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<div class="m-text__content s-wysiwyg"> <div class="s-wysiwyg"><h2 class="a-heading__h2">Welcome to the Global Ideas Institute</h2> <p>At GII, secondary school students work in teams with U of T student mentors, faculty and expert practitioners to tackle a real-world problem without a current solution and build the tools, knowledge, and guidance to develop innovative solutions to complex world issues. </p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="l-section__wrapper l-section-spacing-top--standard l-section-spacing-bottom--standard theme--blue-light "> <div class="l-section-2--[zone--10][zone--10] " > <div class="l-section__zone-1 l-flex l-section-vertical-alignment--top" > <div class="m-text"> <div class="m-text__content s-wysiwyg"> <div class="s-wysiwyg"><h2 class="a-heading__h3">Join the Global Ideas Institute</h2></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="l-section__zone-2 l-flex--2col l-section-vertical-alignment--top" > <div class="m-offset-card"> <div class="m-offset-card__banner"> <img width="1200" height="600" srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_2_1_200/public/assets/media/images/2022-06/IMG_4609.jpg.webp?itok=5B4CtobW 200w, /sites/default/files/styles/landscape_2_1_400/public/assets/media/images/2022-06/IMG_4609.jpg.webp?itok=lklRG0j- 400w, /sites/default/files/styles/landscape_2_1_600/public/assets/media/images/2022-06/IMG_4609.jpg.webp?itok=uOroP9pM 600w, /sites/default/files/styles/landscape_2_1_900/public/assets/media/images/2022-06/IMG_4609.jpg.webp?itok=_X4wFMTL 900w, /sites/default/files/styles/landscape_2_1_1200/public/assets/media/images/2022-06/IMG_4609.jpg.webp?itok=uyH6us0S 1200w, /sites/default/files/styles/landscape_2_1_1500/public/assets/media/images/2022-06/IMG_4609.jpg.webp?itok=900bM9q0 1500w, /sites/default/files/styles/landscape_2_1_1800/public/assets/media/images/2022-06/IMG_4609.jpg.webp?itok=5XqRWcyc 1800w, 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