Future students

Join the virtual audience for the Winter 2021 Concept $5K Finals!

Watch 10 promising student teams take the virtual stage and compete for their share of $20K in grant funding to help take startup ideas to the next level. Besides seeing some great pitches, you can also hear from Concept Interim Director, John Dick, and University of Waterloo Entrepreneurship Society about how to get involved with entrepreneurship and find co-founders.

Wednesday, April 24, 2024 10:30 am - 2:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

CPI - WISE Student Talk

The Cybersecurity and Privacy Institute along with the Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Energy is pleased to announce the inaugural CPI Student Seminar, featuring Prof. Pirathayini Srikantha, Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at York University.

As part of the Water Institute's WaterTalks lecture series, Dr. Cayelan Carey, Professor of Biological Sciences, Virginia Tech, will present: Advancing our understanding and management of freshwaters with near-term forecasting. This event is in person in DC 1302 with a lunch reception to follow in DC 1301 (The Fishbowl).

Friday, April 19, 2024 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00) Saturday, April 20, 2024 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00) Wednesday, April 24, 2024 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00) Thursday, April 25, 2024 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00) Friday, April 26, 2024 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00) Saturday, April 27, 2024 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00) Wednesday, May 1, 2024 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00) Thursday, May 2, 2024 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00) Friday, May 3, 2024 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Jill Smith: kupferschmidt / kupferschmid / kupferschmidte

UW Fine Arts and UWAG are proud to co-present the second of our MFA Thesis Exhibitions "kupferschmidt / kupferschmid / kupferschmidte" is a sculpture and installation-based exhibition which uses materiality and autobiography to question the role and success of self-preservation amid a disruption to identity. The works in this exhibition use materials including those associated with Jewish culture to demonstrate the paradoxical nature of preservation.

UW Fine Arts and UWAG are proud to co-present the first of our annual MFA Thesis exhibitions. "We will lose our beloveds — ما عزیزانمان را از دست خواهیم داد" is a body of interdisciplinary works which uses feminist autotheory to transcribe lived experience under the Iranian theocracy. The works highlight the complexities of migration: what self-exile feels like, along with my connection to the greater Iranian diaspora after moving to Canada in 2018.

Monday, April 22, 2024 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

WISE PUBLIC LECTURE

Please join us in person or on Zoom for a discussion on the multifaceted world of Virtual Power Plants (VPPs), covering a range of critical topics to provide a comprehensive understanding of their operation and potential. The talk will explore the major technologies that underpin VPPs, emphasizing the pivotal role of forecasting and optimization in their effective management.

As part of the Water Institute's WaterLeadership training series, the Water Institute, presents, "Innovation Leadership Skills” with special guest, Karen Kun, Director and Co-founder of Waterlution. In this interactive module, participants will discover what makes them an asset to the water sector, while learning to recognize and appreciate the abilities of others. You will learn to how improve your communication and teambuilding skills through a variety of fun and effective tools that identifies strengths and further develops leadership and innovation competencies.

As part of the Water Institute's Webinar Series: The Value of Water in Canada, Ann-Helen Jean-Baptiste, Research analyst – water accounts, Environment, Statistics Canada, and Mark Henry, Unit head – land, water and ecosystem accounts, Environment, Statistics Canada, present: Building Statistics Canada’s water accounts with considerations for valuation.

We invite you to join us on Wednesday, April 3, 2024 for our annual Desmarais Family Summit. The Summit is an interactive exhibition that gives our Global Engagement students the unique opportunity to share their research projects on this year’s theme, “Me and my Robot.”

Are you interested in a career in robotics but not sure where to start? Want to have the chance to talk to representatives from various companies and institutions where you can pursue a career in robotics and related fields? If so, join us for the Waterloo RoboHub Spring Career Fair!