Waterloo plays host to national engineering contest

Friday, March 1, 2019

Waterloo is hosting 150 of the brightest, most inventive engineering students from across Canada this weekend as they square off in a national contest.

The annual Canadian Engineering Competition, taking place Saturday and Sunday in Engineering 7, will feature undergraduate teams from 15 universities that qualified at four regional events.

Started in 1985, the event involves eight competitions in areas including consulting, presentation, debate and design.

The senior team design competition features a challenge to help end hunger by focusing on sustainable food production and handling.