Posts for the Topic Overcoming challenges

Charged with purpose: reflections of an Electrical Engineering co-op student

Thursday, July 4, 2024 by Narayanan (Nana) Ramakrishnan | 4 min read
Narayanan (Nana) Ramakrishnan standing in front of a yellow wall, with a Shell Canada logo smiling.

Narayanan (Nana) Ramakrishnan is a Master of a Engineering Co-op (MEng Co-op) student in Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE). He started the program in fall 2022 and is specializing in Sustainable Energy. As part of his degree, he completed a four-month co-op as an electrical engineering intern at Shell Canada in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta.

Q&A with Narayanan

Engineering
Grad
Overcoming challenges
Staying motivated
UN SDGs

Trial and error: finding your passion through co-op

Thursday, May 16, 2024 by Aadya Dixit | 5 min read
Hannah Teetzel standing in front of Secretariat logo

Hannah Teetzel (she/her) is a fourth-year Math and Business Administration student. In her blog, Hannah discusses finding her passion through unique co-ops, learning from all her experiences and the importance of being there for one another in the workplace.

Hannah's co-op journey:

Mathematics
Overcoming challenges
Skill-up

Pollution awareness for a healthier future in Yellowknife

Thursday, April 25, 2024 by Muskaan Grewal | 3 min read
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.

Health
Government
Overcoming challenges

Scaling new heights on co-op

Thursday, March 7, 2024 by Jacqueline Cardoso | 8 min read
University of Waterloo student, Ryan Tang, taking a photo with his camera.

Ryan Tang (he/him) is a third-year Geological Engineering student with an unwavering spirit for adventure. He narrates the thrilling story behind the photo that won him first place in the “Where in the World?!” photo contest, recaps valuable lessons from all three of his work terms and provides insight for students considering an international experience of their own.

Engineering
Overcoming challenges
International
Research

Turning to E Co-op - a fresh "start-up"

Thursday, August 17, 2023 by Nivi Ranjit | 3 min read
Nivi Ranjit.

Nivi Ranjit, a third year Arts student at the University of Waterloo, discusses her change in educational path from healthcare, to majoring in economics and how the Enterprise Co-op (E Co-op) program with the Conrad School of Entrepreneurship and Business is helping to "start-up" her future.

Overcoming challenges
Startup

Finding new paths as a mature student

Thursday, July 13, 2023 by Máire Slater
An image of Maire

Hi, my name is Máire Slater, and I am an Arts co-op student in English Rhetoric and Communication Design, in the Major Research Paper stream. 

Arts
Overcoming challenges
Grad
Research

From no experience to a loaded resume

Thursday, April 27, 2023 by Kaitlin Trendel and Pratibha Muthukumarasamy | 6 min read
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My co-op journey

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

Environment
Overcoming challenges

What you study doesn’t have to be what you do

Thursday, April 6, 2023 by Saurav Gurhale and Kaitlin Trendel | 8 min read
Saurav standing in front of a water body

Saurav Gurhale, fourth-year Mechanical Engineering student, tells his story of how co-op completely changed his future career path.

Engineering
Overcoming challenges

Sometimes struggles can lead to success

Thursday, February 9, 2023 by Kaitlin Trendel | 4 min read
image of Selena stating " Sometimes struggles can lead to success " and Selena shares the begining of her co-op journey"

Selena Yin, a second-year Statistics and Actuarial Science student, shares the beginning of her co-op journey including struggles, helpful tips a

Overcoming challenges
International
Mathematics

New York, San Francisco, where to next?

Thursday, February 2, 2023 by Kaitlin Trendel | 4 min read
A picture of Yuvika standing in front of the Golden Gate Bridge, wearing a UWaterloo Shirt.

Yuvika Khardenavis, a fourth-year Computer Engineering student, shares her pursuit of travel through the exchange program and international co-ops.

 

Engineering
Overcoming challenges
International
Research

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