBc" alt="A picture of 勛圖惇蹋 president Meric Gertler and Google's Don Harrison"> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>geoff.vendeville</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2017-03-10T15:30:44-05:00" title="Friday, March 10, 2017 - 15:30" class="datetime">Fri, 03/10/2017 - 15:30</time> </span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Cutline</div> <div class="field__item">勛圖惇蹋 President Meric Gertler spoke with Don Harrison, a graduate of 勛圖惇蹋's Faculty of Law, at Google about his university experience (photo by Rebecca Wilkowski Photography)</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-author-reporters field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/authors-reporters/geoffrey-vendeville" hreflang="en">Geoffrey Vendeville</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-author-legacy field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Author legacy</div> <div class="field__item">Geoffrey Vendeville </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-topic field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Topic</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/topics/global-lens" hreflang="en">Global Lens</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-story-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/google" hreflang="en">Google</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/geoffrey-hinton" hreflang="en">Geoffrey Hinton</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/global" hreflang="en">Global</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/recruitment" hreflang="en">Recruitment</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/us-recruitment" hreflang="en">U.S Recruitment</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-subheadline field--type-string-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Subheadline</div> <div class="field__item">Don Harrison, a graduate of 勛圖惇蹋's law school, speaks to prospective students</div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><a href="https://www.thinkwithgoogle.com/articles/missions-that-matter.html">"Googliness"</a> is hard to put your finger on. Its a quality used to describe employees and new hires at the tech giant &nbsp;a mix of passion, drive and creative thinking.</p> <p>The University of Toronto and Canadian culture bring&nbsp;these traits out in students, according to <strong>Don Harrison</strong>, Googles vice president of corporate development.</p> <p>Googliness isnt just about being smart.</p> <p>You also have to operate in a way thats respectful, kind and builds consensus, he said. 勛圖惇蹋 does a great job of producing that.</p> <p>And he should know. He graduated from 勛圖惇蹋s Faculty of Law&nbsp;in 1997, then worked&nbsp;for a law firm that helped take Google public.&nbsp;He later joined the tech company&nbsp;and now leads its corporate development branch, managing global mergers and acquisitions, and working on the companys largest transactions&nbsp;including Motorola and Deepmind, which specializes in artificial intelligence.</p> <p>Harrison&nbsp;hosted fellow alumni and American students interested in applying to 勛圖惇蹋 at an event in Sunnyvale,&nbsp;Calif., on Thursday. In conversation with 勛圖惇蹋 President <strong>Meric Gertler</strong>, he reflected on how his university experience set him up for a career at one of the worlds top-10 largest tech companies.</p> <p><img alt class="media-image attr__typeof__foaf:Image img__fid__3757 img__view_mode__media_original attr__format__media_original" src="/sites/default/files/Google-event-California.jpg" style="width: 750px; height: 500px;" typeof="foaf:Image"><br> <em>American students curious about studying at 勛圖惇蹋 attended an information session in Sunnyvale, Calif., this week (photo by Rebecca Wilkowski Photography)</em></p> <p>The university teaches its students to operate in diverse workplaces, and they would fit right in at Google, Harrison told&nbsp;<em>勛圖惇蹋</em>. One reason for that&nbsp;is the universitys location, at the heart of Canadas largest city, where about half the population were born abroad.</p> <p>Another draw for students is the quality of the university's researchers, many of whom are laying the groundwork for a high-tech&nbsp;future.</p> <p>勛圖惇蹋 has managed to be at the forefront of a bunch of trends, he said. Two that jump out at me, artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques, are more and more becoming the foundation of new products and industries.</p> <p>The university is home to a pioneer in the field, <strong>Geoffrey Hinton</strong>, who is often referred to as the godfather of neural networks and whose work&nbsp;paved the way for Google Translate. Hinton now splits his time between teaching at 勛圖惇蹋 and working at Google as an engineering fellow.</p> <h3><a href="https://www.thestar.com/news/world/2015/04/17/how-a-toronto-professors-research-revolutionized-artificial-intelligence.html">Read about Hinton in the Toronto Star</a></h3> <p>With professors like Hinton, 勛圖惇蹋 provides a world-class education in subjects like artifical intelligence, Harrison said.</p> <p>I feel like, for a budding software engineer or computer scientist, 勛圖惇蹋 provides a good place to get training and background, and access to the best companies in the world, he said.