The Department of Knowledge Integration is home to the unique Bachelor of Knowledge Integration undergraduate degree.
We are committed to providing education and enrichment opportunities that transcend traditional disciplines and prepare our students to adapt to and engage with our complex world.
Events
Knowledge Integration Symposium 2023
The graduating class of Knowledge Integration students will be presenting "flash talks" about their senior research projects, followed by individual discussions at their poster displays. Forming the capstone of their four-year undergraduate career, these projects represent an exciting synthesis of the diverse disciplines the students have explored through this one-of-a-kind interdisciplinary program.
Museum Course Field Trip to Barcelona 2023
The field trip kicks off the Museum Course, where Knowledge Integration students practise interdisciplinary collaboration by designing original, working museum exhibits. They start by studying museums in a museum-rich city, and they finish with an exhibition of their own work in March of their third year.
Shad Waterloo 2023
The Department of Knowledge Integration is host to the Shad program at the University of Waterloo. Many of our faculty and staff are involved, along with some KI students!
Shad is a summer enrichment experience for high school students from across Canada (and around the world!).
News
The role of direct air capture in achieving net-zero emissions by 2050: KI professor’s new research
KI professor’s new research: pathways for negative emissions technology in Canada. Dr. Vanessa Schweizer & Prof. Eric Croiset (Chemical Engineering) co-lead a 5-year initiative announced by Environment and Climate Change Canada on November 23.
KI professor opening up perspectives for visualizing future cities
KI professor Mathieu Feagan collaborates to answer the question: How do we plan our cities in an equitable and just way for a future affected by the massive upheavals of climate change?
KI student part of award-winning innovative solution to urban challenge
Bailey Gardien and her collaborators participated in Future City Builders, an immersive Evergreen initiative, to create and launch innovative solutions to urban challenges.
After four months of Virtual Design Thinking labs, networking, workshops, and mentorship, they pitched their idea to help students who are financially limited to take up a cost-friendly and healthier alternative to traditional transportation, and they were awarded $5,000 in seed funding.