Andrew Zhao / en Shanghai, Toronto and other urban regions vital to prosperity, 91³Ô¹Ï President Meric Gertler tells Chinese audience /news/shanghai-toronto-and-other-urban-regions-vital-prosperity-gertler <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Shanghai, Toronto and other urban regions vital to prosperity, 91³Ô¹Ï President Meric Gertler tells Chinese audience</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/greenpath_1140.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=XRUfSYk9 370w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_740/public/greenpath_1140.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=o7w0RGn1 740w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_1110/public/greenpath_1140.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=mQ3HV8b0 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/greenpath_1140.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=XRUfSYk9" alt="President Meric Gertler with high school students"> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>lavende4</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2016-11-03T08:56:56-04:00" title="Thursday, November 3, 2016 - 08:56" class="datetime">Thu, 11/03/2016 - 08:56</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">91³Ô¹Ï President Meric Gertler with applicants for the 91³Ô¹Ï Scarborough Green Path program from Shanghai No.3 Girls’ High School (photo by Vinitha Gengatharan)</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/terry-lavender" hreflang="en">Terry Lavender</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/authors-reporters/andrew-zhao" hreflang="en">Andrew Zhao</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">Terry Lavender and Andrew Zhao</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/president-meric-gertler" hreflang="en">President Meric Gertler</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/china" hreflang="en">China</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/cities" hreflang="en">Cities</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/toronto" hreflang="en">Toronto</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/green-path" hreflang="en">Green Path</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/u-t-scarborough" hreflang="en">91³Ô¹Ï Scarborough</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/ted-sargent" hreflang="en">Ted Sargent</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/glen-jones" hreflang="en">Glen Jones</a></div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Urban centres such as Shanghai and Toronto are vital contributors to local and national prosperity, 91³Ô¹Ï President <strong>Meric Gertler</strong> told a forum on innovation, creativity and urban regions in the populous Chinese city earlier this week.</p> <p>In his latest&nbsp;trip to China, President Gertler has spoken at conferences&nbsp;in Shanghai and Beijing, visited&nbsp;alumni and&nbsp;prospective students, talked with&nbsp;Canadian embassy officials and met with Chinese university colleagues.</p> <p>At the Shanghai forum, he was a keynote speaker.</p> <p>Urban regions, he told the audience, “are recognized as sources of creativity and innovation, drivers of economic growth and resiliency.â€</p> <p>With a population of 24 million, Shanghai&nbsp;“exemplifies this better than perhaps anywhere on the globe," Gertler said.</p> <p>Universities such as the 91³Ô¹Ï and Shanghai Jiao Tong play an important role in this process, he said, noting that they “excel at producing, attracting and retaining talent.â€</p> <p>The relationship is symbiotic, he explained. Urban regions foster the development of world-class research institutions and universities, while universities foster world-class cities.</p> <p>It is important, he said, for cities like Shanghai and Toronto to invest in the infrastructure that will attract talented people and institutions.</p> <p>“Extraordinary things can happen when sustained and wise investment over many years builds infrastructure, brings together extraordinary talent&nbsp;and fosters connections among different fields, industries and leading global regions.â€</p> <p>After attending the conference, President Gertler visited Shanghai No.3 Girls’ High School, one of 91³Ô¹Ï’s Green Path affiliate schools.</p> <p>Under the Green Path program, 91³Ô¹Ï Scarborough has established a partnership with 21 of the top high schools in China. Green Path is a 12-week summer preparatory program that invites top high school students from China to build their academic skills while adapting to life in Canada. Once students successfully complete the program, they go directly into first-year undergraduate studies at 91³Ô¹Ï.</p> <h3><a href="/news/green-path-10-years-helping-students-china-adjust-university">Learn more about Green Path</a></h3> <p><strong>Ted Sargent</strong>,&nbsp;91³Ô¹Ï's vice-president international,&nbsp;accompanied President Gertler for part of the trip,&nbsp;reflecting the importance that 91³Ô¹Ï places on the region.