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 over 10,900 students enrolled in 2023. In 2023/24, external research funding from Canadian and international partners exceeded $79.3 million, a strong indication of our extensive industry partnerships and the excellence of our engineering research programs.
News
Prof remembered for lasting impact in electromagnetics
The Faculty of Engineering is mourning the passing of a long-time leader whose work in electromagnetics helped shape modern antenna research and guided generations of students and colleagues.
Dr. Robert (Bob) H. MacPhie, a Distinguished Professor Emeritus and former faculty member in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, passed away on December 3, 2025, at the age of 92.
Doctoral candidate recognized for perseverance
A new Faculty award has been introduced to honour the resilience that carries many doctoral researchers through periods of profound personal or systemic challenge.
This year’s inaugural recipient, doctoral candidate Ahmed El Ashmawy, was recognized for completing major milestones in his electrical and computer engineering PhD while navigating extended family illness, caregiving responsibilities and significant personal loss.
Alum wins $50k scholarship in memory of Dec. 6 victims
An alumnus of Waterloo Engineering aiming for a career in avionics and national defense has won a $50,000 scholarship to pursue graduate studies.
Megan Chang (BASc ’25, mechatronics engineering) was one of 14 female winners nation-wide through a program created to remember the 14 women murdered by a misogynist at École Polytechnique (now Polytechnique Montréal) on Dec. 6, 1989.
Events
Waterloo Engineering Alumni Ski Days 2026
Please join us on the slopes to ski or snowboard at these exclusive and beautiful private resorts in the Blue Mountains (near Collingwood)! We’ll also be welcoming your classmates from the Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Health to join us on the hills.
Waterloo Engineering Alumni Ski Days 2026
Please join us on the slopes to ski or snowboard at these exclusive and beautiful private resorts in the Blue Mountains (near Collingwood)! We’ll also be welcoming your classmates from the Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Health to join us on the hills.
March Open House
Waterloo Engineering invites our future undergraduate students and their supporters to campus for March Open House to explore what the University of Waterloo has to offer!