International Rankings / en 福利姬自慰ranked 12th in the world for graduate employability: Times Higher Education /news/u-t-ranked-12th-world-graduate-employability-times-higher-education <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">福利姬自慰ranked 12th in the world for graduate employability: Times Higher Education</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/2023-12/UofT94163_Convocation-36-crop.jpg?h=9b2664c3&amp;itok=kZBjHfXj 370w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_740/public/2023-12/UofT94163_Convocation-36-crop.jpg?h=9b2664c3&amp;itok=cAsObAJs 740w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_1110/public/2023-12/UofT94163_Convocation-36-crop.jpg?h=9b2664c3&amp;itok=BwIekSS3 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/2023-12/UofT94163_Convocation-36-crop.jpg?h=9b2664c3&amp;itok=kZBjHfXj" alt="graduands line up outside convocation hall at the university of toronto"> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>Christopher.Sorensen</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2023-12-14T11:15:56-05:00" title="Thursday, December 14, 2023 - 11:15" class="datetime">Thu, 12/14/2023 - 11:15</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"><p><em>(photo by Nicole In)</em></p> </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/adina-bresge" hreflang="en">Adina Bresge</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/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/utogether" hreflang="en">UTogether</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/employability" hreflang="en">Employability</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-rankings" hreflang="en">International Rankings</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/meric-gertler" hreflang="en">Meric Gertler</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/rankings" hreflang="en">Rankings</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/times-higher-education" hreflang="en">Times Higher Education</a></div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>University of Toronto graduates are among the world鈥檚 most desirable in the eyes of employers, according to a new ranking by <em>Times Higher Education</em>.</p> <p>福利姬自慰was ranked 12th in the world and the number-one public university in North America in the magazine鈥檚 graduate <a href="https://www.timeshighereducation.com/student/best-universities/best-universities-graduate-jobs-global-university-employability-ranking">Global Employability University Ranking 2023-2024</a>, which surveys top employers to determine which universities produce graduates with the skills necessary to succeed in the workforce.</p> <p>The ranking evaluated 250 universities from 44 countries.</p> <p>鈥淭he global demand for University of Toronto graduates reflects the quality of the students we attract and the education we provide,鈥 said 福利姬自慰President <strong>Meric Gertler</strong>.</p> <p>鈥淥ur faculty and staff equip students with the knowledge, experience and outlook needed to excel in their careers, drive innovation in their respective fields and make a positive impact in the world.鈥</p> <p>Designed by HR consultancy Emerging, the ranking is based on a survey of recruiters and managers from leading companies, most of which have a workforce exceeding 500 employees. This year鈥檚 results were based on 100,700 votes cast by 11,560 participants, each of whom can select up to 10 universities.</p> <p>福利姬自慰has consistently ranked among the top 15 globally in the <em>Times Higher Education</em> employability ranking over the past decade, and it held the 11th spot last year.</p> <p>This year鈥檚 edition of the ranking was led by the California Institute of Technology, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Stanford University.</p> <p>Four Canadian universities joined 福利姬自慰in the top 100: McGill University (31st), University of British Columbia (36th), Universit茅 de Montr茅al (72nd) and McMaster University (85th).</p> <p>Overall, 福利姬自慰is ranked first in Canada and among the top 25 universities globally in the five most closely watched international rankings: QS World University Rankings, <em>U.S. News &amp; World Report</em>鈥檚 Best Global Universities, <em>Times Higher Education</em>鈥檚 World University Rankings, ShanghaiRanking Consultancy鈥檚 Academic Ranking of World Universities and National Taiwan University World University Rankings.</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, 14 Dec 2023 16:15:56 +0000 Christopher.Sorensen 304944 at 福利姬自慰Entrepreneurship ranked among the best university-managed business incubators /news/u-t-entrepreneurship-ranked-among-best-university-managed-business-incubators <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">福利姬自慰Entrepreneurship ranked among the best university-managed business incubators</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/2018-02-23-rankings-resized.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=ub3BCrIM 370w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_740/public/2018-02-23-rankings-resized.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=NblfoVdo 740w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_1110/public/2018-02-23-rankings-resized.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=UcZhFD-t 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/2018-02-23-rankings-resized.