The University of Waterloo’s co-op program sets record-highs in terms of enrollment despite the shift to remote work.
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.
R+T Park has hired many co-op students including Rose Matthews who helps to coordinate events through both digital and in-person engagement.
Waterloo Experience (WE) Accelerate program is announced as an ongoing option for co-op students who struggle to secure a traditional co-op job in their first work term.
Recipients of the third annual Employer Impact Awards have provided students with work-integrated learning opportunities that better prepare them for the future workforce.
Co-op alumnus Swati Matta, founder and CEO of Koble, a health app is interviewed in a Q and A for wifhifi.
Waterloo's co-op program is highlighted as a differentiator in the Waterloo 100 update in the Daily Bulletin.