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1 Schulich Sets its Sights on Eyes High Benchmarking Data Review March 2012

2 Benchmarking: Rankings Canadian Universities in QS World Ranking by Discipline for Engineering and Information Technology, 2011 *University of Toronto Engineering, Annual Report 2011 ProgramIn CanadaIn the World Chemical8168 Electrical9187 Mechanical, Aeronautical … 6125 Civil and Structural10116

3 Benchmarking: Rankings Summary of G13 Bibliometrics for Publications (Engineering) Faculty Count169 Publications1185 Publications/Faculty7 Rank in Canada on Pub/Faculty8 *University of Toronto Engineering, Annual Report 2011

4 Give direct admission into program in first-year (InD & UGP) Desired integration of professional skills (ex. Communication, teamwork, ethics) into authentic engineering experiences (UGP) Focus on PhD students – top engineering schools in North America have the highest ratio of PhD students / faculty (InD) McGill focused on fundraising – giving $24 k / year plus free tuition to every PhD student & top-ups for PhD students with NSERC scholarships (InD) PhD fast track option (UoT) All schools are focusing on retaining the best professors to build strong research programs (InD) Benchmarking: Top Schools

5 Benchmarking: Student Feedback Low ratings for professional skills development at U of C (CGPPS) Desire for increased level of support for presentations and publications (CGPPS) Lack of career planning and real work readiness at U of C (NSSE) Integration of research into curriculum deemed desirable (UGP) Lack of internationalism incorporated into coursework (NSSE) Desire for heightened student experience (NSSE)

6 Benchmarking: Community Feedback Exposure to relevant research desired by industry (SIAC) Professional development courses linked to APEGA desired (SIAC)

7 Acronyms InD – meetings with Deans at Queen’s, Waterloo, U of T and the former Dean at McGill UGP – an undergraduate comparison of UBC, U of T, McGill and Waterloo U of T – University of Toronto Annual Report CGPSS – Canadian Graduate and Professional Student Survey NSSE – National Survey of Student Engagement SIAC – Schulich Industry Advisory Committee


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