INFORMATION ABOUT THE CITY OF TORONTO
AND THE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
From both
the personal and professional perspective Toronto is
often the top choice in the world in terms of quality of
life and professional growth/opportunities. Please have a look at the following
summary of Toronto rankings (often ranked best in the world):
Destination T.O.: Why Toronto is
attracting top tech talent
Toronto
ranked 'best place to live' in Economist ranking of cities around the world
Toronto
makes top 10 list of world's most innovative cities
OTHER UNFORMATION ABOUT THE CITY OF
TORONTO
Medium: GO NORTH: Innovation hubs
in Canada - MaRS Discovery District in Toronto
Globe and Mail
2019: Tech is booming in the GTA
Forbes 2019: Toronto's Tech Scene Is Having A
Moment
TORONTO: Canada's High-Tech Hub
http://dailyhive.com/toronto/toronto-quality-of-living-ranking-2017
http://condo.ca/torontos-future-as-a-world-city-depends-on-getting-its-transit-act-together/
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2016/09/08/toronto-3rd-best-city-live-work_n_11913784.html
Source: The
Economist Intelligence Unit
http://www.integraimmigration.com/toronto-and-montreal-ranked-top-best-cities-to-live-in/
Source: Toronto-Waterloo
Corridor
Source: Toronto-Waterloo
Corridor
World
Rankings for University of Toronto (https://www.utoronto.ca/news/tags/rankings)
SOME EXAMPLES:
2014 RANKING BY TOP 5 RATING AGENCIES:
NTU RANKING (Performance
Ranking of Scientific Papers)
2015 NTU RANKING
2017 NTU RANKING
2015 URAP:
2017 RANKING BY WOLRDWIDE PLACEMENT:
á Rankings
o
Numerous
awards as listed here:
¤ http://www.eecg.utoronto.ca/~roman/
o
Among the
very top Biomedical Electronics Labs / Electronics Groups / Universities in
Canada
o
Toronto
Electronics: ~Top 5-10 in North America (no formal ranking available)
o
Toronto
Medicine: ~Top 3-5 in North America
á Other advantages
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Competitive
financial package
o
Possibility
to travel around the world
o
Opportunities
for internships at top locations worldwide
¤ US (e.g., Princeton), UK (e.g., Imperial
College), Japan, Quebec, etc
o
Highly
collaborative environment
¤ Over a dozen active collaborators