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=ub3BCrIM" alt="Photo of 福利姬自慰Entrepreneurship"> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>noreen.rasbach</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2018-02-23T08:44:46-05:00" title="Friday, February 23, 2018 - 08:44" class="datetime">Fri, 02/23/2018 - 08:44</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"> Members of University of Toronto Entrepreneurship pose with Dr. Tom Corr (fourth from right), president and CEO of Ontario Centres of Excellence, at the UBI Gala in Toronto (photo by Jennifer Robinson)</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/jennifer-robinson" hreflang="en">Jennifer Robinson</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/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/centre-engineering-innovation-entrepreneurship" hreflang="en">Centre for Engineering Innovation &amp; Entrepreneurship</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/entrepreneurship" hreflang="en">Entrepreneurship</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/international-rankings" hreflang="en">International Rankings</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/onramp" hreflang="en">ONRamp</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/startups" hreflang="en">Startups</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/thisistheplace" hreflang="en">ThisIsThePlace</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 among the&nbsp;top five best global universities for fostering startups, says UBI Global, a Stockholm-based research and advisory firm that ranks top business incubators and accelerators.</p> <p>鈥淭his is amazing news and an important recognition of the growing international status of our entrepreneurship community at U of T,鈥 said&nbsp;<strong>Vivek Goel</strong>, vice-president of research and innovation.</p> <p>鈥淭he breadth and depth of U of T鈥檚 research expertise coupled with the entrepreneurial talent, ideas and drive of our students and faculty has created a rich, dynamic environment to grow the next great global startups," he said.</p> <p>鈥淲e鈥檇 also like to thank the Province of Ontario for their strong support of student entrepreneurship opportunities across the province, which is why Ontario incubators had a very strong showing across the board.鈥</p> <p>In the past five years, the University of Toronto has created more than 150 companies, generating more than $500 million in investment.</p> <h3><a href="/entrepreneurs">This Is The Place: Read more stories about entrepreneurship at&nbsp;U of T</a></h3> <p>On Thursday,&nbsp;<a href="http://ubi-global.com/revealed-worlds-top-university-linked-business-incubators-accelerators-17-18/">UBI Global ranked University of Toronto Entrepreneurship&nbsp;among the world鈥檚 top five university-managed business incubators</a>. This marks the first time the university has participated in the UBI ranking program, which produces its global benchmark report every two years.</p> <p>The independent firm, which assessed almost 1,400 programs in 53 countries, announced the rankings&nbsp;in four categories in Toronto at the 2018 World Incubation Summit.</p> <p>The news comes as 福利姬自慰begins its second annual Entrepreneurship @ 福利姬自慰Week on Monday. The week-long community celebration, which involves talks with business leaders and workshops for student entrepreneurs, culminates on Thursday, March 1 with the Startup Showcase, where members of the public can talk with U of T鈥檚 student entrepreneurs and see their innovative products firsthand.</p> <p>鈥淏y highlighting the impact and performance of these programs, we are not only helping incubators and accelerators to become more efficient, but we are also assisting government officials in developing their respective innovation ecosystems,鈥 said UBI Global CEO and co-founder Ali Amin in the statement.</p> <p>鈥淭he benchmark and rankings also enable corporations to make informed partnership and investment decisions about the incubation programs and the startups they intend to engage with.鈥</p> <p>Unlike most universities, 福利姬自慰has nine startup incubators across its three campuses, which help foster student and researcher startups at all stages of development and in a wide variety of areas, from artificial intelligence and quantum computing to health-care innovations and mobile apps for consumers.</p> <p>There are also 200 courses and programs available and the opportunity to attend countless events which attract more than 25,000 year student participants each year. The community also has new space&nbsp; for entrepreneurs to work, network and hold meetings at ONRamp, which opened last fall, as well as the state-of-the-art Centre for Engineering Innovation &amp; Entrepreneurship, which will open soon.</p> <p>鈥淔or such a large school, it just seems like everyone has this buy-in [for entrepreneurship] which you just don鈥檛 typically see,鈥 said <strong>Gurinder (Gary) Sangha</strong>, a serial entrepreneur who recently joined U of T鈥檚 22-member Entrepreneurship Leadership Council.</p> <p>鈥淚t鈥檚 not a check-the-box, 鈥榳e do this, too鈥 kind of thing. It鈥檚 very serious.鈥</p> <div> <div> <h3 id="_com_1" uage="JavaScript"><a href="http://entrepreneurs.utoronto.ca/">Learn more about 福利姬自慰Entrepreneurship</a></h3> </div> </div> <p>&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, 23 Feb 2018 13:44:46 +0000 noreen.rasbach 130020 at 福利姬自慰ranks among top five public universities for global employability: Times Higher Education /news/u-t-ranks-among-top-five-public-universities-global-employability-times-higher-education <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">福利姬自慰ranks among top five public universities for global employability: Times Higher Education</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/university-college-shot-%28web-lead%29.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=xa9XCqS1 370w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_740/public/university-college-shot-%28web-lead%29.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=AHh48ZSf 740w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_1110/public/university-college-shot-%28web-lead%29.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=F5mPIyp- 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/university-college-shot-%28web-lead%29.