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


  1. Oct. 31, 2023Waterloo’s Powering Change program impacts youth in the Dominican Republic
    Children playing chess and other board games

    by: Krista Henry (she/her)

    Co-op student on an international work term supports community-focused education

    Sofiya (Sonya) Romantsov never dreamed she would have the opportunity to work abroad.

  2. Oct. 20, 2023Fall 2023 co-op convocation spotlight
    Waterloo convocation ceremony

    by: Lily Francis (she/her)

    Graduating Warriors reflect on their co-op journeys while embracing the future.

    We interviewed students who are preparing to graduate this week and asked them to reflect on their co-op journey, professional achievements and plans for the future.


    Camille Huo (PharmD '23), she/her

  3. June 14, 2023Spring 2023 co-op convocation spotlight
    A student in convocation activity

    by: Isabella Deak

    Waterloo's graduating Warriors reflect on their co-op journeys while embracing the future.

    We interviewed students who are preparing to graduate this week and asked them to reflect on their co-op journey, professional achievements and plans for the future.


    Breanna DeFreitas (she/her)

    Discovered that the Faculty of Environment is where her future lies and plans to return to Waterloo this fall to pursue her master's degree.

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  1. Dec. 5, 2023Byte-sized adventures
    Luke Tao skydiving.

    Luke Tao (he/him), a fourth-year Computer Science student, shares his co-op experience that has taken him coast to coast on his software development quest.

  2. Nov. 30, 2023App development is one "mobile" skill
    Skylar Ji posing in front of a body of water.

    Skylar Ji, a second-year Computer Science student, shares her very first co-op experience, the skills she’s developed within mobile development, and how she aims to expand upon those skills within future CS and software roles.

  3. Nov. 29, 2023Securing a future in insurance
    University of Waterloo student, Nancy Aboulhoda, smiling.

    Nancy Aboulhoda (she/her), a third-year Science and Business student, provides insight and advice on working in the insurance industry at Definity Financial, one of the largest insurance corporations in Canada. Reflecting on her co-op journey, Nancy discusses the challenges she faced along the way, her current role as a campus ambassador and what makes Definity stand out from other companies.

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