University of Toronto Centre in India launches in Mumbai in partnership with Tata Trusts

The University of Toronto launched The University of Toronto Centre in India today in Mumbai in partnership with Tata Trusts, one of India's largest philanthropic organizations. Tata Trusts has been a longstanding collaborator with University of Toronto, supporting researchers across the university to address health care, water, energy and poverty challenges. The centre will give focus to this collaboration with an emphasis on urban research and entrepreneurship, bringing together leading scholars and entrepreneurs from Canada and India to develop groundbreaking research and innovation to benefit people in India and around the world. University of Toronto President Meric Gertler and Vice-President, International Joseph Wong announced the launch at a roundtable on urban transitions that was held in Mumbai in partnership with Social Alpha, a social innovations accelerator supported by Tata Trusts. The discussion highlighted key challenges faced by Indian cities in their journey towards net-zero emissions, and outlined the role of research-backed deep science innovations in enabling cities to solve for the most pressing environmental challenges of our time.  "The University of Toronto is one of the world's top-ranked universities with one of the world's most extensive global research networks - and our faculty are deeply engaged in partnerships with academic and industry leaders here in India and across the globe," President Gertler said.