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=xa9XCqS1" alt="University College entrance"> </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="2017-11-16T00:00:00-05:00" title="Thursday, November 16, 2017 - 00:00" class="datetime">Thu, 11/16/2017 - 00:00</time> </span> <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/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/computer-science" hreflang="en">Computer Science</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/global" hreflang="en">Global</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/international-rankings" hreflang="en">International Rankings</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/times-higher-education" hreflang="en">Times Higher Education</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">福利姬自慰is leading university in Canada for employability for sixth year in a row</div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Even before graduation, <strong>Julianna Paprakis</strong> had her pick of job offers&nbsp;鈥 enough, in fact, to say no to Google.</p> <p>The University of Toronto computer science graduate鈥檚 success on the job market is no anomaly. 福利姬自慰grads are considered top candidates in the eyes of employers around the globe, <a href="https://www.timeshighereducation.com/features/which-countries-and-universities-produce-most-employable-graduates">a new university ranking</a> suggests.</p> <p>福利姬自慰came in 13<sup>th</sup> in Times Higher Education鈥檚 global university employability ranking, up one place from last year. That puts 福利姬自慰in a class with Ivy League schools and ahead of the University of Oxford and Berkeley.</p> <p>The university has focused more on students' core competencies, says U of T&nbsp;President&nbsp;<strong>Meric Gertler</strong>.&nbsp;鈥淲e've made sure they communicate well, that they have an opportunity to work in teams. Those efforts are paying off,鈥 he told the <a href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/canadian-university-degrees-still-highly-valued-by-employers-worldwide-survey/article36997630/"><em>Globe and Mail</em></a>.</p> <p>U of T's performance may also be due to its high academic standards, he says. 鈥淲hile our students may not always appreciate that, it seems that employers do.鈥</p> <p>Among public universities, 福利姬自慰was first in North America and fifth in the world, behind the University of Cambridge, Technical University of Munich, University of Tokyo, and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.</p> <p>For the sixth year running, 福利姬自慰was the top Canadian institution on the list. The other Canadian universities that cracked the top 100 were McGill (18<sup>th</sup>), the University of Montreal/HEC (44<sup>th</sup>), the University of British Columbia (45<sup>th</sup>) and McMaster (74<sup>th</sup>).&nbsp;</p> <p>The ranking was based on research by the German polling institute Trendence, which surveyed 6,000 firms on the topic of which universities produced the&nbsp;鈥渂est graduates in terms of employability.鈥</p> <style type="text/css">.table-stats td { background-color: #edf2f8; padding: 8px; border: 1px #002a5c solid; } .table-stats-title { background-color: #002a5c; font-size: 18px; text-align: center; padding: 8px;} .callout { background-color: #33A7DE !important; font-size: 16px; color: #fff; } .secondary-color-table { color:#002a5c; } </style> <p>Paprakis credits 福利姬自慰for helping her get a foot in the door for software and back-end engineering internships at TripAdvisor and Uken Games, a local games studio. She found both opportunities through a career fair on campus. 鈥湼@ё晕縤s a big target for a lot of companies,鈥 she says.</p> <p>She worked long hours in&nbsp;university. Although she had a rule against pulling all-nighters, she sometimes got home at 2 a.m., only to start studying again at 6. She was rewarded for her hard work in school and internships when it came time to apply for jobs in her last semester. &nbsp;</p> <p>She applied to seven or eight employers and received about four offers. Alphabet, Google鈥檚 parent company, offered her a job in New York City, but that was too far away from Paprakis鈥檚 family, friends and boyfriend in Toronto. Fortunately, she had options.</p> <p>鈥淚 was waiting for SnapChat and they were the last ones to get back to me. They were the ones I was hoping the most for.鈥</p> <p>Snap Inc., the technology and social media company behind SnapChat and Bitmoji, took her on as a software engineer at its Toronto office. She works on user interfaces for SnapChat, Bitmoji and internal tools, and conducts interviews to help with hiring.</p> <p>U of T鈥檚 results in the Times Higher Education employability ranking mirror its performance in another independent study. <a href="/news/u-t-grads-have-one-best-employability-outcomes-world-new-ranking-says">The 2018 QS Graduate Employability Rankings</a> put 福利姬自慰15<sup>th</sup>, up from 19<sup>th</sup> last year, in a survey of 600 top universities. 福利姬自慰was once again head of the pack among Canadian universities.</p> <p>鈥淲e鈥檙e pleased to see U of T鈥檚 excellent track record for graduate outcomes and employment continue to be recognized,鈥 says&nbsp;<strong>Cheryl Regehr,</strong> U of T鈥檚 vice-president and provost. 鈥淎nd we鈥檙e extremely proud of our undergraduate and graduate students and the success they achieve after graduation.鈥</p> <p>For <strong>Tony Liang</strong>, a 福利姬自慰education in electrical and computer engineering, from a bachelor鈥檚 degree to PhD, was his ticket to getting a job at SpaceX, the aerospace company founded by Elon Musk that aims to colonize Mars. Liang, who graduated in 2015, is an antenna engineer and helps design satellites at SpaceX鈥檚 office in Redmond, Wash., near Seattle. He is working on complex phased array antennae for satellites that would provide fast global internet coverage.</p> <p>鈥淓ven though I鈥檓 down in the States, here they know the name University of Toronto,鈥 he says. In his area, electromagnetics, the university has professors who are recognized as leaders in the field, including <strong>George Eleftheriades</strong>, a pioneer in metamaterials.</p> <p>鈥淢y supervisor <strong>Sean Hum</strong> has active research on reflectarrays, which is something often used in space applications. That bodes well with a company like SpaceX.鈥</p> <p>Liang鈥檚 bachelor鈥檚 degree gave him a solid grounding in electrical engineering, he says.