Munk School Students Excel in Global Case Competitions
From climate change and healthcare innovation to immigration policy and ethics in public service, Master of Public Policy (MPP) and Master of Global Affairs (MGA) students tackled real-world challenges with winning solutions. These competitions not only offered valuable experiential learning but also showcased the Munk School’s growing impact on the global policy stage....
Prime Minister Carney makes landmark announcement at the Munk School: Canada will meet NATO’s two percent military expenditure target this fiscal year.
“There’s no better place to have this announcement than the Munk School. This institution over the past two decades- faculty, students, graduates, have helped shape Canada’s domestic policies, our geopolitical strategies and beyond our shores as well. We wanted to make this announcement here because your insights at the Munk School have never been in more demand than in this hinge moment in our history.” Prime Minister Mark Carney, June 2025....
Meet Four Munk School Grads Who Left Their Mark Beyond the Classroom
As they cross the stage at Convocation Hall, four graduating students from the Master of Public Policy and Master of Global Affairs programs at the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy reflect on an experience that has shaped far more than their academic resumes. From policy labs and international internships to student leadership and case competitions, these new grads used their time at Munk to explore interests, build confidence, and prepare to take on the world. We asked the four graduating students to reflect on their defining moments, inspirations, and advice for the next generation of Munk students....
Supporting Blended Finance and Investment
Justice Johnson is a content manager for Convergence, the global network for blended finance. We generate blended finance data, intelligence, and deal flow to increase private sector investment in developing countries....
MGA STUDENT HELPS SUPPORT INNOVATION IN MOROCCO
MGA Student Ashley Harrison talks about her internship at the American Chamber of Commerce in Casablanca, Morocco....
Scholar-at-Risk: U of T's Noura Al-Jizawi, a key player in the Syrian uprising, became an opposition leader
Al-Jizawi, who came to U of T through a Scholars-at-Risk scholarship, was one of the young leaders who kickstarted the movement, which has gone from being a peaceful revolt to a full-scale civil war w...
MUNK SCHOOL GRAD FIGHTS FOR PRESS FREEDOMS
Master of Global Affairs (MGA) alumna Kerry Paterson (MGA’14) loves her new job, in spite of the horrors. This year, she began working in New York City as the Global Advocacy and Communications Manage...
MUNK SCHOOL MEETS: VALENTINA BRICEÑO-STROCCHIA
Valentina Briceño-Strocchia is a second-year student in the Master of Global Affairs (MGA) program. Now doing her exchange in Paris, France at Sciences Po, Briceño-Strocchia spent her summer interning...
#BEANMGA: MUNK SCHOOL STUDENTS READY TO LEAVE THEIR MARK ON REAL-WORLD POLICY
To celebrate our MGA students and shed some light on the program’s unique professional focus, we spoke to three students who shared their favourite experiences, as well as their aspirations and plans...
U of T students find UNHCR cash-transfer program reaches more Syrian refugees
A University of Toronto student-led project examining a cash-transfer program's success in Jordan with Syrian refugees was featured in the Globe and Mail....