Information session

Wednesday, March 5, 2025 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Fireside Chat: Practical tips towards finding your highest excitement

Waterloo Engineering recent alumni are invited to participate in an exclusive virtual conversation with Waterloo Engineering alumna, Lisa Tong (BASc ’01, Chemical Engineering), who recently published her book Hello (World) Me, a personal self-guided coach to self, awareness, understanding, and choices — to creating the life YOU want. 

Wednesday, February 12, 2025 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Workshop: “Working the Room” with Ron Ojanpera (BASc 1969)

Waterloo Engineering students and alumni are invited to participate in an exclusive in-person workshop with Waterloo Engineering alumnus Ron Ojanpera (BASc 1969, mechanical engineering). The “Working the Room” workshop is based on 50 years of Ron’s personal business experience.  

Monday, November 18, 2024 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Undergraduate Admissions Webinar Series: Nanotechnology Engineering

Explore our Nanotechnology Engineering program, where you’ll learn to manipulate matter at the atomic and molecular scale, typically between 1 to 100 nanometers. With applications spanning electronics, healthcare, energy and environmental protection, this rapidly growing field offers the chance to develop groundbreaking solutions. Hear from our professors, current students and alumni, and get your questions answered at this interactive AMA webinar. 

Thursday, November 14, 2024 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Undergraduate Admissions Webinar Series: Chemical Engineering Ask-Me-Anything

Explore our Chemical Engineering program, where you'll learn to combine principles of chemistry, physics, biology and mathematics to design and optimize processes that produce, transform and transport materials. From developing new materials to creating sustainable energy solutions, chemical engineers are at the forefront of innovation. Hear from our professors, current students and alumni, and get your questions answered at this interactive AMA webinar.

Learn about the admissions process, including application details, tips for your Admissions Information Form (AIF), and more! Our panelists will feature the Director or Associate Director of Admissions and current students who have successfully navigated the process. This session will be offered twice to accommodate students across various time zones.

Thursday, September 26, 2024 8:00 am - 9:30 am EDT (GMT -04:00)

Undergraduate Admissions Webinar Series: Tips for Applying to Waterloo Engineering Session 1

Learn about the admissions process, including application details, tips for your Admissions Information Form (AIF), and more! Our panelists will feature the Director or Associate Director of Admissions and current students who have successfully navigated the process. This session will be offered twice to accommodate students across various time zones.

From September - November 2024, the Waterloo Engineering admissions & recruitment team will host webinars covering everything you need to know about applying to Engineering at the University of Waterloo! Presenters will include the Director or Associate Director of Admissions, as well as current students who have been through the admissions process themselves.

The session on Tuesday, September 24 from 10am - 11am ET is for guidance counsellors/advisors who will be supporting students through the Engineering and/or Mathematics undergraduate application process. We will discuss admission processes and changes this year as well as highlight some important deadlines for your students.

Thursday, September 19, 2024 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Undergraduate Admissions Webinar Series: Which Waterloo Engineering Program is Right for You?

From September 2024 - November 2024, the Waterloo Engineering Recruitment and Admissions team will host webinars highlighting important information that future students need to know about applying to Engineering at the University of Waterloo. In "Which Waterloo Engineering Program is Right for You?" you'll discover our 15 programs in the Faculty of Engineering. Join current students, program advisors and admissions team representatives as they provide an overview of each program and answer your questions during a live Q&A.

Wednesday, June 26, 2024 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Proud but Precarious: 2SLGBTQ+ Engineering perspectives

Join 2SLGBTQ+ Waterloo Engineering alumni and current students in a conversation about their journey from student to the workplace, how they leverage and navigate their 2SLGBTQ+ identity as current/future engineers, and the historical and emerging challenges facing this community. Examples of anti-2SLGBTQ+ actions that should concern the engineering community include the resistance to move toward gender-neutral washrooms in building designs and development proposals’ disregard for Hanlan’s Point’s cultural importance as Canada’s oldest Queer space.