</p> <p>鈥淚t鈥檚 all about fundamentals, fundamentals, fundamentals. And it really shows when someone has that versus someone who doesn鈥檛.鈥</p> <h3><a href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/canadian-university-degrees-still-highly-valued-by-employers-worldwide-survey/article36997630/">Read more in the<em> </em><em>Globe and Mail</em></a></h3> <p>&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> Thu, 16 Nov 2017 05:00:00 +0000 geoff.vendeville 122040 at 福利姬自慰13th in the world in psychology, excels in health and life sciences: THE rankings /news/u-t-13th-world-psychology-excels-health-and-life-sciences-rankings <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">福利姬自慰13th in the world in psychology, excels in health and life sciences: THE rankings</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/Fall-campus-by-Laura-Pedersen-%28lead%29.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=cFgwlHAk 370w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_740/public/Fall-campus-by-Laura-Pedersen-%28lead%29.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=JgACbCiM 740w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_1110/public/Fall-campus-by-Laura-Pedersen-%28lead%29.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=mIDpnZTv 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/Fall-campus-by-Laura-Pedersen-%28lead%29.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=cFgwlHAk" alt="Photo of University of Toronto sign on building"> </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="2017-11-08T00:00:00-05:00" title="Wednesday, November 8, 2017 - 00:00" class="datetime">Wed, 11/08/2017 - 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">(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/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/computer-science" hreflang="en">Computer Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/faculty-arts-science" hreflang="en">Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/international-rankings" hreflang="en">International Rankings</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/life-sciences" hreflang="en">Life Sciences</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/psychology" hreflang="en">Psychology</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/times-higher-education" hreflang="en">Times Higher Education</a></div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><div>The University of Toronto ranks 13th in the world for psychology 鈥&nbsp;in the company of elite American and British universities&nbsp;鈥 in <a href="https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/by-subject">the Times Higher Education鈥檚 latest university rankings by subject</a>.</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>Times Higher Education (THE) ranks universities in 11 subject areas, but the company is only releasing a few subject results at a time. Rankings for psychology, life sciences, and clinical health were released today.</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>In psychology, 福利姬自慰ranked ahead of Columbia University and New York University&nbsp;but&nbsp;three spots below the University of British Columbia 鈥 the other Canadian institution in the top 20. Stanford University took the top spot.&nbsp;In comparison to other public universities, U of T's results are even more impressive: The university placed 7<sup>th</sup> in psychology worldwide.</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>In the life sciences category,&nbsp;which covers agriculture, forestry, biological sciences, veterinary science and sport science, the university held steady at 22 鈥 although the number of schools ranked by&nbsp;THE this year grew to 500 from 100. 福利姬自慰is in the top 10 in this category when excluding private universities.&nbsp;</div> <div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>And in 鈥渃linical, pre-clinical and health,鈥 which includes medicine and dentistry, 福利姬自慰was once again the only Canadian university among the top 20, along with top international universities like Oxford, Cambridge and Harvard. 福利姬自慰was 19<sup>th</sup>, down five spots since the rankings were expanded.</div> </div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div><strong>Nicholas Rule</strong>, acting chair of the psychology department in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science, wasn't surprised to see 福利姬自慰recognized as a world leader in the field, based on quality of teaching, research and other criteria across many departments. Psychology&nbsp;encompasses a range of sub-specialties, including educational, sport and clinical psychology.</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>鈥湼@ё晕縲as the capital on the map for decades in terms of understanding human memory 鈥 and that鈥檚 still an area where we have tremendous strengths,鈥 he says.&nbsp;</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>In his undergraduate studies in the U.S., Rule was introduced to the ideas of <a href="http://www.provost.utoronto.ca/awards/uprofessors.htm">University Professor</a>&nbsp;Emeritus&nbsp;<strong>Fergus Craik</strong> and Professor Emeritus&nbsp;<strong>Endel Tulving</strong>, who did seminal work on different types of memory, including episodic memory (remembering particular events) and semantic memory (remembering generally what things are or do).</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>Their work is so fundamental 鈥渢hat we almost take it for granted now because it鈥檚 so basic to what鈥檚 developed since,鈥 Rule says.</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>In recent years, the department has built on its strengths and expanded into computational cognitive neuroscience 鈥 applying mathematical models to understanding how the brain works, especially in perception and memory.&nbsp;</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>At <strong>Amy Finn</strong>'s lab in Sidney Smith Hall, researchers look at how brain development affects learning.