Events

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To find out more, attend the information session on October 5 at 12:00 p.m. at the ECE conference room (EIT 3142). Register for the session here https://bit.ly/467pelW

Are you a Canadian or Permanent Resident student interested in hearing more about how to apply to Waterloo Engineering? The "Applying to Waterloo Engineering" webinars will focus on the admissions process and cover how to apply, tips for your Admissions Information Form (AIF), and more! Our panelists include our Director/Associate Director of Admissions as well as current students who successfully went through the process themselves.

Are you an international or study permit student interested in learning more about how to apply to Waterloo Engineering? The "Applying to Waterloo Engineering" webinars will focus on the admissions process and cover how to apply, tips for your Admissions Information Form (AIF), and more! Our panelists include our Director/Associate Director of Admissions as well as current students who successfully went through the process themselves.

The Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology (WIN) and the Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) are pleased to present a workshop event on “Quantum-Nanomaterials & Devices."

This event will take place on Monday, 16 October 2023 from 8:45 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in QNC 0101.

Jiwoong Park from the University of Chicago will be the keynote speaker presenting at 11:15 AM. A networking lunch will be hosted after the keynote presentation.

Curious about Systems Design Engineering? We will show you how could be your day as a Graduate student at the University of Waterloo. Learn the key steps to getting accepted for postgrad studies in the Department of Systems Design Engineering.

Interested in adding a Water Qualification to Your University of Waterloo graduate degree?

The University of Waterloo’s Collaborative Water Program (CWP) is the most interdisciplinary water graduate program in Canada. Co-delivered by 11 departments and schools from all 6 faculties, over 400 students have participated in the CWP since its launch in 2013.

Current CWP students, prospective CWP students and faculty are welcome to join a CWP Information Session on October 20.

The purpose of the Information session will be to review and discuss program objectives and requirements, course descriptions and expectations and other academic-related topics. You will meet the CWP Director Dr. Nandita Basu, course instructors and Water Institute staff and graduate students.

Please plan to attend!

With recent waves of layoffs, high-profile workplace harassment cases, and a notoriously short career length for gender minorities and people of colour, the transition of new workers into the game industry involves navigating a spate of barriers to equity and success that have been understudied in academic research. The First Three Years is an ongoing longitudinal study of graduates of game programs in Canada and the United States, following the journey of 207 students as they move into the game industry. In this workshop, our research team will summarise the primary challenges students have identified in their game programs. This summary includes equity and diversity issues inherent in common curricular practices such as the efficacy of capstone courses and internships, the inclusion of crunch-like practices in the classroom, the systematic failure to inform students of actual workplace conditions, and the mismatch between student preparation and industry hiring practices. Afterwards, participants will address whether/how these problems manifest in their own institutions, and what solutions might improve equity outcomes for students seeking careers in games.

This event is part of the “ADE for Game Communities: Enculturing Anti-Racism, Decolonization, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (ADE) in Games Research and Creation” series from the ADE Committee of the Games Institute, University of Waterloo, and is supported in part by funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council.

The Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology (WIN) is pleased to present a seminar with Drew Marquardt, Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and the Department of Physics at the University of Windsor.

This seminar is titled "A CANS for Canada: A Future Neutron Source for Canada" and will be held on Tuesday, October 24, 2023 at 11:oo AM in QNC 1501. Registration is required!

IPR Distinguished lecture featuring Professor Timothy Swager. Speaking on Intrinsically Porous Organic Polymers in Sensing and Catalysis

Curious about Civil and Environmental Engineering? We will show you how could be your day as a Graduate student at the University of Waterloo. Learn the key steps to getting accepted for Masters and PhD in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.