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Am I eligible to register? | How do I find teammates? |Should I participate as part of a course or independently? | Which courses integrate Map the System at UWaterloo in 2022?| What is the competition timeline? | What systems did past finalists map? | Who do I contact if I have questions?
To participate in Map the System at the University of Waterloo, you must:
If you are looking for teammates, reach out to Map the System Campus Lead, Leah Feor by email. Tell Leah about a topic area you are interested in and she can help connect you with others who are seeking teammates.
If you participate as part of a course, you will receive:
If you participate independently, you will benefit from:
*No matter how you choose to participate, you will have access to support from Map the System Campus Lead, Leah Feor and resources online.
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Course Code |
Course Name |
Instructor |
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ENBUS 403 |
Sustainable Entrepreneurship Project |
Sean Geobey |
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ENBUS 650 |
Environmental Finance |
Olaf Weber |
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INDEV 308 |
Introduction to Social Entrepreneurship |
Jason Thistlethwaite |
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INDEV 607 |
Methods for Sustainable Development Practice: A Systems Approach |
Simron Singh |
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SYDE 362 |
Systems Design Methods 2 |
Matthew Borland |
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INTEG 441/641 |
Hard Decisions and Wicked Problems |
Vanessa Schweizer |
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REC 480 |
Advanced Seminar in Tourism Development |
Karla Boluk |
| Date | Details |
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| November 1, 2021 | Student Registration Opens |
| January 31, 2022 | UWaterloo Student Registration Deadline |
| April 3, 2022 | UWaterloo Campus Final Student Submission Deadline |
| April 7, 2022 | UWaterloo Campus Final |
| April 14, 2022 | Campus Finalists Selected and Contacted |
| April 24, 2022 | National Submission Deadline |
| May 4 - 6, 2022 | Canadian National Final |
| May 9, 2022 | Global Finalists Announced |
| June 2, 2022 | Global Submission Deadline |
| June 16 - 29, 2022 | Global Final |
Six teams competed at the UWaterloo Map the System Campus Finals on April 15th, 2021 for the opportunity to attend the Canadian Finals in May. The first-place winners brought home $2,000 sponsored by Kindred Credit Union for their research of foreign labour conditions in Malaysian palm oil plantations. Read Map the System brings Waterloo students around the world for more on the 2021 campus finals, or watch the recorded campus finals event on YouTube.
The Canadian finals occurred during the week of May 4th, 2021, and our Waterloo representatives were one of the top 8 teams out of 16 chosen to present at the showcase on May 7th for the chance to go global with their project. Following the showcase, four Canadian teams were chosen to attend the global competition. Re-watch UWaterloo's presentation, or read more about the Canadian final in UWaterloo Map the System team goes global.
In June 2021, UWaterloo attended the Oxford Global Finals for the second year in a row! Read Dancing with the system for more on this final stage of the 2021 competition.
The UWaterloo Map the System team competed at both the Canadian Finals and Global Finals in 2020! Team members Kaitlin Webber, Sam Petrie, and Emma McDougall focused their research on transit-induced gentrification in the Light Rail Train (LRT) Corridor in Waterloo Region.
Read the reflection on the Map the System campus finals.
Learn more about the team's experience as one of the top 6 finalists at the Canadian finals. Watch the team's Canadian Finals video submission. View the Map the System Canada Finalists Showcase (PDF), which features each team's systems map.
Learn more about the Global Finals Showcase. Watch the team's Global Finals video submission.
View the team's completed systems map (PDF) , written submission (PDF) , and bibliography (PDF).
The 2019 UWaterloo Map the System campus winners went on to compete at the Canadian Finals at Ryerson University. The team, Stefan Hogg and Nicolas Werschler, focused on the challenge of food insecurity in Northern Ontario. While they did not advance past the Canadian Finals, their experience as the first ever UWaterloo team in Map the System was incredibly valuable and encouraged dozens of student teams to participate in the challenge in 2020.
Learn more about the 2019 campus finals.
Email Map the System Campus Lead, Leah Feor at mapthesystem@uwaterloo.ca with any questions.
