U of T has flagship role in Ontario post-secondary education, says provincial report
The University of Toronto has a “powerful flagship role” to play as Ontario’s one internationally ranked top-tier university, says a new report by the provincial agency dedicated to improving the quality of higher education.
The new report by the Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario takes stock of provincial efforts to establish clear distinctions among the province’s 20 universities and recommends further action to differentiate the research and teaching efforts of individual schools.
The Ontario government has made differentiation a key policy, negotiating strategic mandate agreements in 2014 with institutions that ask them to identify factors that make them unique in the system.
The new report urges the Ontario government to “move strongly and boldly” to encourage greater differences among schools, and singles out U of T as an important resource for the whole province. Having a top-tier university, “reflects well on the entire system and, like a rising tide, lifts all boats,” the report finds.