</p> <p><strong>Zoya Bylinskii</strong>&nbsp;can attest to that. A computer science graduate and panelist at a student recruitment event in Boston on Tuesday, she spent part of her undergraduate years developing an application allowing a computer to recognize objects by breaking it up into component parts.</p> <p>It's using principles of perceptual organization, how people perceive the world, how they take parts and group things into a whole,&nbsp;she explained.&nbsp;It really goes to the depths of human object recognition and applies it to computational algorithms to make them smarter in a natural way.</p> <p>After graduating from 勛圖惇蹋 in 2012, she is continuing her studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.</p> <p>勛圖惇蹋's computer science program does open up a lot of opportunities,&nbsp;she said.&nbsp;</p> <p>Many American students seem intent to move in the opposite direction to study at the University of Toronto. Earlier this year, 勛圖惇蹋s Vice-President-International <strong>Ted Sargent</strong> said applications from American students <a href="/news/months-after-us-election-american-interest-u-t-grows">were up 70 per cent</a>.</p> <p>The California event was the last&nbsp;in a series of student recruitment events held across the United States last week. The week&nbsp;kicked off with an event in New York City featuring alumnus and Saturday Night Live creator <strong>Lorne Michaels</strong>.</p> <h3><a href="/news/live-new-york-its-u-t-alum-and-saturday-night-live-producer-lorne-michaels">Read what Michaels had to say to prospective students</a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-home-page-banner field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">News home page banner</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Fri, 10 Mar 2017 20:30:44 +0000 geoff.vendeville 105689 at 勛圖惇蹋 experts meet American students, alumni in NYC /news/u-t-experts-meet-american-students-alumni-nyc <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">勛圖惇蹋 experts meet American students, alumni in NYC</span> <div class="field field--name-field-featured-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="eager" srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/Zlotkin%20resized.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=PEDMy04t 370w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_740/public/Zlotkin%20resized.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=0uuHfnRk 740w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_1110/public/Zlotkin%20resized.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=csNegxK5 1110w" sizes="(min-width:1200px) 1110px, (max-width: 1199px) 80vw, (max-width: 767px) 90vw, (max-width: 575px) 95vw" width="740" height="494" src="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/Zlotkin%20resized.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=PEDMy04t" alt> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>geoff.vendeville</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2016-12-15T13:32:58-05:00" title="Thursday, December 15, 2016 - 13:32" class="datetime">Thu, 12/15/2016 - 13:32</time> </span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Cutline</div> <div class="field__item">Dr. Stanley Zlotkin, the pediatrician and 勛圖惇蹋 researcher who created a micronutrient powder to combat malnutrition, speaks to an American student at the Westin New York Grand Central Hotel (photo by Geoffrey Vendeville)</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-author-reporters field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/authors-reporters/geoffrey-vendeville" hreflang="en">Geoffrey Vendeville</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-author-legacy field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Author legacy</div> <div class="field__item">Geoffrey Vendevlile</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-topic field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Topic</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/topics/global-lens" hreflang="en">Global Lens</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-story-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/undergraduate-students" hreflang="en">Undergraduate Students</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/recruitment" hreflang="en">Recruitment</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/united-states" hreflang="en">United States</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/alumni" hreflang="en">Alumni</a></div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Leading University of Toronto researchers were in New York City this week to discuss innovative sustainable development. The panel discussion and student recruitment event gave prospective American students a glimpse of the pioneering work taking place at 勛圖惇蹋.</p> <p>This is one of two events 勛圖惇蹋 is holding in the United States this week to introduce interested&nbsp;high school students to the University of Toronto, its scholars and research. The second panel, in Washington D.C. today, will talk about the global aftershocks of the U.S. election and what the world can expect during the&nbsp;Trump presidency.