TORONTO, January 29, 2008 -- York University welcomes today’s announcement by the Ontario government of more than $12.6 million in funding for facilities and infrastructure improvements, as part of a larger investment for postsecondary campuses across the province.
“This funding will enable us to make immediate investments on pressing capital-related projects that will ultimately benefit our students,” said Mamdouh Shoukri, president and vice-chancellor of York University. "We are grateful to the government of Ontario for supporting our ongoing initiatives aimed at renewing and modernizing our infrastructure to provide a more effective learning environment where research and higher learning can thrive.”
Today’s announcement by the government of Ontario totals $200 million for campus renewal projects for Ontario’s publicly-funded colleges and universities and is part of the $1.4 billion infrastructure fund announced in the province’s Fall Economic Statement.
York University is the leading interdisciplinary research and teaching university in Canada. York offers a modern, academic experience at the undergraduate and graduate level in Toronto, Canada’s most international city. The third largest university in the country, York is host to a dynamic academic community of 50,000 students and 7,000 faculty and staff, as well as 200,000 alumni worldwide. York’s 11 faculties and 24 research centres conduct ambitious, groundbreaking research that is interdisciplinary, cutting across traditional academic boundaries. This distinctive and collaborative approach is preparing students for the future and bringing fresh insights and solutions to real-world challenges. York University is an autonomous, not-for-profit corporation.
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