</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>鈥淏rain structures don't develop at the same rate, with some developing earlier than others,鈥 explains Finn, an assistant professor in the department of psychology.&nbsp;鈥淭he two neural systems that I focus heavily on underlie what we call procedural memory (or implicit memory, 鈥渒nowing how鈥) and declarative memory (explicit or verbalizable memory 鈥渒nowing what鈥),鈥 she says. 鈥淭he procedural form appears to mature earlier.</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>鈥淐urrent studies are looking at what this means for the ways in which children learn all kinds of information differently.鈥</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>Some of&nbsp;her research may help answer the perplexing question: Why do children have an easier time than adults learning a new language? In one study, she and her co-authors found that the harder adults tried to learn an artificial language, the worse they were at understanding its structure. She suggests that adults' more developed cognitive skills may actually impede learning language, especially when it comes to picking up on nuances and exceptions.</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div> <h3><a href="http://time.com/3013439/language-trying-hurts-learning/">Read more about Finn's research in <em>Time </em>magazine</a></h3> </div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div><img alt="Amy Finn" class="media-image attr__typeof__foaf:Image img__fid__6656 img__view_mode__media_original attr__format__media_original" src="/sites/default/files/20171107---Amy-Finn-drawing-on-glass-%28embed%29.jpg" style="width: 750px; height: 500px;" typeof="foaf:Image"><br> <em>At Amy Finn's lab in Sidney Smith Hall, researchers examine how cognitive and brain development affect learning outcomes (photo by Geoffrey Vendeville)</em></div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>In recent weeks THE has released rankings for ten subjects. The 11th and final subject, physical sciences, will be published later this year.&nbsp;</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>福利姬自慰is one of just three universities in the world to be ranked by THE in the top 50 of all ten subjects 鈥 along with Stanford and Columbia. And 福利姬自慰is ranked the top university in Canada for seven of the ten subjects.&nbsp;</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>福利姬自慰continues to be the highest-ranked Canadian university and one of the top-ranked public universities in the five most prestigious international rankings: Times Higher Education World University Rankings (22), QS World University Rankings (31), Shanghai Ranking Consultancy鈥檚 ARWU (23), U.S. News Best Global Universities (20) and National Taiwan University Ranking (4).</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <h3><a href="/news/tags/rankings">See more ranking stories</a></h3> <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> Wed, 08 Nov 2017 05:00:00 +0000 geoff.vendeville 121255 at 福利姬自慰tops in Canada, among global best in computer science, engineering and technology: Times Higher Education /news/u-t-tops-canada-among-global-best-computer-science-engineering-and-technology-times-higher <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">福利姬自慰tops in Canada, among global best in computer science, engineering and technology: Times Higher Education</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/2017-10-17-fleming-building-resized_1.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=m7trCJbg 370w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_740/public/2017-10-17-fleming-building-resized_1.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=rwmZ27gO 740w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_1110/public/2017-10-17-fleming-building-resized_1.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=OaxnFiV1 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/2017-10-17-fleming-building-resized_1.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=m7trCJbg" alt="Photo of Sandford Fleming building"> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>rasbachn</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2017-10-17T14:28:48-04:00" title="Tuesday, October 17, 2017 - 14:28" class="datetime">Tue, 10/17/2017 - 14:28</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 Sandford Fleming Building is considered the heart of engineering student life at the University of Toronto (photo by Roberta Baker)</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/jennifer-robinson" hreflang="en">Jennifer Robinson</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/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/computer-science" hreflang="en">Computer Science</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/faculty-arts-science" hreflang="en">Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/international-rankings" hreflang="en">International Rankings</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/technology" hreflang="en">Technology</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/times-higher-education" hreflang="en">Times Higher Education</a></div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Computer science, engineering and technology at the University of Toronto are ranked among the best in the world in the latest prestigious subject rankings released today by <a href="https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/world-university-rankings-2018-subject-engineering-and-computer-science-results-out-now">Times Higher Education </a>(THE).</p> <p>福利姬自慰placed 22<sup>nd</sup> in computer science among 300 universities surveyed worldwide, and 29<sup>th</sup> in engineering and technology out of 500 universities, THE reported. The rankings are&nbsp;based on 13 individual performance indicators such as teaching, citations and research volume and reputation.</p> <p>Stanford University was the top university in both subjects, with 福利姬自慰among the top 20 publicly funded universities in the world in both subjects.