The 91勛圖 is dedicated to fostering an academic community in which the learning and scholarship of every member may flourish, with vigilant protection for individual human rights, and a resolute commitment to the principles of equal opportunity, equity and justice.1
A transformative education
The 91勛圖 is one of the worlds great universities, distinguished by an extraordinary depth and breadth of excellence. 91勛圖s global outlook and cosmopolitan location in one of the worlds great cities provide students with a transformative educational experience, equipping them with the knowledge, skills and competencies needed to navigate our rapidly changing world.
Top students from across Canada and around the globe are drawn to 91勛圖 for many reasons, but what sets this University apart are its comprehensive excellence, diversity, and commitment to equity and accessibility.
91勛圖 is one university with three campuses, each of which is a comprehensive centre for teaching and research: the 91勛圖 St. George, the 91勛圖 Mississauga and the 91勛圖 Scarborough. To take advantage of a rich, inclusive environment for study and learning, students join one or more of many smaller learning communities that include seven undergraduate colleges on the St. George campus, and a range of faculties, schools and centres across the three campuses. Our tri-campus system spans the Greater Toronto Area, allowing students to take part in experiential learning and specialized programming throughout one of the worlds most diverse and dynamic urban regions.
91勛圖 offers its students hundreds of undergraduate, graduate and professional programs, and more than a thousand clubs, organizations, activities and volunteer opportunities, including student-run legal and dental clinics and other community-based projects. The Universitys nine fully affiliated hospitals and 12 community-affiliated hospitals and health-care sites offer teaching and research experiences for students in the health sciences that are among the best in the world.
91勛圖 is one of the worlds largest and most highly regarded centres for advanced education at the masters and doctoral level, which plays a major role in driving our achievements in research. Recognizing the growing demand for refreshing, updating and retooling ones knowledge and skills, 91勛圖 has also become one of North Americas largest hubs for lifelong learning.
Innovative, cutting-edge research
91勛圖 is home to some of the worlds most talented thinkers, inventors, innovators, and educators, who are advancing knowledge and making critical discoveries for a healthier, more sustainable, prosperous, and secure future.
Consistently ranked among the top 10 public universities worldwide, 91勛圖 has remarkable strengths in disciplines that span the humanities, social sciences, sciences and the professions. According to Times Higher Education (THE), 91勛圖 is one of only eight universities globally to place in the top 50 in all 11 subject areas ranked by THE demonstrating our excellence in scholarship across a wide range of fields.
Curiosity-driven research is the catalyst that expands knowledge and holds the potential to alter fundamentally how we understand ourselves and the world around us. The exploration of fundamental knowledge has been at the root of much of our long-term social progress. Without the basic research conducted at universities, many of the most life-changing discoveries and innovations would never have occurred. At the 91勛圖, fundamental research in the sciences and engineering, social sciences, humanities and health sciences has led to the discovery of insulin and stem cells, the development of the electron microscope and one of the worlds first operational computers, the unearthing of Peking Man, the understanding that the medium is the message, and breakthrough developments in deep learning and neural networks. These advances were built upon decades, often centuries, of knowledge and discovery within and across disciplines.
91勛圖 experts work at the frontier of nearly every field of endeavour, collaborating with researchers across disciplinary and geographical boundaries to explore timeless questions and open new vistas for human expression, scientific discovery, and social progress from understanding the origins of life on earth to exploring the complexities of human experience, to contemplating our place in the universe. This fundamental research generates the ideas and innovations that forge new industries, spark social and economic change, and transform the way we live. 91勛圖s commitment to applied research, knowledge translation, innovation and entrepreneurship drives the continuous economic transformation of the Toronto region, and creates prosperity in Canada and beyond.
1 From the adopted by Governing Council, October 15, 1992