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
Labs’ eco-friendly practices recognized two years in a row
The Department of Chemical Engineering's undergraduate teaching labs have been awarded the Green Lab Gold Certificate for the second consecutive year.
Led by John Zhang, lab director, the department’s technical support team has embedded sustainability into how students learn, experiment and work, improving the education experience and reducing waste.
Research group fuels AI innovation from lab to market
The Vision and Image Processing (VIP) Research Group at Waterloo Engineering is one of Canada's most productive AI research engines — generating more than $12 million in research funding, launching more than 10 spin-off companies and training hundreds of students.
Led by Drs. David Clausi, John Zelek, Paul Fieguth and Alexander Wong in the Department of Systems Design Engineering, VIP applies computer vision and machine learning to real-world challenges in health care, sports, climate monitoring, robotics, smart cities and manufacturing.
Grad students earn top honours for research storytelling
Six Faculty of Engineering graduate students were named finalists in the 2026 GRADflix competition, with two taking top honours for creative videos explaining their research to a general audience.
Chemical engineering student Chen and electrical and computer engineering student Pan earned first- and second-place recognition in the University of Waterloo contest, hosted by Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs.
Events
Thursday, March 19, 2026 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)
Thursday, March 19, 2026 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)2026 Capstone Symposium
Capstone Design is the culmination of the undergraduate student experience, creating a blueprint for innovation in engineering design.
Come check out this year's Capstone Design Symposium!
2026 Capstone Symposium
Capstone Design is the culmination of the undergraduate student experience, creating a blueprint for innovation in engineering design.
Come check out this year's Capstone Design Symposium!
TronCon 2026
It's a full day of discovery at TronCon 2026! TronCon will coincide with the Mechatronics Capstone Design Symposium to give alumni an opportunity to view the newest batch of Capstone design projects (FYDPs) by fourth year mechatronics students, get involved in judging the capstone design projects, and reconnect with the Tron community at the event and at the dinner that follows.