</p> <p>鈥淓very year, our scholars produce cutting-edge research and innovations in just about every subject area imaginable,鈥 said <strong>Vivek Goel</strong>, U of T鈥檚 vice-president of research and innovation. 鈥淥nce again, we鈥檙e pleased to see the University of Toronto鈥檚 research prowess reflected in the Times Higher Education subject rankings, this time in computer science, engineering and technology.鈥</p> <p>福利姬自慰was also the top Canadian university in both subjects, followed by University of British Columbia (28<sup>th</sup>), University of Waterloo (33<sup>rd</sup>), University of Montreal (56<sup>th</sup>) and McGill University (95<sup>th</sup>) in the global top 100 in computer science. In engineering and technology, 福利姬自慰was joined in the top 100 by UBC (62<sup>nd</sup>), McGill (71<sup>st</sup>) and Waterloo (83<sup>rd</sup>).</p> <p>THE ranks universities in 11 subject areas, but the company is only releasing a few subject results at a time. <a href="/news/u-t-ranked-among-10-best-world-law-times-higher-education">Earlier this fall</a>, THE ranked 福利姬自慰10<sup>th</sup> in the world in law, 11<sup>th</sup> in education, 22<sup>nd</sup> in business and economics, 27<sup>th</sup> in social sciences and 15<sup>th</sup> in arts &amp; humanities (which includes art, performing arts, languages, history, philosophy, theology, architecture and archaeology subjects).</p> <p>Overall, the University of Toronto continues to be the highest-ranked Canadian university and one of the top-ranked public universities in the five most prestigious international rankings: Times Higher Education, QS World Rankings, Shanghai Ranking Consultancy, U.S. News Best Global Universities and National Taiwan University.</p> <h3><a href="http://福利姬自慰ranked No. 1 in Canada, one of world鈥檚 top 10 public universities">福利姬自慰ranked No. 1 in Canada, one of world鈥檚 top 10 public universities: Times Higher Education</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, 17 Oct 2017 18:28:48 +0000 rasbachn 119256 at 福利姬自慰is world鈥檚 top public university, fourth overall: National Taiwan University Ranking /news/u-t-world-s-top-public-university-fourth-overall-national-taiwan-university-ranking <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">福利姬自慰is world鈥檚 top public university, fourth overall: National Taiwan University Ranking</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/2017-10-10-rankings-mississauga-resized.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=kW_kCtXc 370w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_740/public/2017-10-10-rankings-mississauga-resized.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=pRlMubi9 740w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_1110/public/2017-10-10-rankings-mississauga-resized.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=O5DLt_U_ 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/2017-10-10-rankings-mississauga-resized.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=kW_kCtXc" alt="Photo of 福利姬自慰Mississauga students"> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>rasbachn</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2017-10-10T15:05:16-04:00" title="Tuesday, October 10, 2017 - 15:05" class="datetime">Tue, 10/10/2017 - 15:05</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 University of Toronto continues to be the highest-ranked Canadian university and one of the top-ranked public universities in the five most prestigious international rankings (photo by Paul Orenstein)</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-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/fundamental-science-review" hreflang="en">Fundamental Science Review</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/international-rankings" hreflang="en">International Rankings</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/national-taiwan-university" hreflang="en">National Taiwan University</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/research-innovation" hreflang="en">Research &amp; Innovation</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">Stellar research drives performance</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 has once again nabbed fourth place in the <a href="http://nturanking.lis.ntu.edu.tw/DataPage/OverallRanking.aspx?y=2017">2017 National Taiwan University (NTU) Ranking</a>&nbsp;鈥 following Harvard, Johns Hopkins and Stanford universities.</p> <p>It remains the world鈥檚 top public university for a fourth year, ahead of Oxford University, which placed fifth overall.</p> <p>The NTU ranking focuses solely on analyzing scientific papers of the top 500 universities based on research productivity, research impact and research excellence.</p> <p>鈥淭hese results once again demonstrate the impact of the University of Toronto鈥檚 stellar research across a wide range of disciplines,鈥 said<strong>&nbsp;Vivek Goel</strong><strong>,</strong> vice-president of research and innovation. 鈥淲e鈥檙e proud to see the excellent work of our faculty and students being recognized globally.</p> <p>鈥淎s the <a href="/news/topics/naylor-report">Fundamental Science Review </a>highlights, this kind of research is essential for building an innovative, thriving society 鈥 and we鈥檒l keep working with partners across Canada and around the world to ensure this ground-breaking work continues.鈥</p> <p>Since 2007, the university has ranked between third and 14<sup>th</sup> in the world and consistently first in Canada. Two other Canadian universities ranked in the top 50 this year: UBC (27<sup>th</sup>) and McGill (36<sup>th</sup>).</p> <p>In addition to the overall ranking, the NTU Ranking also analyzed research for six field-specific rankings and 14 subject-specific rankings.</p> <p>In rankings by field, 福利姬自慰placed third in the world in clinical medicine, sixth in social sciences and eighth in life sciences. In engineering, it ranked 50<sup>th</sup>. In the subject-specific rankings, 福利姬自慰also performed well, placing first in Canada in seven out of 14 subjects. 