Current graduate students

Want to learn more about the Engineering Master’s and PhD programs offered at the University of Waterloo?

Join us for our in-person Graduate Studies Fair to have all your questions answered by Engineering faculty members, current grad students and admissions experts from each department!

The CareNext Collective is hosting a virtual event that shines a spotlight on the PREVENT Clinic – a pioneering initiative that challenges traditional care pathways and demonstrates what happens when practitioners coordinate across silos and intervene earlier to prevent cardiovascular disease.

Learn from the visionary team at Waterloo Regional Health Network (WRHN) who brought the clinic to life, including practitioners, partners and the patients whose lives have been positively impacted by this preventative approach to care.

The CareNext Collective is virtual forum facilitated by the CareNext Coalition, a unique partnership between the University of Waterloo and the Waterloo Regional Health Network. The coalition is committed to bringing together clinicians, researchers and entrepreneurs to create more innovative and integrated heath care systems.

This event explores the personal journeys of startup founders, with a focus on Tim Lichti, co-founder and CEO of a robotics company. It delves into how he founded his company and the significant shift in perspective that took him from being an art student to developing an entrepreneurial mindset. The session highlights the challenges, turning points, and insights gained throughout his transition and startup journey.

Join Velocity for an evening session to hear from a founder about their experience launching a company as a student from the University of Waterloo. There will be lots of time for questions so come prepared!

Tim Lichti, Co-Founder & CEO

Tim is a Co-Founder & CEO of Swap Robotics, a Kitchener-Waterloo based company that is the category creator of a solar robotics platform. The Economist magazine predicts that solar will become the world's #1 electricity source by the 2030's & #1 energy source overall by the 2040's. Meanwhile, VC's are saying the biggest bottleneck to AI & prosperity over the next 10 years is the ability to add new electricity to the grid quickly. Swap is speeding the transition to clean, domestic energy through its solar robotics platform, which enables utility-scale solar sites to be built & maintained faster, cheaper & more reliably. Use-cases include robotic materials staging on solar sites, robotic panel laying & robotic vegetation management. Swap Robotics has raised over $20 million CAD in venture capital to-date, mostly from several of the biggest players in the solar industry who understand Swap's technology lead in the space. Tim has built four businesses from $0 to at least six figures of revenue each & been named one of The Globe & Mail's Top 12 Innovators at Work.

Breanne Jeethan The System is Broken

The System is Broken is a body of work based on the artist's experiences as a worker in the Emergency Department of a hospital. The series represents abstract scenes of the clinical workspace and is a response to the fast-paced, stressful environment that is rife with trauma, high emotions, and anguish. Working between the emergency room and her studio, the artist uses the symbiotic relationship between the two workplaces as a fuel to create her work. By manipulating and distorting found imagery created by various medical technologies, abnormalities in the imagery are created to signal the bureaucratic structures and power imbalances that undermine healthcare. The resulting series speaks to both the artist’s continuous navigating of her state of in-betweenness, but also to the overarching hierarchical nature of the medical system.

Breanne Jeethan (she/her) is a multi-disciplinary artist and healthcare worker based in Mississauga/Toronto, Ontario. Her experience in graphic design has projected her practice in a mix of analog and digital printmaking. Her practice explores themes of the body, medicine, and trauma with the use of internal imagery like X-rays, ultrasound scans, and angiogram brain scans. She has displayed her work at Durham Art Gallery, Durham; Xpace Cultural Centre, Toronto; Northern Contemporary Gallery, Toronto; and Small Arms Inspection Building, Mississauga. She is the recipient of the Sylvia Knight Award in Fine Arts (2025).

The following Employer is hosting an Employer Information Sessions on:

Jenike & Johanson | Engineering and Materials Testing of Bulk Solids: Principles, Practices, and Performance - IN-PERSON Information Session

Make sure to register through WaterlooWorks and check the Employer Information Sessions calendar for any updates!

Join the Libraries for a celebration marking the installation of new Indigenous murals at our Waterloo campus locations. University Librarian Beth Namachchivaya will share how the new artwork contributes to the Libraries’ decolonization efforts. Light refreshments will be served. All are welcome.

In honour of National Indigenous History Month and Indigenous Peoples Day, the UWaterloo Libraries present a session exploring the key aspects of Inuit identity, including the structure and importance of Inuit family trees, the cultural significance of the ulu, and the lasting trauma caused by derogatory terms, tuberculosis treatment policies and forced relocations.

Vanessa Brousseau, also known as Resilient Inuk, will share both heartfelt storytelling and historical context to foster understanding and support reconciliation through education.

Hybrid event. Register to join us online.

Join us as we re-raise the Intersex-Inclusive Progress flag and the Two-Spirit Pride flag in celebration, community and a shared commitment to the work ahead. Enjoy UWaterloo community booths, frozen treats (while supplies last), and community connection as we honour Pride month at UWaterloo.

This Pride Month, UWaterloo is also proud to launch our new Trans and Non-Binary Equity Strategy — a meaningful step toward a safer, more inclusive campus for 2SLGBTQIA+ students, staff and faculty.

Date: June 3, 2025


Time: Gathering begins at 11:45 a.m.; remarks start at 12:15 p.m.


Location: H Lot

Enjoy frozen treats (while supplies last) and visit booths hosted by members of our campus community.

Engineers are the architects of progress; driving innovation, solving global challenges, and shaping the systems that power our world. But a growing talent shortage threatens to stall this momentum. How do we ensure the future of engineering remains bold, resilient, and visionary?There's a a high demand for systems thinkers who can integrate engineering, business, and design.

Register for FREE webinar on "Engineering the Future: Design, Build & Maintain Your Workforce", a free, high-impact webinar featuring a live student panel and expert insights into how the next generation of engineers is redefining the sector.