Tara Stevens, Judene Pretti and Norah McRae’s article examines how the future of work changed due to the global pandemic. To understand how to prepare students for the future of work-integrated learning, this paper reviews 32 recent reports on the future of work.
In this study, researchers used Q methodology to distinguish between four different worldviews regarding employer perspectives on hiring international students.
As long-time members of Co-operative and Experiential Education (CEE), Scott (BES ‘84, MA ‘88) and Linda (BA ‘81) Davis both know the importance of work-integrated learning at the University of Waterloo. As a testament to that importance, the Davises have committed $5,000 to the Co-op for Community program through the Co-operative and Experiential Education Fund.
TVO Today article addresses the future of remote work. Judene Pretti, director of business services for Co-operative and Experiential Education at Waterloo, discusses co-op student surveys regarding remote work.
The University of Waterloo’s co-op program sets record-highs in terms of enrollment despite the shift to remote work.
This article in The PIE News addresses the Professionals in International Education (PIE) program in North America. The program discusses employability, recruitment, well-being and policy making. Norah McRae, associate provost of Co-operative and Experiential Education at the University of Waterloo is closing the panel.
Economics professor, Joel Blit, explains Waterloo’s ability to produce tech founders is a combination of their intellectual property policy, co-op programs, and commercialization programs.
The University of Waterloo is compared to Californian schools in Computer Science by overall rank, student employability, program size, research capabilities and entrepreneurship.
Clearpath Robotics was founded when four Waterloo Mechatronics Engineering students started building robots on campus. The multi-million-dollar company attributes some of their success to the ability to hire students from the co-op program.
Alumni podcast focuses on Jeff LeJeune (BMath’96) and his journey as VP Engineering at Magnetic Forensics. The organization retains many co-op students as full-time employees.