Current students

Tuesday, May 21, 2019 12:00 am - Sunday, June 2, 2019 12:00 am EDT (GMT -04:00)

Problem Pitch Competition open for applications

The Problem Lab presents the Quantum Valley Investments® Problem Pitch. The competition invites teams of up to four students to choose an important industry problem and thoroughly research its history, scope, and impact. Students pitch their findings to a panel of judges on July 11th to compete for a share of up to $30,000 in funding.

Problem Pitch poster

Monday, July 29, 2019 11:30 am - Thursday, August 1, 2019 5:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Tsinghua-Waterloo Joint Forum on Advances in Energy and Environmental Technologies

Collage of solar panel, canola flower, wind turbines and powerline

The Tsinghua-Waterloo Joint Forum on Advances in Energy and Environmental Technologies will bring together leading experts in the fields of sustainable energy management, novel energy production, biofuels, pollution mitigation, fuel cells, and next-generation rechargeable energy systems. 

Friday, June 14, 2019 10:00 am - Saturday, June 15, 2019 6:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

20-year Celebration of the Welding Specialization

All past and present members of the University of Waterloo Centre for Advanced Materials Joining are invited to celebrate the 20-year anniversary of the Welding Specialization program and the 10-year anniversary of the Centre for Advanced Materials Joining. Guest speakers will look back on the history of the Welding Specialization, CAMJ, recent achievements, and look to the future of welding in Canada.

Wednesday, June 19, 2019 5:30 pm - 5:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Ethical AI - Separating the Fact from Fad

Ethical AI wordle

The proliferation of AI has placed increased focus on the thorny topic of ethics: to what extent are engineers responsible for - and to what extent can they encode - the ethical behavior of the AI applications they design?

Saturday, May 25, 2019 11:30 am - 11:30 am EDT (GMT -04:00)

Experience Part-Time MBET

Learn about the part-time Master of Business, Entrepreneurship and Technology (MBET) program at the Conrad School

Part-time MBET class

On Saturday, May 25 2019 join us at the Conrad School of Entrepreneurship and Business for a two-hour and lunch-and-learn-style information session and experience the part-time MBET program for yourself. Get a taste of the MBET curriculum, meet MBET students, and faculty.