February 4, 2023
Recap: 2023 UPL Case Competition
On February 3, more than 30 Master of Public Policy and Master of Global Affairs...
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A training
ground for
urban policy
professionals.
The Urban Policy Lab is a training ground for urban policy professionals at the University of Toronto's Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, designed to inspire and prepare students for policy careers focused on cities.
The Lab offers students career development and experiential learning opportunities through graduate fellowships, skills workshops, networking and mentorship programs, and collaborative research and civic education projects.
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19
graduate fellowships awarded
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800+
800+
student participants in skills workshops & training events
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140+
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professionals involved in networking & mentorship initiatives
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work-integrated learning placements
Latest Updates
October 25, 2022
Recap: Munk in the City 2022
Munk in the City is an experiential learning initiative organized by the Urban Policy Lab,...
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April 7, 2022
UPL & IMFG launch Who Does What paper series
The UPL has teamed up with the Munk School’s Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance...
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March 31, 2022
Recap: 2022 UPL Case Competition
On January 21, twenty-two Master of Public Policy and Master of Global Affairs students at...
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February 18, 2022
Applications open for 2022-23 UPL Graduate Fellowships
The Urban Policy Lab’s Graduate Fellows program offers Munk students interested in cities and urban...
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September 17, 2021
Urban Issues in the 2021 Federal Election
Recent polling shows that the cities and suburbs of Canada’s leading metropolitan regions, particularly in...
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Director's Message
"The goal of the Urban Policy Lab is to spark creative collaborations between academic researchers and urban policy practitioners, and to inspire and prepare students to pursue policy careers focused on cities."