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Finding your way when things don’t go as planned

Thursday, June 8, 2023 by Bhavana Balasubramanian | 3 min read

Paniz Ojaghi (she/her), a second year Software Engineering student talks about her first attempt at the co-op application process and discusses how she navigated employment in the engineering field.

Engineering

WE Accelerate

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The passionate pursuit of sustainability

Thursday, June 1, 2023 by Bhavana Balasubramanian | 4 min read

Michelle Angkasa (she/they), a fourth-year Environment and Business student explains their role in protecting the environment through co-op and dissects how they integrate their passion for policy in all their initiatives.

Environment

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Exploring research in physics

Thursday, May 25, 2023 by Maggie Berube | 4 min read

Backpacking in Mt Seymour Provincial Park, BC

My name is Maggie, and I am in my third year of Physics and Astronomy!

Science

Research

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How co-op led me to product management

Thursday, May 18, 2023 by Bhavana Balasubramanian | 4 min read

Ravicha Ravinthiran, a fourth-year Science and Business student, recaps her journey with co-op and finding full-time employment as a Product Manager. She also shares her advice on the process of finding a job.

Science

Research

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Working on robots in Germany

Thursday, May 11, 2023 by Bhavana Balasubramanian | 2 min read

Maya Rukavina-Nolsoe is a third-year student in Mechanical Engineering. She talks about her experience on an international co-op term in Germany and shares how she balances her interest in travel and her passion for robotics.

Engineering

International

Research

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Dominating the field of civil engineering one co-op at a time

Thursday, May 4, 2023 by Bhavana Balasubramanian | 4 min read

Sarra Alhassan, a fourth-year Civil Engineering student pursuing the Management Sciences option, reflects on her various co-op positions and discusses how each role shaped her passion for an entrepreneurial, philanthropic and impactful career in the future.

Engineering

Research

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From no experience to a loaded resume

Thursday, April 27, 2023 by Kaitlin Trendel and Pratibha Muthukumarasamy | 6 min read

My co-op journey

Hi! I just graduated in June from Environment and Business with a co-op distinction.

Environment

Overcoming challenges

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Navigating German culture on co-op

Thursday, April 20, 2023 by Kaitlin Trendel & Prakriti Chhabra | 5 min read

Prakriti, a fourth-year biology student doing a specialization in molecular genetics, shares her co-op adventure going overseas.

Science

International

Research

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Building a global architectural resume

Thursday, April 13, 2023 by Kaitlin Trendel | 5 min read

Serena Zoe Valles, a fourth-year Architectural Engineering student, shares how she took advantage of international co-op opportunities to build her architectural resume.

Engineering

International