Welcome to the University of Toronto’s Department of Computer Science!

We invite you to learn more about the graduate student experience through a series of sessions — from the academic details of your program, to information about finances, and health and wellness. Sessions are outlined in the schedule below.

Preliminary Schedule

Day 1: September 1, 2026 (MSc, MScAC, PhD)

9:00–9:20        Breakfast and Registration

9:20–9:40        Ice-Breaker

9:40–9:55        Departmental Welcome

9:55–10:25      Grad Office Admin Presentation

10:25–10:35    Communications

10:35–10:45    IT Orientation

10:45–11:00    Space

11:00–11:10    Break 

11:10–11:30    Health & Wellness team

11:30–11:50    Centre for International Experience

12:00–14:00    Grad Student Lunch and Ice-Cream Social

14:00–14:30    Centre for Graduate Mentorship and Supervision

14:30–15:00    Graduate Centre for Academic Communication

15:00–15:20   Safety Abroad

15:20–15:30    Break 

15:30–16:30    Teaching Assistantship (TA) Orientation

16:30–17:00    Wrap up and Final Questions

Day 2: September 2, 2026 (MSc, PhD)

9:30–9:50        Breakfast

10:00–10:35    Program Overview

10:35–11:15    Student Funding

11:15–11:30    Awards

11:30–11:35 Break

11:35–11:50    Graduate Professional Development & Student Success

11:50–12:45    Graduate Student Research Talks

12:45–13:45    Faculty Mentor Lunch

13:45–15:45    NSERC Grant Writing Workshop

19:00–onward CSGS Pub Night