福利姬自慰placed fourth internationally in pharmacology and toxicology, 26<sup>th</sup> in electrical engineering and 30<sup>th</sup> in physics.</p> <p>The University of Toronto continues to be the highest-ranked Canadian university and one of the top-ranked public universities in the five most prestigious international rankings: Times Higher Education, QS World Rankings, Shanghai Ranking Consultancy, U.S. News Best Global Universities and National Taiwan University.</p> <p>Last month, Times Higher Education (THE) ranked 福利姬自慰22<sup>nd </sup>overall out of 980 universities worldwide.</p> <h3><u><a href="/news/u-t-ranked-no-1-canada-one-world-s-top-10-public-universities">Read more about U of T's performance&nbsp;in THE's subject&nbsp;rankings&nbsp;</a></u></h3> <p>In August, 福利姬自慰moved up four spots to 23<sup>rd</sup> internationally in the Shanghai Jiao Tong University鈥檚 annual Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU). Last year, QS World University Rankings ranked 福利姬自慰32<sup>nd</sup> overall in the world, while the <em>U.S. News &amp; World Report</em>鈥檚 annual rankings&nbsp;of best global universities placed 福利姬自慰21<sup>st</sup>&nbsp;overall.</p> <h3><u><a href="/news/u-t-named-one-world-s-top-public-universities-best-canada-influential-global-ranking">Learn more about Shanghai Jiao Tong University ranking<br> <br> Read more about our QS&nbsp;ranking&nbsp;<br> <br> Read more about the U.S. News &amp; World report ranking </a></u></h3> <h3>&nbsp;</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> Tue, 10 Oct 2017 19:05:16 +0000 rasbachn 118613 at 福利姬自慰named Canada鈥檚 most innovative university /news/u-t-named-canada-s-most-innovative-university <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">福利姬自慰named Canada鈥檚 most innovative university</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/2017-09-27-reuters-ranking-molly-shoichet.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=7R8kGZeM 370w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_740/public/2017-09-27-reuters-ranking-molly-shoichet.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=ZeDbEFCS 740w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_1110/public/2017-09-27-reuters-ranking-molly-shoichet.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=VFLA5IaA 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/2017-09-27-reuters-ranking-molly-shoichet.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=7R8kGZeM" alt="Photo of Molly Shoichet"> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>rasbachn</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2017-09-27T10:42:42-04:00" title="Wednesday, September 27, 2017 - 10:42" class="datetime">Wed, 09/27/2017 - 10:42</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"> U of T's Molly Shoichet is a Canada Research Chair in tissue engineering (photo by Roberta Baker)</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/jennifer-robinson" hreflang="en">Jennifer Robinson</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">Jennifer Robinson</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/entrepreneurship" hreflang="en">Entrepreneurship</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/global" hreflang="en">Global</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/innovation" hreflang="en">Innovation</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/international" hreflang="en">International</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/international-rankings" hreflang="en">International Rankings</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/rankings" hreflang="en">Rankings</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">University ranked among top 30 public institutions worldwide by Reuters</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 Canada鈥檚 most innovative university, according to an independent survey of top global post-secondary institutions by media giant Reuters.</p> <p>Known as the <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/us-amers-reuters-ranking-innovative-univ/reuters-top-100-the-worlds-most-innovative-universities-2017-idUSKCN1C209R">Reuters Top 100</a>, the ranking 鈥渁ims to identify and rank the educational institutions doing the most to advance science, invent new technologies and power new markets and industries,鈥 the company said in a news release Wednesday.</p> <p>福利姬自慰ranked 46<sup>th</sup> overall 鈥 up 11 spots from last year鈥檚 showing 鈥 with Stanford University, located in the heart of Silicon Valley, coming in first place for the third consecutive year. The University of British Columbia, in 58<sup>th</sup> spot, was the only other Canadian university to rank.</p> <p>福利姬自慰was also among the top 30 publicly funded universities.</p> <p>鈥淲e鈥檙e pleased to see the work of the brilliant students and researchers at the University of Toronto recognized for their ability to publish globally important, cutting-edge research, as well as to patent and commercialize their discoveries to help solve some of the world鈥檚 most challenging problems,鈥 said <strong>Vivek Goel</strong>, U of T鈥檚 vice-president of research and innovation.</p> <p>In fact, 福利姬自慰submits a U.S. patent application at a rate greater than one per week with the help of its&nbsp;<a href="http://www.research.utoronto.ca/industry-and-partners/">Innovations &amp;&nbsp;Partnerships Office (IPO)</a>, and its researchers have published papers that are among the most cited and influential in the world on a range of subjects, Goel said.</p> <p>The university has a robust entrepreneurship ecosystem, with programs, events and incubators, that is enabling students and faculty to learn how to take an idea or years of research and form a company. Last week, the university officially opened ONRamp, <a href="/news/space-startups-u-t-s-onramp-connect-ontario-entrepreneurs">a new collaborative workspace</a> for entrepreneurs and startups for 福利姬自慰and other Ontario universities.