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
Alum company unveils sculpture to mark $1B revenue milestone
A homegrown success story written by an alumnus of Waterloo Engineering marked a major milestone – cumulative revenue topping $1 billion – by unveiling a public sculpture yesterday at its headquarters in the David Johnston Research and Technology Park on the north campus.
TextNow was launched 2009 as a co-op placement by student Derek Ting (BASc ’10) to help pay his bills while he was earning his undergraduate degree in computer engineering at Waterloo.
Professor named one of Canada's Top 40 under 40
A Waterloo Engineering professor has been recognized as one of Canada's Top 40 Under 40® for 2026, one of the country’s most recognized honours for young leaders.
Dr. Michael Benoit, an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, is one of the 2026 honourees named today in the Financial Post. Founded in 1995, the annual leadership award recognizes exceptional achievement among 40 outstanding Canadians under the age of 40.
Students sweep national steel design competition
Three teams from the University of Waterloo have swept the podium at a national student design competition, taking all three top prizes for their creative use of exposed structural steel.
James Miller and Luke Carone earned the Award of Excellence — the competition's top honour — for their project Resonance. Yuxuan Peng and Jiachen Li placed second with Thirteen Ascents, and Jai Singh and Carissa Perrella took third with UBC Tropical Conservatory. All three projects were recognized in the 2025-2026 Architectural Student Design Competition, hosted by the Canadian Institute of Steel Construction (CISC).
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.
Fall Open House
Waterloo Engineering invites our future undergraduate students and their supporters to campus for Fall Open House to explore what the University of Waterloo has to offer!