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.

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Events

Friday, March 20, 2026 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

2026 Capstone Symposium

Capstone Design is the culmination of the undergraduate student experience, creating a blueprint for innovation in engineering design.

Come check out this year's Capstone Design Symposium!

Friday, March 20, 2026 1:00 pm - 9:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

TronCon 2026

It's a full day of discovery at TronCon 2026! TronCon will coincide with the Mechatronics Capstone Design Symposium to give alumni an opportunity to view the newest batch of Capstone design projects (FYDPs) by fourth year mechatronics students, get involved in judging the capstone design projects, and reconnect with the Tron community at the event and at the dinner that follows. 

Saturday, March 21, 2026 - Sunday, March 22, 2026 (all day)

Socratica Symposium 2026 — Free Student Showcase

70+ students, creators, tinkerers and members from the community are showing passion projects they've spent the year working on, and you're invited.

What you'll see: a robot that flips pancakes, a laptop turned into a trombone, AI designing live light shows, animatronic video game characters, handmade jewelry, live art, and 70+ other projects across every discipline.

Day 1 — March 21: features a showcase of live stage demos. Day 2 — March 22: an interactive gallery where you can try projects and meet the people who made them.

Free entry. Open to all students. RSVP at symposium.socratica.info

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