Siddharth Kumar’s (BASc ’22), valedictorian in the Faculty of Engineering, was drawn to the University of Waterloo after speaking to a friend who spoke highly about Waterloo’s co-op program and its widely respected Engineering programs.
Waterloo co-op students are making significant impacts to the United Nation's Sustainable Development goals.
Waterloo Magazine's piece focuses on how co-op students are contributing to the United Nations' Sustainable Development goals in their work terms.
Nominated by employee Sheena Deane, Kristen Watt, Ontario's Pharmacist of the year, was recognized in part for her support of co-op students at Waterloo.
JEDI (Justice, Equity, Decolonization and Inclusion) coach Rosie Yeung is an Master of Climate Change alumna whom understands the value of co-op from her own experiences.
University of Waterloo President Vivek Goel writes an opinion piece about innovation and how important the co-operative education program is in facilitating it.
The Waterloo Region Record highlighted a story regarding Waterloo's co-op students being key in the transformation to a new medical system at University Health Network.
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.
University of Waterloo co-op students are fast learners and can multi-task and shift priorities quickly. These skills were just what the University Health Network (UHN) needed to help implement their new health information system from Epic, with a project called Synapse. The hospital hired 114 UWaterloo co-op students for this transformational project.
Waterloo's Co-op for Community program, which greatly benefits the community and non-profit organizations as well as students, was highlighted by City News Kitchener on April 17.