Office of the Vice-President and Principal

Message from the Vice-President and Principal, Professor Deep Saini:

Welcome to the University of Toronto Mississauga!

UTM, as this campus is commonly known, is the second largest of the three campuses of the University of Toronto – Canada’s largest and most research-intensive university. UTM is at an exciting juncture in its evolution. The demand for higher education continues to soar in the western Greater Toronto Area, and this region is rapidly evolving into one of the most vibrant knowledge-based economies in the country. The University of Toronto, in embracing its role as one of the world's preeminent universities, has risen to the challenge by rapidly expanding its programs and facilities at UTM.

We have come a long way from our roots as an undergraduate campus, adding and growing innovative professional graduate programs and offering research-based graduate degrees supervised by world-class researchers and scholars. Amidst this expansion, we have proudly maintained our reputation as a university where individuals count, academic excellence is paramount, distinctive programs are delivered with an eye on societal impact, and an outstanding student experience is offered on an idyllic 225-acre campus along the nature-rich banks of the Credit River.

Building a high-quality institution requires pushing the limits of knowledge through research, and sharing our discoveries with the world – embracing the convergence of talent and ideas in a global context. The University of Toronto's recently launched "BOUNDLESS" capital campaign (http://boundless.utoronto.ca/), will help us do just that by building our international reach and our global leadership capacity. UTM will have a major part in this $2 billion campaign – by far, the largest in Canadian university history. As we prepare to launch UTM's component of the campaign, one of our foremost priorities will be to ensure that we constantly keep the needs and aspirations of our community in the sightline as we strive to raise the resources to support our relentless pursuit of excellence.

Speaking of the community, UTM is truly a perfect example of the proverbial ‘global village’. Approximately 15 per cent of our 12,000-plus students are international, coming to us from some 125 countries around the globe. Our domestic student and staff population is equally diverse, representing the veritable cultural mosaic that is the Greater Toronto Area. We are reaching out to forge academic collaborations with institutions abroad.

Come and experience with us this wonderful intellectual community, the natural beauty of which has earned it the nickname “Camelot Campus”.