Posts for the Topic Skill-up

Working in Dubai at Yellow Door Energy

Friday, October 1, 2021 by Ayman Gostar

Ayman Gostar, a third-year Environment and Business student, shares a glimpse to his first work term in Dubai.

Environment

Overcoming challenges

Skill-up

Exploring oncology in co-op

Thursday, September 16, 2021 by Nigharika Senthil Kumar

Iman Salehi, a third-year Health Studies major and Medical Physiology minor student, shares how he found a deeper meaning in oncology from his co-ops.

Health

Skill-up

Overcoming challenges

Making meaningful contributions through project management

Thursday, September 9, 2021 by Nigharika Senthil Kumar

Laura Kwan, a fourth-year Arts and Business, Legal Studies and Sociology student, shares how she developed an interest in project management through co-op.

Arts

Government

Skill-up

Day in the life of a WE Accelerate student

Tuesday, September 7, 2021 by Aseel Osman

Waterloo WE Accelerate Co-op Student Aseel Osman smiling

Aseel Osman, a 1B Nanotechnology Engineering student, shares her co-op experience as a Waterloo Experience (WE) Accelerate student in the Digital Bootcamp stream during a VUCA (Volatile, Unpredictable, Complex, Ambiguous) time.

What did a day in the life of a WE Accelerate student look like?

WE Accelerate

Engineering

Skill-up

Working in a world between Environment and Business

Thursday, August 12, 2021 by Nigharika Senthil Kumar

Sam Rehan, a third-year international student pursuing Environment and Business, shares his experience in the co-op world between Environment and Business.

Environment

Skill-up

Never stop believing in yourself

Thursday, July 22, 2021 by Priyanka Saha

University of Waterloo, Math Co-op student, Priyanka Saha sitting on grass

Priyanka Saha, a second-year international student pursuing Computer Science under the Faculty of Math shares the difficulties in finding the first co-op amidst Covid-19 pandemic.

Journey behind landing the first co-op:

Mathematics

Co-op tips

Skill-up

Never hesitate to ask questions, just do it

Thursday, July 8, 2021 by Nigharika Senthil Kumar

University of Waterloo Engineering co-op student Prithika smiling in a forest

Prithika Hariharan, a second-year Management Engineering student shares the impact she created during her two co-op terms.

Prithika spent her first co-op term at a start-up called Makeship who produces plush toys. Makeship wanted Prithika to create a dashboard that would allow their company to communicate with clients. How cool, right?

Getting a taste of different work environments

Thursday, June 24, 2021 by Nigharika Senthil Kumar

Celina wearing sunglasses and smiling in front of a lake

Celina Maya Mohni, a 4A Geography and Environmental Management (GEM) student who is currently specializing in climate science and working towards a diploma in sustainability at the University of Waterloo shares her co-op experience and how her skills have developed during her work terms.

Environment

Skill-up

Contributing to the health and safety of Canadians during uncertain times

Monday, June 21, 2021 by Noah Franco

Over the course of the 2021 winter term, I completed my co-op working as a clinical research assistant for LMC Manna Research in Toronto. I was given the exciting opportunity to work on many ongoing clinical health trials in Canada.

Science

Skill-up

A passion for Political Science in the workforce

Thursday, May 27, 2021 by Nigharika Senthil Kumar

Matthew wearing a yellow hat and smiling in his house

Matthew Olsen, a 3B Honours Arts and Business student majoring in political science, specializing in global governance and minoring in public policy and administration talks about his passion towards political science during his co-op.

Arts

Government

Skill-up