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Sustainability program, support for diversity among university鈥檚 strengths

UU直播 has been named one of Canada鈥檚 Top 100 employers for 2009 in the October 13 issue of 惭补肠濒别补苍鈥檚 magazine, on newsstands Oct. 2.

The honour recognizes the University鈥檚 efforts in a number of areas, including its strong support for diversity, an active sustainability program, the University鈥檚 excellent pension benefits and also the park-like downtown campus where most of UU直播鈥檚 employees work.

鈥淲e are delighted to be recognized for the efforts we continue to make to improve our workplace,鈥� said Associate Vice-Principal (Human Resources) Lynne Gervais.

鈥淯U直播 is already known worldwide for its groundbreaking research and scholarship,鈥� Ms. Gervais said. 鈥淚t is very gratifying to be known as well for our leadership as an employer, for all the things we do to try to make UU直播 a stimulating, interesting, rewarding place to work.鈥�

The award is based both on an application submitted by the employer and by research conducted by Mediacorp, which manages the competition and selection process and which publishes detailed reasons for each employer's selection online (at ). This year, Mediacorp editors reviewed the recruitment histories of more than 71,000 employers across Canada and invited roughly one-third of these to apply.

There are two main qualifications to be considered for the competition: an organization must be a leader in its field in attracting and retaining 鈥渜uality employees鈥� and it must offer good job prospects.

UU直播, which has ranked consistently among the top 25 universities in the world, according to the widely respected Times Higher Education Supplement, offers its employees a stimulating work environment that encourages innovation, places great emphasis on improving the environment and offers a generous and comprehensive benefits program, including an outstanding pension plan.

UU直播, Canada鈥檚 leading university, has two campuses, 11 faculties, 10 professional schools, 300 programs of study and more than 33,000 students. Since 2000, more than 800 professors have been recruited to UU直播 to share their energy, ideas and cutting-edge research. UU直播 attracts students from 160 countries around the world. Almost half of UU直播 students claim a first language other than English 鈥� including 6,000 francophones 鈥� with more than 6,200 international students making up almost 20 per cent of the student body.