Outreach

Young child takes part in a quantum science demonstration

Quantum for everyone

The Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) shares quantum information science and technology with those fascinated by it and those who will benefit from it. Through world-class outreach programs, IQC sparks curiosity and enthusiasm for quantum information science and technology across all age groups.

STUDENTS

High school students

The Quantum School for Young Students (QSYS) workshop, previously known as the Quantum Cryptography School for Young Students (QCSYS), is a unique nine-day enrichment program on the cutting-edge of quantum information science atimed at high school students.
IQC's scientific outreach team offers on-site and virtual educational workshops to introduce high school students to basic quantum concepts. Complete the Outreach Request Form and bring quantum to your classroom.

Undergraduate students

The Undergraduate School on Experimental Quantum Information Processing (USEQIP) is a two-week workshop on the theoretical and experimental study of quantum information science.
Undergraduate Research Awards provide undergraduate students the opportunity to work with a faculty member or research assistant professor for a term.

EDUCATORS

Quantum for Educators

Quantum for Educators (QEd) is a workshop for Canadian and international high school science and technology teachers that launched in the fall of 2015. Participants will attend lectures and engage in hands-on activities focused on the integration of quantum technology applications and concepts into the current teaching curriculum.

RESEARCHERS

Quantum Innovators

The Quantum Innovators (QI) workshops bring together the most promising young quantum researchers in two different streams; science and engineering and computer science and mathematics. Attendees take part in a for a four-day conference aimed at exploring the frontiers of quantum information science in their respective fields.

Quantum Key Distribution Summer School

The international Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) Summer School is a five-day workshop focused on theoretical and experimental aspects of quantum communication with a focus on quantum cryptography. Established in 2008, QKD occurs every other year and was last held in 2019. The workshop aims to provide a solid foundation in relevant approaches and techniques to enable graduate students and young postdoctoral fellows to perform their own independent research.

COMMUNITY

The Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) is the engine driving the creation of quantum information science and technology, and is sparking commercialization initiatives that will benefit Canadians in the near future and for decades to come. IQC is at the heart of Canada's Quantum Valley. Learn more about what we're doing right here in Waterloo, Ontario.

Explore Quantum 101 to learn about the basic principles of quantum and see how quantum is applied in technologies today.
Browse through the Quantum toolbox for hands-on quantum experiments you can do at home.
Learn about the latest in quantum research news at IQC.
Enjoy watching Entangled: The Series to explore the intersection of quantum in the world around us.
Take a look at research highlights in our newsletters, annual and impact reports.
Bring quantum to your community event by booking the travelling QUANTUM: The Pop-Up Exhibition.