</p> <h3><a href="https://utoronto.askadmissions.net/Portal/EI/ViewDetails?gid=62357785e2a10695b74c62a9401cc2f3a87043">Register for the Washington D.C. event</a></h3> <p>The NYC panel discussion was moderated by Professor&nbsp;<a href="/news/joseph-wong-head-u-t-international-student-experience-portfolio"><strong>Joseph Wong</strong></a>&nbsp;of the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science, a political science expert and the associate vice-president and vice-provost of international student experience.</p> <p>Panellists&nbsp;included&nbsp;Dr.<strong> Stanley Zlotkin</strong>, a&nbsp;勛圖惇蹋 professor in the Faculty of Medicine and Dalla Lana School of Public Health&nbsp;who developed <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/programs/metromorning/sprinkles-zlotkin-child-nutrition-1.3419045">Sprinkles, a nutrient-packed powder that helps fight malnutrition</a>, and <strong>Yu-Ling Cheng</strong>,&nbsp;a professor in the Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering whose <a href="/news/world-toilet-day-update-u-ts-response-bill-and-melinda-gates-foundation-challenge">electricity- and water-free toilet for the developing world </a>has received funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.</p> <p>The panel, which also included&nbsp;<strong>Avni Shah</strong>, an assistant professor of marketing at the University of Toronto Scarborough and Rotman School of Management, and&nbsp;<strong>Kourosh Houshmand</strong>, a Faculty of &nbsp;Arts &amp; Science undergraduate&nbsp;student, spoke to the importance of interdisciplinary research, involving undergraduate&nbsp;and graduate&nbsp;students.</p> <p>Tackling some of the worlds most pressing problems&nbsp;like&nbsp;global poverty&nbsp;requires a multifaceted approach like bringing experts&nbsp;together from different fields, Wong said. The work can also be enriched by bringing in young researchers.&nbsp;</p> <p>Wong has taken 25 undergrads overseas to work on&nbsp;research projects that focus&nbsp;on how social services can reach the poorest of the poor.</p> <h3><a href="/news/u-t-undergrads-brazil-research-poverty">Read: 勛圖惇蹋 undergrads off to Brazil to research poverty</a></h3> <h3><a href="/news/reaching-poorest-poor-south-africa-u-t-undergrads">Read: Reaching the poorest of the poor in South Africa</a></h3> <p>Undergraduates are amazing, he told <em>勛圖惇蹋</em> after the event. Some of them come up to us and say they want to try something. We say, Go and do it, and they change the world.</p> <p><img alt class="media-image attr__typeof__foaf:Image img__fid__2930 img__view_mode__media_original attr__format__media_original" height="500" src="/sites/default/files/Kourosh%20resized.jpg" typeof="foaf:Image" width="750" loading="lazy"><br> <em>Undergrad Kourosh Houshmand talking to American high school students at the event (photo by Geoffrey Vendeville)</em></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Houshmand&nbsp;founded&nbsp;<a href="http://www.solarforlife.org/#ourstory">Solar for Life</a>, a nonprofit that raises money to provide clean and affordably energy in the developing world through the installation of solar lights. In 2014, he was <a href="/news/four-u-t-students-earn-2014-top-20-under-20-award">named one of Canadas Top 20 under 20</a> for his work in entrepreneurship, journalism and international development in Africa.</p> <p>Houshmand was one of five students whom Wong brought to South Africa last summer for field research. They studied human rights and the success of the country's birth registration&nbsp;so that the same lessons could be applied elsewhere.</p> <h3><a href="/news/reaching-hard-reach-munk-students-south-africa">Read more about Wong and&nbsp;the Reaching the Hard to Reach project</a></h3> <p>Undergraduate students work has also been integral to Zlotkins research.</p> <p>About 20 years ago, he began research on his&nbsp;micronutrient powder, looking particularly&nbsp;at&nbsp;fighting iron deficiency&nbsp;among babies and toddlers in the developing world. By&nbsp;2014, the powder&nbsp;was&nbsp;being distributed in 62 countries and was&nbsp;reaching about 20 million children, Zlotkin said.&nbsp;</p> <h3><a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health-and-fitness/health/toronto-doctor-enriching-lives-with-sprinkles-of-nutrition/article23389179/">Read more about Dr. Zlotkin and the micronutrient powder, Sprinkles, in <em>The Globe and Mail</em></a></h3> <p>Today, his work focuses mainly on the distribution of the sugar packet-sized sachets of micronutrients across the globe. That challenge has taken him and his students as far as Mongolia, where they were once stranded for a night in the Gobi desert because of a sandstorm, he said.</p> <p>Luckily, we found a herders yurt, and they allowed us to stay the night, he said. It was an incredible experience.&nbsp;</p> <p>Like her 勛圖惇蹋 colleagues, Cheng has spent much of her time trying to solve problems facing the worlds most vulnerable. Her waterless, hygienic toilet is both safe and affordable. She emphasized that engineers must work with experts in other fields to solve important problems.</p> <h3><a href="/news/u-t-engineers-win-third-place-gates-foundation-toilet-challenge">Read more about Cheng's research</a></h3> <p>If we stay in our labs, we will make gadgets that only work in a lab, she said.</p> <p>The 勛圖惇蹋 experts commitment to sustainable development resonated with Olivia Kusio, a Polish-American high school student&nbsp;who came to the student recruitment event with her mom&nbsp;on Tuesday.