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U of T president to deliver lecture on the future of universities as city-builders

September 15, 2014

TORONTO, ON – On Sep­tem­ber 18, Uni­ver­si­ty of Toron­to Pres­i­dent Mer­ic Gertler will deliv­er a lec­ture on “Uni­ver­si­ties, Cities and Pros­per­i­ty: An Agen­da for the Future” as part of the Big City: Big Ideas pub­lic lec­ture series.

The dis­cus­sion will address how strong uni­ver­si­ties can help build strong cities, how city builders can nur­ture these rela­tion­ships, and the role of the Uni­ver­si­ty of Toron­to in our region’s future.

Pres­i­dent Gertler is one of the world’s fore­most urban the­o­rists and pol­i­cy prac­ti­tion­ers, and a wide­ly regard­ed expert on inno­va­tion, cre­ativ­i­ty and cul­ture as dri­vers of the eco­nom­ic dynamism of city-regions.

WHO: Uni­ver­si­ty of Toron­to Pres­i­dent Mer­ic Gertler

WHAT: Free pub­lic lec­ture on “Uni­ver­si­ties, Cities and Pros­per­i­ty: An Agen­da for the Future”

WHERE: George Ignati­eff The­atre, 15 Devon­shire Place, Toron­to (Map: https://goo.gl/maps/JKCzK)

WHEN: Thurs­day, Sep­tem­ber 18

TIME: 4:30pm to 6pm

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 For more infor­ma­tion, con­tact:

Sean Wil­lett
Chief of Com­mu­ni­ca­tions
Munk School of Glob­al Affairs
Uni­ver­si­ty of Toron­to
Tel: 416–946-8904
sean.willett@utoronto.ca
www.munkschool.utoronto.ca

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This event is pre­sent­ed by the Insti­tute of Munic­i­pal Finance and Gov­er­nance and its Big City Big Ideas part­ners.