Priorities & Commitments

The University’s strategic priorities and commitments are advancing U of T’s vision and mission to be a catalyst for social well-being, prosperity, and vitality in our communities.

Three Priorities

Toronto’s CN Tower is visible against a sunny sky as graduating students line up to enter Convocation Hall.
President Gertler and Shigeru Sasaki of Fujitsu Laboratories sign an agreement for an international research collaboration.
Meric Gertler and Inuk Knowledge Keeper Naulaq LeDrew with the students who won Outstanding Indigenous Student of the Year.

The University of Toronto’s strategic priorities provide a framework around three areas of focus for the U of T community. The three priorities are our commitment to achieving the goals set out in the University’s Towards 2030 plan.

View the Three Priorities Website

Sustainability

Adult and child volunteers, wearing masks, crouch down to plant a foot-high tree in a park.
An array of solar panels covers a flat roof in a city.
A scientist, wearing protective goggles and gloves, sits at a busy lab bench and peers intently at a test tube.

Motivated by the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, the University of Toronto recognizes the crucial and unique role universities play in helping to meet the global challenges of sustainability.

Go to the Sustainability Website

Presidential Advisory Committee on Principles to Guide Recognition and Commemoration

The Presidential Advisory Committee on Principles to Guide Recognition and Commemoration has submitted its Report. In fulfillment of its mandate, the Advisory Committee offered members of the University community the opportunity to provide input, and has articulated high-level principles to inform decisions on commemoration and naming across our three campuses. The President in turn has issued a Response to the Report, accepting all of its recommendations. 

Go to the Advisory Committee Page