Wednesday, September 10, 2014
Waterloo
Engineering
is
reuniting
with
the
Canadian
Graduate
Engineering
Consortium
for
the
second
national
tour
in
October.
The
Consortium
is
a
partnership
of
Canada’s
largest
engineering
schools
formed
to
collaboratively
run
educational
forums
at
which
faculty
members
and
professionals
will
continue
their
national
dialogue
on
the
current
shortage
of
highly-skilled
engineers.
The
University
of
Alberta,
University
of
British
Columbia,
McGill
University,
University
of
Toronto,
and
University
of
Waterloo
are
working
together
on
a
national
level,
through
a
series
of
on-campus
events,
connecting
Canadian
engineering
to
high-priority
economic
opportunities
through
graduate
studies.
This
year,
the
tour
will
focus
on
the
myths
associated
with
graduate
studies
in
engineering,
aiming
to
dispel
them
to
create
a
more
realistic
picture
of
the
diverse
career
opportunities.
Reports show
while
there
are
large
numbers
of
Canadian
engineers
seeking
employment,
there
is
also
a
troubling
lack
of
engineers
with
the
advanced
skills
necessary
to
tackle
today’s
complex
technical,
social
and
environmental
challenges.
This
imbalance
directly
affects
Canada’s
standard
of
living,
and
limits
the
country’s
competitive
abilities
on
the
global
stage.
The
Canadian
graduate
Engineering
Consortium
National
Tour
schedule
includes:
-
University
of
Alberta,
September
30
-
University
of
Calgary,
October
1
-
University
of
British
Columbia,
October
2
-
University
of
Waterloo,
October
7
-
University
of
Toronto,
October
8
-
McGill
University,
October
9
About
the
Canadian
Graduate
Engineering
Consortium
(CGEC)
The
Canadian
Graduate
Engineering
Consortium
is
a
national
affiliation
of
Canada’s
top
engineering
schools,
designed
to
promote
awareness
of
the
need
for
postgraduate
engineering
leadership
in
Canada.