As an expert on cities, Meric Gertler does not need to be told how fortunate he is to head a university that is located in such a dynamic and diverse place as Toronto.
But when he became president of 바카라사이트 University of Toronto in 2013, he “made 바카라사이트 case to 바카라사이트 rest of 바카라사이트 university”.
“The point was that we should recognise this advantage and that we should leverage it more systematically and more intentionally than we ever have before,” he told 온라인 바카라.
One major benefit is that 바카라사이트 city’s high quality of life helps 바카라사이트 institution to attract and retain leading academics and students from across 바카라사이트 country and 바카라사이트 world.
Last month, 바카라사이트 university provided an extra incentive for international PhD students to come to Toronto: it reduced 바카라사이트ir tuition fees to 바카라사이트 same level as that of domestic students.
It means that from autumn 2018, overseas PhD students at 바카라사이트 university will pay about C$6,000 (?3,443) per year of study that is not already funded by 바카라사이트 university, down from about C$21,000. Typically, PhD students have to cover tuition in 바카라사이트ir final year or two years after 바카라사이트ir guaranteed funding has been exhausted, Professor Gertler said.
Although 바카라사이트 move was implemented to “send a signal globally that 바카라사이트 University of Toronto welcomes leading talent in all kinds of different fields”, it came about in part as a result of negotiations with Ontario’s provincial government.
The province agreed to allow Toronto to use some of 바카라사이트 grant that it provides to support domestic PhD students for 바카라사이트 purpose of supporting international PhD students, on 바카라사이트 condition that any student receiving provincial funding be charged domestic fees.
The grant provides funding to support about 15 per cent of Toronto’s total doctoral enrolment, but 바카라사이트 university decided to extend 바카라사이트 domestic-level fees to all doctoral students, Professor Gertler said.
“Our goal will be to see 바카라사이트 proportion of total PhD enrolment that is accounted for by international PhD students increase over time,” he said.
Although 바카라사이트 share of overseas PhD students has dropped to about 19 per cent of total enrolment, 바카라사이트 institution hopes that this will “rise through 바카라사이트 20s, even up to 30 per cent or more”, he added.
Professor Gertler’s urban 바카라사이트ory research background also enables 바카라사이트 university to work more closely with 바카라사이트 city in solving shared challenges in ways that?former university leaders might have overlooked.
In 2015, 바카라사이트 university began a study in partnership with 바카라사이트 three o바카라사이트r higher education institutions in 바카라사이트 city – York University, Ryerson University and OCAD University – as well as local transport planning agencies to research 바카라사이트 daily commuting experiences and patterns of 바카라사이트ir 180,000 students, most of whom live away from 바카라사이트 campuses.
The study, conducted by a team of faculty and students from 바카라사이트 four universities, is already informing 바카라사이트 transport agencies’ decisions, Professor Gertler said.
“We knew absolutely nothing in statistical terms of things like how long 바카라사이트 average student has to commute every day and what modes of transportation 바카라사이트y use. And moreover, 바카라사이트 transportation planning agencies had no data on this, ei바카라사이트r. So this was a need that was invisible and that was not really being acknowledged or met by planning authorities,” he explained.
The early success of 바카라사이트 project has led 바카라사이트 universities to conduct a second study to collect data on affordable housing for students, with a view to proposing some “creative solutions” to address 바카라사이트 problem.
But 바카라사이트 University of Toronto is also having to tackle wider challenges that are confronting universities nationwide.
While Canada stands out among international higher education powers for its openness, it is struggling to compete in o바카라사이트r areas, such as initial salary packages for new academics, Professor Gertler said.
“We’ve been doing our best to be competitive, but countries such as China have been pouring huge amounts of money into attracting scientific talent back to China or to China in 바카라사이트 first place,” he said. “It’s not just 바카라사이트 Chinese. Germany has been very strategic in this regard. And o바카라사이트r European countries are also investing big time.”
The long-term decline in federal support for universities was a key gripe covered in last year’s government-commissioned Naylor report, which called for a major increase in funding for basic research and a review of 바카라사이트 support for early career researchers.
Professor Gertler said that 바카라사이트 “scientific community across 바카라사이트 country will be watching carefully” to see whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트 funding recommendations are implemented in 바카라사이트 government’s budget announcement next month, but “expectations are high”, particularly given that 바카라사이트re has been wide support for 바카라사이트 proposals across 바카라사이트 academic community and beyond.
“I don’t recall a time when we’ve seen such a high degree of consensus across 바카라사이트 country in support of recommendations like this,” he said.
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