</p> <p>For Kusio, one of the appeals of 勛圖惇蹋 is the diversity of its student population. Students come to 勛圖惇蹋&nbsp;from more than 100 countries,&nbsp;bringing different insights and perspectives with them.&nbsp;</p> <p>You cant say much about your own situation or solve problems in the world without first exploring it, Kusio&nbsp;said.</p> <p>After visiting 勛圖惇蹋 this year, Kusio fell in love with its fairy tale downtown Toronto&nbsp;campus. She is planning&nbsp;to apply to 勛圖惇蹋 to study chemical engineering.</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-home-page-banner field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">News home page banner</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Thu, 15 Dec 2016 18:32:58 +0000 geoff.vendeville 102810 at From Buzzfeed to the United Nations: 勛圖惇蹋 alumni call NYC home /news/buzzfeed-united-nations-u-t-alumni-call-nyc-home <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">From Buzzfeed to the United Nations: 勛圖惇蹋 alumni call NYC home</span> <div class="field field--name-field-featured-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="eager" srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/2016-12-13-Ivor%20Tossell%20at%20Buzzfeed.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=6UiqOfwt 370w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_740/public/2016-12-13-Ivor%20Tossell%20at%20Buzzfeed.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=QZ8qNmwX 740w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_1110/public/2016-12-13-Ivor%20Tossell%20at%20Buzzfeed.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=XqeO2Suj 1110w" sizes="(min-width:1200px) 1110px, (max-width: 1199px) 80vw, (max-width: 767px) 90vw, (max-width: 575px) 95vw" width="740" height="494" src="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/2016-12-13-Ivor%20Tossell%20at%20Buzzfeed.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=6UiqOfwt" alt="Photo of Ivor Tossell"> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>ullahnor</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2016-12-13T15:25:50-05:00" title="Tuesday, December 13, 2016 - 15:25" class="datetime">Tue, 12/13/2016 - 15:25</time> </span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Cutline</div> <div class="field__item">勛圖惇蹋 alumnus Ivor Tossell at Buzzfeed's NYC headquarters (photo by Geoffrey Vendeville) </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-author-reporters field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/authors-reporters/geoffrey-vendeville" hreflang="en">Geoffrey Vendeville</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-author-legacy field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Author legacy</div> <div class="field__item">Geoffrey Vendeville</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-topic field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Topic</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/topics/global-lens" hreflang="en">Global Lens</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-story-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/prospective-students" hreflang="en">Prospective Students</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/international" hreflang="en">International</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/us" hreflang="en">U.S.</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/recruitment" hreflang="en">Recruitment</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/alumni" hreflang="en">Alumni</a></div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><em>勛圖惇蹋 </em>is in NYC this week, where the University of Toronto is hosting free panel discussions with leading experts from the university to share insights on global issues like innovative sustainable development and the aftershocks of the U.S. election.</p> <p>The events will offer American high school students an opportunity to meet 勛圖惇蹋 alumni and leading scholars from across the university.</p> <h3><a href="https://utoronto.askadmissions.net/Portal/EI/ViewDetails?gid=623577bbe7cc618ae442089f281d0736822087">Learn more about the NYC event here</a></h3> <h3><a href="https://utoronto.askadmissions.net/Portal/EI/ViewDetails?gid=62357785e2a10695b74c62a9401cc2f3a87043">Register for the Washington, D,C, event here</a></h3> <p><em>勛圖惇蹋</em> talked to two alumni&nbsp;now living in New York City about how a 勛圖惇蹋 education prepared them for today's globally-engaged world.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Ivor Tossell</strong>, who graduated in 2002 with a bachelor's degree in English,&nbsp;works as a product manager at Buzzfeed's headquarters in Union Square where he works to&nbsp;improve online tools for&nbsp;editing and publishing stories.</p> <p>He has&nbsp;chronicled&nbsp;the Rob Ford saga for <em>Macleans</em>, <em>The Globe and Mail </em>and other media. In 2012, he compiled his thoughts on Torontos notorious former mayor in an e-book, <em>The Gift of Ford: Rob Ford: How Toronto's Unlikeliest Man Became its Most Notorious Mayor.</em></p> <p><strong>Merve K繹sesoy</strong> landed an internship at the United Nations after graduating in 2015, drawing on the knowledge of European politics and the language skills&nbsp;she acquired at 勛圖惇蹋. In September, she started a new job in the sustainable development division of the UN's department of economic and social affairs.