University of Toronto President Meric Gertler joins university leaders in call for G7 action to advance peace and security 

U7+ Alliance members present the U7+ Tokyo Statement on Universities as Engines of Innovation for Peace and Security to Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (From left to right: Gwen Burrows, University of Toronto, Annelise Riles, Northwestern University, Daniel Jutras, Université de Montréal, Meric Gertler, University of Toronto, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Kohei Itoh, Keio University, Motohiro Tsuchiya, Keio University, and Hideko Sumita, Keio University) University of Toronto President Meric Gertler and an international coalition of university leaders are calling on G7 countries to leverage the power of education and research in the global mission to advance peace and security. The president was among more than 75 university presidents and senior leaders from 16 countries who recently convened, in person and online, at Keio University in Tokyo for the U7+ Alliance of World Universities Presidential Summit.