TORONTO, November 28, 2011 – Mamdouh Shoukri, York University President & Vice-Chancellor, will deliver the keynote address at the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers Forum on Tuesday morning.

Shoukri’s speech, “The Role of Universities in Economic Development – The Case for Engineering at York University,” focuses on the needs of today’s university engineers.

York University is creating the Lassonde School of Engineering to meet the challenges of engineering education in the 21st century.

What:
Mamdouh Shoukri
York University President & Vice-Chancellor
Keynote address to Ontario Society of Professional Engineers

Where:
Toronto Board of Trade
First Canadian Place
77 Adelaide Street West
Toronto, Ontario

When:
Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011
Keynote address at 8:30am

Media availability follows the keynote address.

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 55,000 students and 7,000 faculty and staff, as well as 240,000 alumni worldwide. York’s 10 Faculties and 28 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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Media Contact:
Wallace Pidgeon, Director, Media Relations,
wpidgeon@yorku.ca
416-736-2100 x 22091