Council of Ontario Universities
180 Dundas Street West Suite 1800
Toronto, Ontario
M5G 1Z8
Tel: 416-979-2165
University graduates are using their talents to fill the jobs that enable Ontario to provide vital services, support thriving local businesses, build vibrant arts and culture industries and ...
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Going Greener 2017: The Road to Low-Carbon University Campuses, plainly demonstrates Ontario universities’ commitment to environmental sustainability. The report, its eighth annual edition, looks at ...
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Over the last year, Ontario’s universities have been talking to Ontarians about the future. Through our survey, a series of roundtables, and at several conferences, many thousands shared their ...
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Ontario universities educate more students for less than universities in any other province. Provincial grants to Ontario universities, on a per-student basis, are the lowest in the country. In fact, ...
In a study of the social returns of higher education, the Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario (HEQCO) found that postsecondary graduates are more likely to volunteer, donate money and vote, and are less likely to require social assistance. University graduates are also more likely to ...
Economists have said economic growth depends on the injection of new start-ups and business innovation in the economy. The U.S.-based Kauffman Foundation, which is devoted to entrepreneurship, recently concluded that any new job growth comes entirely from start-up firms. And the recent National ...
Ontario university presidents have been driving forward on the greening of their campus since 2009 when they came together to sign a pledge for bold action on the environment. They didn’t just want to talk about environmental sustainability; they wanted measurable results and ...
Ontario’s universities recognize that they need to work together with government, municipalities, and the public and private sector to make progress in cutting emissions and harnessing the power of new, clean technologies.
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Each year, the Government of Ontario awards a prize of $20,000 to five young researchers who are carrying out exceptional work in the areas of Physics, Chemistry, Physiology/Medicine, Literature and Economic Science. This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Polanyi Prizes, which were established by the provincial government in honour of the achievement of John Charles Polanyi, recipient of the 1986 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
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On November 17, university leaders and experts came together at a Council of Ontario Universities forum, the Experiential Learning Best Practices Exchange, to discuss the importance of experiential learning.
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The College Student Alliance, the Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance, Colleges Ontario and the Council of Ontario Universities have come together to develop an action plan on post-secondary student mental health.
Read moreOntario universities appreciate that today’s budget recognizes that one of Ontario’s strongest assets is our people, and that postsecondary education is key to a better future for our students, communities and the province.
Read moreOntario’s universities welcome the new federal investments in Canadian science and scholarship announced by Finance Minister Bill Morneau in today’s budget because investing in university research is an investment in a better future.
Read moreStarting this week, Ontario university students will start receiving an email from their university inviting them to complete a survey about their experiences with sexual violence, in what is believed to be the first campus climate survey of its kind in Canada.
Read moreOntario’s universities welcome Minister Mitzie Hunter to the sector, and look forward to working in partnership with her in her new role as Minister of Advanced Education and Skills Development.
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