TORONTO, January 12, 2012 – Mamdouh Shoukri, president and vice-chancellor of York University, will deliver a keynote address tonight to the Intercultural Dialogue Institute (IDI) Toronto Annual Dialogue & Friendship Dinner 2012.

At the event, whose theme is “Living Together as Neighbours,” President Shoukri will focus on York University’s diversity, its academic excellence and the bright and dynamic future of the university.

What:   Intercultural Dialogue Institute (IDI) Toronto keynote address

Where: Royal York Fairmont Hotel (Imperial Room)

When:  Tonight, Thursday, January 12, 2012.

Keynote is scheduled for approximately 8 pm.

York University is a 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 250,000 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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