</p> <p><img alt class="media-image attr__typeof__foaf:Image img__fid__2919 img__view_mode__media_original attr__format__media_original" height="500" src="/sites/default/files/2016-12-13-Merve%20Kosesoy%20in%20UN%20sitting%20in%20Canada%27s%20seat%20in%20the%20general%20assembly_0.jpg" typeof="foaf:Image" width="750" loading="lazy"><br> <em>Merve K繹sesoy graduated with a degree in book and media studies&nbsp;and European studies in 2015. She is now working at the UN (photo by Geoffrey Vendeville)&nbsp;</em></p> <hr> <p><strong>Ivor Tossell&nbsp;</strong></p> <p><strong>Why did you study English and computer science instead of journalism?</strong></p> <p>I was a big believer in getting a general education.&nbsp;</p> <p>I really loved lit theory. I studied with (Associate Professor of English and American Literature)&nbsp;<strong>Paul Downes</strong>&nbsp;and there was a handful of courses that I took that really shaped the way I looked at the world. It was a great all-round education.</p> <p>I think journalism is best practised with as much germane expertise and all-round education you can get. That's why some of the stuff the Munk Centre is doing with its journalism program is so great.&nbsp;</p> <h3><a href="http://munkschool.utoronto.ca/journalism/">Read about Munk's fellowship in global journalism</a></h3> <p><strong>Are there courses you took at 勛圖惇蹋 that you were particularly fond of?&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>Studying with Downes was amazing. You know you have these kinds of Hogwarts moments. That was the course that made me really passionate about ideas and seeing the world.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>What did you learn working at the campus papers, Victoria Colleges <em>The Strand </em>and <em>The Independent Weekly</em>?&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>It taught me a lot about working with people, the nuts and bolts of reporting. It's exhausting, intense and amazing. Everyone who does it comes out of there with this spot carved out in their hearts &nbsp;and also their livers.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>What was it like covering Rob Ford?&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>I remember it as being exhausting. There was this very intense thing that was happening all around us. It was happening to everybody and everyone could feel it. I was just madly trying to interpret it and put it into words in a way that sort of made sense. I always felt there was so much more happening than I was able to write about.</p> <p>He was constantly attempting to undermine the legitimacy of the media. It felt like being locked in an existential crisis where you were trying to establish which end was up in a world that was increasingly upside down.&nbsp;</p> <h3><a href="https://www.buzzfeed.com/ivortossell/rob-ford-the-honest-liar?utm_term=.xgMBLlxAP#.ejEXYldEb">Read Ivor Tossells reflections on Rob Ford in Buzzfeed</a></h3> <p><strong>Has your perspective on Ford changed in hindsight?&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>Yeah. In hindsight, my feelings toward him have really softened &nbsp;to him personally. Now that I'm removed from it, it's far easier for me to see him as a tragic figure who found something that he had a knack for, something he could do and be rewarded for. I think he wanted the best for the people who supported him. He was just not a very good mayor, and he was surrounded by people who brought out the worst in him.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Many have pointed out similarities between Ford and Trump. What do you think?&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>There is a difference. Rob Ford was nobody's idea of a progressive&nbsp;and he said a lot of stupid things about race and gender. Like, a lot of them. But Rob Ford supporters really cut across all races. His support was not just old and white. There was none of the active, malicious, toxic race-baiting.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>How do you cover someone like Trump? Are there lessons from covering Rob Ford that journalists can apply?&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>Vigilance. I don't think there's a single answer. Journalism is incredibly important. One of the reasons I'm very proud to work at Buzzfeed is we're practicing very aggressive, investigative journalism, something there isn't a lot of in the media anymore. Buzzfeed is funny because it's on the one hand a very forward new media company, but it also has a real streak of old school journalism.</p> <p><strong>Do you have any advice for 勛圖惇蹋 students who are interested in going into journalism?&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>Learn as much as you can about the things that fascinate you. Have a niche.&nbsp;I think all journalists have to be a generalist to a certain extent, but a journalist who has one or two areas of passion and expertise will stand out .&nbsp;</p> <hr> <p><strong>Merve K繹sesoy</strong></p> <p><strong>Why did you choose Toronto?&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>I applied to a bunch of schools in Canada because the U.S. was too expensive for my family.