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To Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows:

I am extremely pleased to welcome you to ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ University. Our world-class scholarly community includes over 400 doctoral and master's degree programs, and is recognized for excellence across the full range of academic disciplines and professions. Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (GPS) collaborates with the Faculties and other administrative and academic units to provide strategic leadership and vision for graduate teaching, supervision, and research across the University. GPS also oversees quality assurance in admissions and registration, the disbursement of graduate fellowships, support for postdoctoral fellows, and facilitates graduate degree completion, including the graduation process, and examination of theses. GPS has partnered with Enrolment Services to manage the admission and registration of graduate students and postdoctoral fellows and to offer streamlined services in a one-stop location at Service Point.

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ is a student-centred research institution that places singular importance upon the quality of graduate education and postdoctoral training. As Associate Provost (Graduate Education), as well as Dean of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, I work closely with the Faculties, central administration, graduate students, professors, researchers, and postdoctoral fellows to provide a supportive, stimulating, and enriching academic environment for all graduate students and postdoctoral fellows.

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ is ranked as one of Canada's most intensive research universities and currently ranked 18^th by QS World University Rankings 2012. We recognize that these successes come not only from our outstanding faculty members, but also from the quality of our graduate students and postdoctoral fellows—a community into which we are very happy to welcome you.

I invite you to join us in advancing this heritage of excellence at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ.

• Martin Kreiswirth, Ph.D.
• Associate Provost (Graduate Education)
• Dean, Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies