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.
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.
Canadian tech company Communitech hires Waterloo students to work on "supporting and growing the tech ecosystem" through digital transformation to help tech start-ups develop strong business growth strategies. They share their top digital accelaration tips and how they've hired students from all departments to enhance their business.
The Future Ready Talent Framework developed by The Work-Learn Institute at the University of Waterloo is a fantastic guide to explain the skills needed in Future of work. In this episode of The Art & Science of Learning Inc. podcast, host Dr. Kinga Petrovai has a conversation with Anne Marie Fannon, Director of The Work-Learn Institute, about what employers & students need to know about skills & lifelong learning.
Waterloo co-op students are highlighted as a key component of tech organization Faire, who are one of "three companies you should know about."
Will Tatham says the most meaningful gift he’s made to the University of Waterloo isn’t the $4 million he donated to help build the largest co-operative services building at a Canadian university, which bears his name. Nor is it the $1 million he later gave for a new student lounge.
A message from CEE in Waterloo's Daily Bulletin stresses the importance of co-op students being a possibility for hiring for departments in the University.
Waterloo's co-op program is highlighted as a differentiator in the Waterloo 100 update in the Daily Bulletin.
Not-for-profit organizations look to Waterloo Psychology co-op students to fill their talent pipeline as they aim to help vulnerable populations in their declining mental health. They value their critical thinking, ability to analyze problems and thinking outside of the box.
This piece in Waterloo EDC Blog highlights the size of University of Waterloo's Computer Science program.