Future students

Tuesday, October 14, 2025 10:00 am - 2:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Chem & Nano Lab Day

Bring your class to campus for Chemical and Nanotechnology Engineering Lab Day! Students will try out hands-on activities and see how chemical and nanotechnology innovations are powering breakthroughs in sustainability, energy, and medicine. It’s a fun, interactive way to spark curiosity and show future engineers what’s possible. 

As part of the Water Institute's WaterTalks lecture series, Soumya Balasubramanya, Senior Economist at The World Bank, Washington, DC, will present "Recent trends in groundwater use in South Asia: The role of technology and water-energy-food-poverty nexus tradeoffs."

This event is in person in DC 1304 with a networking reception to follow in DC 1301 (The Fishbowl).

Wednesday, September 17, 2025 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

The Waterloo Forum: AI Debate

Artificial Intelligence is increasingly present in our lives. We see its impact on social media. We use it to translate, write emails, gain an edge on the stock market, drive cars, and even think for us. Many believe that this is just the start. Artificial Intelligence may have the power to disrupt the very foundations of how we live. One of those foundations is our country, Canada. Many of us are grateful to live in a country with an elected government, independent courts, social services, and civil liberties. In a time when the world anticipates the disruption that AI may bring, The Waterloo Forum asks, “Will AI undermine Canadian democratic institutions?”

Tuesday, June 24, 2025 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Engineering Graduate Studies Fair

Want to learn more about the Engineering Master’s and PhD programs offered
at the University of Waterloo?

Join us for our in-person Graduate Studies Fair to have all your questions
answered by Engineering faculty members, current grad students and admissions
experts from each department!

Thursday, March 20, 2025 - Saturday, March 22, 2025 (all day)

FIRST Robotics Waterloo Regional Competition

The FIRST Robotics Waterloo Regional Competition brings teams of Ontario's brightest high school students to the University of Waterloo campus to battle head-to-head with student-designed, remote-controlled robots. Built from scratch, these five-foot tall, 140-pound robots compete in high intensity robo-sports.

As part of the Water Institute's WaterTalks lecture series, Dr. Belinda Sturm, Director Kansas NSF EPSCoR, Professor and Ross McKinney Faculty Fellow, University of Kansas, Kansas, US, will present: Wastewater process intensification: Using biological process design to increase the hydraulic and treatment capacity of a municipal wastewater treatment plant.

Explore our Environmental and Geological Engineering programs and see how these fields address critical issues like climate change, resource depletion and environmental degradation. As an environmental or geological engineer, you’ll work on projects that protect the environment, manage resources sustainably and design disaster-resilient infrastructure. Hear from our professors, current students and alumni, and get your questions answered at this interactive AMA webinar.