Waterloo co-op program sets record-highs in post-pandemic workforce | Waterloo News
The University of Waterloo’s co-op program sets record-highs in terms of enrollment despite the shift to 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.
The University of Waterloo and Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) partner to focus on talent development in artificial intelligence (AI) through co-operative education and work-integrated learning (WIL).
Mary-Ellen Cullen and Steve Menich want to help build stronger communities in Waterloo Region. They have found an outlet for their passion to give back by funding co-op students jobs at non-profit organizations through their contributions to the University of Waterloo’s Co-op for Community fund.
At the 2021 Employer Impact Awards, Co-operative and Experiential Education (CEE) celebrated three employers who are University of Waterloo graduates. These alumni, and their organizations, provide incredible opportunities for co-op students.
Colleen Philips-Davis becomes associate director of equity, diversity, inclusion and anti-racism (EDI-R) in Co-operative and Experiential Education. Co-operative education will change to deepen staff knowledge and to future-proof students through an EDI-R lens.