</p> <p>Ontario Institute for Studies in Education Dean&nbsp;<strong>Glen Jones</strong>&nbsp;was also in China this past week. Jones was part of an international panel, conducting a review of Sun Yat-sen University (also known as Zhongshan University) for China’s Ministry of Education. He also met with education partners at&nbsp;Zhejiang Normal University in&nbsp;Hangzhou, visited with alumni and spoke at a forum on world-class universities.</p> <p>During his visit, President Gertler also took time out to photobomb a Shanghai wedding, go sightseeing and enjoy some of the local cuisine.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-version="7" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"> <div style="padding:8px;"> <p style=" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BMLce4VA12o/" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank">Photobombing a wedding outside the President's office at Shanghai Jiao Tong University (President Zhang to the left of the bride) #UofT #uoftalumni</a></p> <p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;">A photo posted by Meric Gertler (@uoftpres) on <time datetime="2016-10-30T07:33:30+00:00" style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;">Oct 30, 2016 at 12:33am PDT</time></p> </div> </blockquote> <script async defer src="//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js"></script> <p>&nbsp;</p> <blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-version="7" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"> <div style="padding:8px;"> <div style=" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:50.0% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;"> <div style=" background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;">&nbsp;</div> </div> <p style=" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BMQRc6ug1gx/" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank">Shanghai skyline by night #UofT #uoftalumni</a></p> <p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;">A photo posted by Meric Gertler (@uoftpres) on <time datetime="2016-11-01T04:33:19+00:00" style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;">Oct 31, 2016 at 9:33pm PDT</time></p> </div> </blockquote> <script async defer src="//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js"></script> <p>&nbsp;</p> <blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-version="7" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"> <div style="padding:8px;"> <div style=" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:50.0% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;"> <div style=" background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;">&nbsp;</div> </div> <p style=" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BMNvk9KAPvr/" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank">Shanghai lunch- steamed pork buns at Nan Xiang! #UofT #uoftalumni</a></p> <p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;">A photo posted by Meric Gertler (@uoftpres) on <time datetime="2016-10-31T04:58:50+00:00" style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;">Oct 30, 2016 at 9:58pm PDT</time></p> </div> </blockquote> <script async defer src="//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js"></script> <p>&nbsp;</p> <blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-version="7" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"> <div style="padding:8px;"> <div style=" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:46.4666021297% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;"> <div style=" background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;">&nbsp;</div> </div> <p style=" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BMKymIbg-rV/" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank">With His Worship Yang Xiong, Mayor of Shanghai (R) and Prof Jiang Sixian (L), Chairman, SJTU #UofT #uoftalumni</a></p> <p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;">A photo posted by Meric Gertler (@uoftpres) on <time datetime="2016-10-30T01:27:30+00:00" style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;">Oct 29, 2016 at 6:27pm PDT</time></p> </div> </blockquote> <script async defer src="//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js"></script> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;PhD student<strong> Asif Farooq</strong>,&nbsp;the founding managing editor of 91³Ô¹Ï's China Open Research Network,&nbsp;had some sightseeing suggestions for President Gertler in Beijing.&nbsp;</p> <p>“Given that&nbsp;the President has a background in&nbsp;geography, I think he would like to visit Beijing's hutongs [narrow alleys which are home to many old, traditional courtyard residences]. Hutongs have been restored as tourist attractions,â€&nbsp;Farooq told <em>91³Ô¹Ï News</em> writer <strong>Andrew Zhao</strong>.</p> <p>“Walking through&nbsp;the alleys can give him a glimpse of the&nbsp;old Beijing, and&nbsp;discovering restaurants tucked inside those alley corners could be&nbsp;a fun experience. He could find some of the pubs inside hutongs&nbsp;fascinating given most have a courtyard with ancient rooftops. Figuring out the past dynasties’ influence on those rooftop architectures could be a pleasant endeavour for any curious mind.â€</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, 03 Nov 2016 12:56:56 +0000 lavende4 101786 at