&nbsp;</p> <p>勛圖惇蹋 was amazing. There were so many people from all over the world. It's like the United Nations &nbsp;a little UN.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>How did your 勛圖惇蹋 education prepare you for the UN?&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>With European studies, I had to take another language course, and I was already speaking French, Turkish and English&nbsp;so I took Spanish. I think the fact that I speak four languages really helped me get a job here.&nbsp;</p> <p>It helped me develop an open mindset. It taught me analytical thinking and how to best explain myself because of the essays I had to write. And it taught me discipline.</p> <p><strong>Were there classes you particularly enjoyed?&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>(Associate Professor of History) <strong>Robert Austin</strong>'s classes. I never fell asleep during his class. He always says something interesting. I also&nbsp;helped&nbsp;<strong>Jenna Sunkenberg</strong> with her research on how media affect cultures. Her classes also developed my understanding on how media is a gargantuan entity that presides over our daily decisions, our sense of the world&nbsp;and exposes us to things we've never experienced.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>You compared 勛圖惇蹋 to the UN. Could you elaborate on that?&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>I had tons of friends from Arab-speaking countries, and everywhere. There's a cultural exchange that you experience as a student. I studied political science, and in my classes, we had a lot of discussions about culture, politics and every student was able to bring a different perspective because each came from a different part of the world.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>What did you do as a UN intern?&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>Last December, I was helping my team to finalize the overall review of the implementation of the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society, an intergovernmental negotiation process that first took place in Geneva in 2003 and then in Tunis in 2005. Last year was the 10th-year anniversary of that summit. There were many interns last year, but I had the biggest workload. I really wanted to make an impression here. I was the only intern who attended negotiations between governments on the mandate of the summit's resolution.</p> <p><strong>How do you like working here?&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>I love it.&nbsp;For example, this morning I went to watch the new secretary-general Antonio Guterres be sworn in. Also, I went to the&nbsp;71st Session General Assembly Meeting in September. I heard Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speak, UK Prime Minister Theresa May, French President Francois Hollande, Turkish President Erdogan &nbsp;everyone.</p> <p>Here, you're always learning something. Even at lunch. In the cafeteria, someone will ask to sit at your table and they will tell you about their countries.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>What was it like seeing Trudeau speak at the UN?&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>It was amazing. I just love him so much! I was going to scream Marry me!" but I told myself, No, no, no. You don't want to get fired in your first month as a consultant.</p> <p><strong>What is your dream job?&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>Maybe this is going to sound silly, but I want to be the UN Secretary-General. Until now, there hasn't been a female SG.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>What would your priorities be as secretary general?&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>Empower women. If you do that, I think a lot of the other stuff would fall into place. I would also want to bring more empathy and awareness about global problems.&nbsp;</p> <h3><a href="/news/we-north-u-t-invites-prospective-us-students-and-alumni-events-nyc-and-washington-dc">Read more about 勛圖惇蹋's events in the U.S. this week</a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-home-page-banner field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">News home page banner</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Tue, 13 Dec 2016 20:25:50 +0000 ullahnor 102805 at Get a first look at 勛圖惇蹋 at the Ontario Universities' Fair /news/get-first-look-u-t-ontario-universities-fair <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Get a first look at 勛圖惇蹋 at the Ontario Universities' Fair</span> <div class="field field--name-field-featured-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="eager" srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/2016-09-23-fair-lead.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=xGKuGGDV 370w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_740/public/2016-09-23-fair-lead.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=U3Iy1FIJ 740w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_1110/public/2016-09-23-fair-lead.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=X5_4k6Ia 1110w" sizes="(min-width:1200px) 1110px, (max-width: 1199px) 80vw, (max-width: 767px) 90vw, (max-width: 575px) 95vw" width="740" height="494" src="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/2016-09-23-fair-lead.