University of Toronto
Public university in Toronto
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| 2024 | Ranked 17th in the world and first in Canada in U.S. News & World Report Best Global University Ranking. |
| 2023 | Ranked 18th in the world and first in Canada in Times Higher Education World University Rankings. |
| 2023 | Ranked 21st in the world and first in Canada in QS World University Rankings. |
| 2023 | Ranked first in Maclean's reputation survey. |
| 2023 | Received the largest ever research grant in Canada, a $200 million grant from the Government of Canada. |
| 2022 | Ranked second in Maclean's Medical Doctoral university category. |
| 2022 | Ranked 11th in the world and first in Canada in Times Higher Education's global employability ranking. |
| 2022 | University ranked 22nd in the world and first in Canada in the Academic Ranking of World Universities (Shanghai Ranking). |
| 2021 | Ranked No. 1 in Canada and No. 11 globally for Theology, Divinity & Religious Studies in the QS World University Rankings. |
| 2021 | University added additional safety barriers to the Bahen Centre and committed nearly three million dollars in funding for student wellbeing in response to the mental health crisis. |
| 2021 | University planned to grow international student enrolment to 20.1 percent. |
| 2021 | Graduated from the University of Toronto Scarborough with a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree, establishing her foundation for future mental health activism work. |
| December 2021 | Launched the Defy Gravity campaign, the largest fundraising campaign in Canadian history, with a goal of raising $4 billion. |
| 2020 | Placed 19th in the world in Times' reputational ranking. |
| September 24 2020 | Announced the single largest donation in Canadian history: a $250 million gift from philanthropists James and Louise Temerty to the Faculty of Medicine, which was subsequently renamed the Temerty Faculty of Medicine. |
| 2019 | By this year, four students had committed suicide, with three of these deaths occurring in the Bahen Centre for Information Technology. |
| 2019 | Ranked 11th among universities worldwide by SCImago Institutions Rankings and fourth in the Performance Ranking of Scientific Papers for World Universities. |
| 2019 | Received a $100 million donation from Onex CEO Gerry Schwartz and Indigo CEO Heather Reisman for creating an innovation and artificial intelligence centre. |
| 2018 | University of Toronto Entrepreneurship ranked fourth best university-based incubator globally by UBI Global. |
| 2018 | Concluded the Boundless fundraising campaign, raising $2.641 billion and setting a new all-time fundraising record in Canada. |
| 2018 | The university cleared a professor of allegations of discrimination and antisemitism following an internal investigation. |
| 2018 | Tea Mutonji graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) from the University of Toronto Scarborough and subsequently won the Ontario Creates Trillium Book Award as a writer and poet. |
| 2017 | First of four student suicides occurred at the University of Toronto, beginning a critical period of mental health concerns on campus. |
| 2017 | University of Toronto had more international students enrolled than all other Canadian post-secondary institutions. |
| 2017 | A human rights application was filed against the university by a student, alleging delayed investigation of sexual assault and dismissive handling of concerns. |
| 2017 | Founded Peace of Mind Canada, a non-profit organization dedicated to raising awareness about youth mental health and combating stigma surrounding mental illness. |
| 2016 | International student enrolment reached 19.7 percent of total student population. |
| 2013 | AeroVelo Atlas, developed by university students and graduates, won the Igor I. Sikorsky Human Powered Helicopter Competition. |
| 2013 | Ranked 14th in the world in a New York Times employment survey. |
| 2011 | University began the Boundless fundraising campaign. |
| 2011 | Saad Bin Zafar graduates with a BBA and becomes the current captain of the Canada men's national cricket team |
| 2011 | Sasha Reid graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree. |
| 2011 | Emily Hunter graduates with an HBA and becomes an environmental activist and filmmaker. |
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