Welcome Waterloo co-op students!

Explore careers, gain experience and earn money through North America's largest co-op program.

Our students are some of the best and brightest, and our employers know it! One thing is for sure: co-op at Waterloo exists because of YOU and your talent.

Now that you're here, we're committed to helping you have the most positive co-op experience possible. Visit the sections below to help you on your way.

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Events

News

  1. Apr. 16, 2024Global citizen and award recipient: Samantha Kremer
    Samantha Kremer with children in Uganda

    By: Micaela Kelly

    Samantha Kremer (she/her) values international co-op experiences and giving back to communities abroad.

  2. Mar. 1, 2024Celebrating standout co-op students in work-integrated learning month
    Award recipents lining up to receive award, and other people are clapping for them

    It's time to celebrate! Co-operative and Experiential Education (CEE) recognizes outstanding co-op students during work-integrated learning month.

    By: Cameron Stirrup (he/him)

  3. Feb. 15, 2024Rising through the ranks: Waterloo Engineering student's journey to CEO at Woodbridge
    John Zianis with a group of Woodbridge staff and Waterloo co-op students

    Waterloo Engineering student climbs up the ranks at Woodbridge and goes on to develop future leaders in the process.

    By: Namish Modi (he/him)

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Blog

  1. May 9, 2024Co-op advice: don’t take a backseat to your life
    University of Waterloo Health student, Kaitlyn Neustaedter, smiling

    Kaitlyn Neustaedter (she/her) is a fourth year Faculty of Health student, minoring in psychology with an option in aging studies. She discusses her growth as a new professional through co-op and the importance of self-advocacy and intentionality during the application process.

  2. Apr. 25, 2024Pollution awareness for a healthier future in Yellowknife
    University of Waterloo Health student, Muskaan Grewal, posing and smiling

    Muskaan Grewal (she/her), a fourth-year Public Health student, discusses her most recent co-op term working in the Northern Contaminants Program (NCP) under the Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada directorate.

  3. Apr. 19, 2024Finding passion in the workplace through physiotherapy
    Claire Lemon at work on desk

    Claire Lemon (she/her), a fourth-year Kinesiology student, shares her journey from being a co-op student herself to now supervising new co-op students, the importance of building connections in the workplace and always putting her patients’ comfort first.

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