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=xGKuGGDV" alt="photo of fair"> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>ullahnor</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2016-09-23T13:24:28-04:00" title="Friday, September 23, 2016 - 13:24" class="datetime">Fri, 09/23/2016 - 13:24</time> </span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Cutline</div> <div class="field__item">Interested high school students stop by at 勛圖惇蹋's booth at the Ontario Universities' Fair (photos by Noreen Ahmed-Ullah)</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-author-reporters field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/authors-reporters/noreen-ahmed-ullah" hreflang="en">Noreen Ahmed-Ullah</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-author-legacy field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Author legacy</div> <div class="field__item">Noreen Ahmed-Ullah</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-topic field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Topic</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/topics/our-community" hreflang="en">Our Community</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-story-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/university" hreflang="en">University</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/recruitment" hreflang="en">Recruitment</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/enrollment-services" hreflang="en">Enrollment Services</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/new-students" hreflang="en">New Students</a></div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>The University of Toronto is welcoming thousands of eager high school students to its booth at the Ontario Universities Fair this weekend, answering questions about its three campuses and diverse faculties.</p> <p>University-bound students and their parents also learned about a new campaign launched by the&nbsp;Council of Ontario Universities (COU) at the fair, which runs through the weekend at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. The council&nbsp;is asking parents and students to fill out an <a href="https://cou.typeform.com/to/IKrMiz">online survey</a>&nbsp;to begin thinking about what Ontarians need to prepare for the future.</p> <p>The challenge that we face is the world is changing so how do we make sure we keep up with those changes, said <strong>David Lindsay</strong>, president of the council. Were a part of the province of Ontarios economy and part of the&nbsp;infrastructure, and we want to make sure were working with all of our partners to build a bright future. The way to start that is to talk about peoples concerns. So we want to hear from people about their hopes, their fears, their aspirations.</p> <p>Results from the survey will be completed by next September, and will be used to&nbsp;further roundtable discussions with parents and student.&nbsp;</p> <p><img alt class="media-image attr__typeof__foaf:Image img__fid__2087 img__view_mode__media_original attr__format__media_original" height="563" src="/sites/default/files/fair3-embed_0.jpg" typeof="foaf:Image" width="750" loading="lazy"></p> <p>Every year, the fair attracts 120,000 high school students and their parents, four months ahead of the application deadlines in January.</p> <p>This year, 勛圖惇蹋 got a bit more space on the exhibition floor to allow for more engaging conversations between university staff and students.</p> <p>The campuses and faculties are overwhelmed with traffic over the weekend, said <strong>Richard Levin</strong>, executive director of Enrolment Services and the universitys registrar. We managed to get a little more space, but we can effectively use much more than we currently have. We really want to make an effort to give students and their families a good experience. That needs space so they dont have to wait as long, they can get their material and they can get their questions answered. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>This year the fair has students registering all their information into a passport, which contains a barcode that then gets scanned at a universitys booth.</p> <p>In 勛圖惇蹋s case, the university also brought in a service that can help them customize communications with students.&nbsp;</p> <p>When it sends out a message, it will collect the students who just want information about engineering and send them a personalized message, said <strong>Ken Withers</strong>, 勛圖惇蹋s director of university student recruitment. If students have indicated theyre interested in Scarborough, then theyll receive very tailored information just from Scarborough. So instead of receiving huge volumes of information that may not be applicable to them, the (service) helps us to tailor the message so students can get exactly what they need.</p> <p><img alt class="media-image attr__typeof__foaf:Image img__fid__2088 img__view_mode__media_original attr__format__media_original" height="563" src="/sites/default/files/fair2016-09-23-embed.jpg" typeof="foaf:Image" width="750" loading="lazy"></p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-home-page-banner field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">News home page banner</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Fri, 23 Sep 2016 17:24:28 +0000 ullahnor 101092 at