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 10,898 enrolled in 2025, and expansive range of state -of- the -art, future ready labs powered by industry and government funding. In 2024/25, external research funding from Canadian and international partners exceeded $103 million, up $24 million from prior year, this strong growth is reflective of our extensive industry partnerships and the excellence of our engineering research programs.
News
Grad student helps developers make sense of climate risks
A graduate student at Waterloo Engineering is helping property owners, municipalities, engineers, planners, insurers and developers better understand climate-related risks so they can make informed decisions early in the development process.
Hasti Shwan, a doctoral candidate in civil engineering as well as a fellow in the Master of Business, Entrepreneurship and Technology (MBET) program, created a platform called GeoSafe after identifying a need to pull together and simplify available information.
Prof works to help prevent possible data centre fires
A researcher at Waterloo Engineering is working to better understand how fires can start and spread when lithium-ion batteries fail, a critical problem as the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution drives the proliferation of power-hungry data centres.
Dr. Vinny Gupta, a professor of mechanical and mechatronics engineering, works in conjunction with fellow engineering professors including Dr. Michael Pope and Dr. Kyle Daun at the Fire Research Facility on campus.
Conrad School profs secure funding for global business, innovation research
Two professors from Waterloo Engineering’s Conrad School of Entrepreneurship and Business have received federal funding to support new research into global business and innovation.
Dr. Victor Cui and Dr. Felix Arndt are among 37 University of Waterloo researchers who received more than $8 million in new funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), announced in a media release earlier this week.
Events
Economic Briefing with Professor Larry Smith
This October 1, Waterloo Engineering invites you to join us in Toronto for an evening reception and lecture with Professor Larry Smith. The event marks Smith’s remarkable 45-year career at the University where he specializes in forecasting and the economics of innovation.
This event is part of Waterloo Engineering's annual alumni lecture series exploring the forces shaping our global future. This year's focus on economic futures connects to the University of Waterloo's Global Futures vision — a framework for addressing the defining challenges of our time.