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UTTRI associated professors Baher Abdulhai, Mark Fox and Amer Shalaby were in Mumbai, India on March 6 to participate in panels at the Symposium on Transforming Urban Livability.
The one-day event was co-sponsored by University of Toronto, Tata Trusts and Social Alpha.
President Meric Gertler was the keynote speaker. At the conference, Social Alpha, a branch of Tata Trusts, launched a “Quest for Urban Livability”, a seed funding challenge for innovators and entrepreneurs working to solve urbanization issues.
President Gertler led the U of T delegation to India to deepen collaborative opportunities with academic and corporate partners and to meet with alumni and prospective students.
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- Social Alpha and Tata Trusts launch ‘Quest for Urban Livability’ for innovators and entrepreneurs to solve challenges for cities, City Air News, March 6, 2019.
- U of T partners with Tata Trusts on urban research and entrepreneurial centres in India, U of T News, September 4, 2018.