Canada's Largest Engineering School
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
Industry partnership supports Faculty’s first welding lab
The University of Waterloo’s Faculty of Engineering proudly unveiled its new welding lab in the Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering (MME).
The state-of-the-art facility expands the Faculty’s capacity to deliver industry-relevant, experiential learning. The department’s leadership established the lab with internal investment and funds from the CWB Welding Foundation, a national charity established in 2013 by the Canadian Welding Bureau (CWB) and a longstanding supporter of Waterloo Engineering.
Students design quality of life solutions with UN-Habitat
University of Waterloo students from all six faculties put their problem-solving skills to the test in a hackathon delivered in partnership by the UN-Habitat's Quality of Life Initiative and the University’s Pearl Sullivan Engineering Ideas Clinic.
The event, designed to engage university students as strategic partners in community transformation, challenged the 70 participants to solve pressing local problems that affect urban wellbeing in the City of Waterloo.
Where's the puck? AI can now track hockey better than ever
Waterloo Engineering researchers have upped the evolving game of automated hockey analysis with new advances to follow the puck and track player movement with more accuracy than ever before.
In two recent studies, the researchers developed artificial intelligence (AI) software to overcome challenges posed by motion blurring and obstructed views in broadcast video of the fast-paced sport.
Events
Fusion Conference 2025
Join us Nov 15, 2025 (8:30 AM–4:00 PM, School of Accounting & Finance) for Fusion Conference 2025: Bridging the Health Gap. Hear a keynote by Google’s Gavin Duggan, engage in dynamic panels, and compete in a health-tech case competition. Open to all faculties. Each participant must register individually. Spots are limited—secure your place in shaping the future of healthcare today!
Waterloo Centre for Automotive Research (WatCAR) Webinar - Driving Towards the Future: Deployments, Designs, and Challenges of Autonomous Vehicles
Join us for a webinar presentation by Dr. Krzysztof Czarnecki on the current state of autonomous vehicles, exploring active deployments, emerging challenges and research directions. The talk will also highlight research taking place in the Waterloo Intelligent Systems Engineering (WISE) Laboratory, which co-led the development of the first autonomous vehicle tested on public roads in Canada.
CERC RESEARCH LECTURE - PROFESSOR RUIBING WANG
Join us for a CERC research lecture by Professor Ruibing Wang on supramolecularly engineered cells for targeted therapy.