Ranked among the top 50 engineering schools worldwide, Waterloo Engineering is committed to leading engineering education and research.
We are the largest engineering school in Canada, with over 10,900 students enrolled in 2023. In 2023/24, external research funding from Canadian and international partners exceeded $79.3 million, a strong indication of our extensive industry partnerships and the excellence of our engineering research programs.
News
Civil prof earns the University’s highest teaching honour
A professor in the Faculty of Engineering has been recognized for more than a decade of hands-on, inclusive teaching that has reshaped how students in civil and environmental engineering experience foundational concepts.
Dr. Rania Al-Hammoud, Professor, Teaching Stream, and Associate Chair, Undergraduate Studies, in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has received the 2026 Distinguished Teacher Award — the University of Waterloo’s highest honour for teaching excellence, awarded to those with a sustained record of excellence spanning at least five years.
Student achievements fuel alum's career in advanced AI
Waterloo Engineering graduate Jarett Dewbury (BASc ’26, biomedical engineering) crossed the stage at convocation this month and is now heading to MIT to do full-time research in advanced AI for health-care applications.
Dewbury is the winner of this year’s Pearl Sullivan Emerging Global Leaders (PS EGL) Award, one of the Faculty of Engineering's highest student honours, in recognition of his work as a student to make advanced AI more accessible in health care and across Waterloo's student community.
Class of 2026 takes the stage at spring convocation
More than 1,800 Waterloo Engineering students crossed the convocation stage this June, completing degrees that represent years of rigorous study, co-op experience and hard-won growth. Across four ceremonies held June 19 and 20, 1,473 undergraduate, 324 master's and 77 PhD graduates were recognized by the Faculty of Engineering.
University leaders, honorary degree recipients and student valedictorians shared in the celebration, offering reflections on what the class has accomplished and what lies ahead.
Events
WCMR Research Symposium
The purpose of this symposium is to bring faculty members from across campus together to share their research activities, highlight their expertise, network with others, make connections, build collaborations, and much more. All involved in all types of microbial research including students, research associates, researchers, and faculty are invited.