&nbsp;</p> <p>In a break from other recent rankings that noted the rise of Asian universities, Reuters said their research shows that 鈥渁nyone looking to find the most influential research leading to the most transformative technologies should look west, not east.鈥</p> <p>North American universities dominated the Reuters Top 100 list, with 51 universities placing, followed by Europe with 26, Asia with 20 and the Middle East with three.</p> <p>The ranking process examined approximately 600 global organizations, such as educational institutions, non-profits and government-funded labs that publish the most academic research. Each was then evaluated and ranked using 10 different metrics, including&nbsp;published academic papers and patent filings, an indication of its ability to commercialize its discoveries.</p> <p>Overall, the University of Toronto continues to be the highest ranked Canadian university and one of the top ranked public universities in the five most prestigious international rankings: Times Higher Education, QS World Rankings, Shanghai Ranking Consultancy, U.S. News Best Global Universities and National Taiwan University.</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> Wed, 27 Sep 2017 14:42:42 +0000 rasbachn 117335 at 福利姬自慰grads have one of the best employability outcomes in the world, new ranking says /news/u-t-grads-have-one-best-employability-outcomes-world-new-ranking-says <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">福利姬自慰grads have one of the best employability outcomes in the world, new ranking says</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/2017-09-12-convocation-resized.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=wxJGqYXq 370w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_740/public/2017-09-12-convocation-resized.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=6ge7EUH- 740w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_1110/public/2017-09-12-convocation-resized.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=Pfh_-1Oe 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/2017-09-12-convocation-resized.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=wxJGqYXq" alt="Picture of convocation"> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>rasbachn</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2017-09-12T10:14:00-04:00" title="Tuesday, September 12, 2017 - 10:14" class="datetime">Tue, 09/12/2017 - 10:14</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 Makeda Marc-Ali)</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/jennifer-robinson" hreflang="en">Jennifer Robinson</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">Jennifer Robinson</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-rankings" hreflang="en">International Rankings</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/qs-graduate-employability-rankings" hreflang="en">QS Graduate Employability Rankings</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">福利姬自慰is the top-ranked Canadian university and 15th in the world in the 2018 QS Graduate Employability Rankings</div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Globally in-demand graduates, alumni in leadership roles and high levels of engagement with employers are just some of the reasons the University of Toronto has one of the best graduate employability outcomes in the world, says a new independent study.</p> <p>福利姬自慰is the top-ranked Canadian university and 15<sup>th</sup> in the world 鈥 up from 19<sup>th</sup> last year 鈥 in the <a href="https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/employability-rankings/2018">2018 QS Graduate Employability Rankings</a>, which surveyed 600 top global universities in its annual report released Tuesday.</p> <p>The 15<sup>th</sup> placement means 福利姬自慰is among the top three per cent in the 2018 QS Graduate Employability Rankings. Among public universities, the University of Toronto ranked third in North America (just behind UCLA and UC Berkeley) and 10<sup>th</sup> globally.</p> <p>鈥淪tudents at the University of Toronto have the opportunity to learn from some of the top minds in their field and then hone their skills in real-world settings. Undergraduate and graduate students engage in experiential learning opportunities with a variety of university partners, from community agencies to startups to international companies,鈥 said <strong>Cheryl Regehr</strong>, U of T鈥檚 vice-president and provost.</p> <p>鈥淲e鈥檙e pleased to see our ranking results continue to demonstrate U of T鈥檚 excellent track record for graduate outcomes and employment.鈥&nbsp;</p> <p>In compiling this year鈥檚 ranking, QS used a methodology to rate each university based on its reputation with employers, alumni outcomes, partnerships with employers per faculty, employer-student connections and graduate employment rate.</p> <p>Overall, Quacquarelli Symonds Limited considered responses from more than 30,000 employers, mapped the degrees and affiliations of more than 30,000 high-achievers, considered 130,000 employers' connections with graduates and evaluated more than 200,000 work placement partnerships.</p> <p>In addition to U of T, four other Canadian institutions made the list of the top 100 ranked, including University of Waterloo (24<sup>th</sup>), University of British Columbia (35<sup>th</sup>), McGill University (42<sup>nd</sup>) and University of Alberta (94<sup>th</sup>).</p> <p>Overall, the University of Toronto continues to be the highest ranked Canadian university and one of the top ranked public universities in the five most prestigious international rankings: Times Higher Education, QS World Rankings, Shanghai Ranking Consultancy, U.S. News Best Global Universities and National Taiwan University.</p> <h3><a href="/news/u-t-ranked-no-1-canada-one-world-s-top-10-public-universities?utm_source=UofTHome&amp;utm_medium=WebsiteBanner&amp;utm_content=THE2017">福利姬自慰ranked No. 1 in Canada, one of world's top 10 public universities by Times Higher Education</a></h3> <h3 align="center">&nbsp;</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, 12 Sep 2017 14:14:00 +0000 rasbachn 115503 at