Events

UPL Case Competition

February 3, 2023

Annual case competition organized by UPL graduate fellows. Challenges Munk School MPP and MGA students to analyze and solve a pressing urban policy. Read more.

Munk in the City 2022

October 2022

A month-long municipal election-themed initiative that gets students of the classroom and into the community to grapple with urban policy issues first-hand. Read more.

UPL Case Competition

January 21, 2022

Annual case competition organized by UPL graduate fellows. Challenges Munk School MPP and MGA students to analyze and solve a pressing urban policy. Read more.

Munk at City Hall

March 15-19, 2021

Experiential learning program that gives women at the Munk School the opportunity to (virtually) shadow city councillors.

Urban Exchange 2021

March 9, 2021

Networking event to connect MPP students with urban policy professionals across the GTA. Partner: Canadian Urban Institute.

GIS Skills Workshop

February 26, 2021

Workshop to train Munk students how to load, manipulate and visualize geospatial datasets.

Municipal Budgeting Workshop

February 5, 2021

Workshop that demystifies the municipal budgeting process using case studies and interactive activities.

UPL Case Competition

January 22, 2021

Annual case competition organized by UPL graduate fellows. Challenges Munk School MPP and MGA students to analyze and solve a pressing urban policy.

Podcast: Main Streets in the City

January 11, 2021

UPL teamed up with Beyond the Headlines to discuss the importance of main street support and recovery during the global pandemic. Listen here.

Urban Exchange 2020

February 25, 2020

Networking event to connect MPP students with urban policy professionals across the GTA. Partner: Canadian Urban Institute.

UPL Case Competition

January 24, 2020

Annual case competition organized by UPL graduate fellows. Challenges Munk School MPP and MGA students to analyze and solve a pressing urban policy.

UPL Career & Skills Day

January 10, 2020

Day-long series of professional development workshops for MPP students to gain skills and knowledge relevant for a career in urban policy.

Toronto Black Policy Conference

November 30, 2019

Public conference exploring policy issues affecting Toronto’s Black communities. Partners: Toronto Black Policy Network; City of Toronto Confronting Anti-Black Racism Unit.

Service Design for Municipalities

October 11, 2019

Workshop for Munk students and alumni led by Andrew Do (MPP '14) and Taylor Cook, service designers working at the City of Austin, Texas.

Munk in the City 2019

September 20, 2019

The 2019 edition of Munk in the City kicked off with a civic engagement workshop led by Zahra Ebrahim, an award-winning city builder and chair of Jane’s Walk, to prepare and inspire students to chronicle the city around them.

Applying Behavioural Insights in Cities

June 5, 2019

Half-day workshop for municipal practitioners to demonstrate potential applications of behavioural insights in municipal service design and delivery.

Toronto Indigenous History

August 12, 2019

Walking tour for MPP students and alumni exploring Toronto's Indigenous history and the connections between urban policy and Indigenous knowledge.

Urban Exchange Speed Networking

April 30, 2019

Networking event to connect MPP students with urban policy professionals across the GTA. Partner: Canadian Urban Institute.

UPL Case Competition

January 21, 2019

Annual case competition organized by UPL graduate fellows. Challenges Munk School MPP and MGA students to analyze and solve a pressing urban policy.

UPL Career & Skills Day

January 16, 2019

Day-long series of professional development workshops for MPP students to gain skills and knowledge relevant for a career in urban policy.

Munk in the City Showcase

October 22, 2018

On municipal election night, we showcased our student’s Munk in the City projects as the results rolled in.

A Forum for Challengers

October 11, 2018

We invited five candidates who are challenging long time incumbents in the 2018 Toronto municipal election to talk to Munk students about their experience and vision for the city.

Munk in the City

September 21, 2018

Kick-off talk by Shawn Micallef, Toronto Star city columnist and co-founder of Spacing Magazine, to help Munk students explore the city through an urbanist lens.

How to Break into the Municipal Sector

September 11, 2018

Workshop for MPP students on how to prepare for a job in the municipal sector, led by AMCTO.