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Mastering Japanese, art history and linear algebra can be easy, thanks to the latest AI collaboration between Google and the University of Waterloo.

Although at times bewildering, the tunnels and bridges connecting buildings at the University of Waterloo have become beloved spaces for the generations of students who pass through them. So much so, in fact, that in March 2025, Waterloo students spontaneously held a funeral for an unlikely subject: the bridge between the Davis Centre (DC) and Math and Computer Building (MC).

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At the University of Waterloo, our work builds a healthier, more sustainable and more prosperous future for humanity and our planet.

We do this by bringing together some of the most unstoppable people  from Canada and around the world who live our values of working together, acting with  purpose  and thinking differently. 

In the spirit of Waterloo at 100, we asked  members of our community  to  look ahead and imagine  what Waterloo will be most famous for at our 100th anniversary in 2057. 

A new documentary is shining the light on Waterloo Region as a global innovation hub. A constant linkage between the region’s many entrepreneurial and technology success stories is the University of Waterloo.

Since its founding, the University of Waterloo has emerged as a leading global research-intensive university renowned for entrepreneurship and innovation. Initially inspired to champion co-operative education, the University continues to pair rigorous research with real-world work experience and entrepreneurial thinking to deliver bold, future-focused solutions.

Dr. Christine Muschik with postdoctoral fellows

Researchers at University of Waterloo’s Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) have reached a milestone in quantum information science: using a quantum computer to simulate how matter can behave in extreme environments, like the early universe after the big bang.

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WatSPEED, the University of Waterloo’s professional, executive and corporate education arm, recently joined forces

Tara Ryan, Dale Bellaire, Savannah Sloat and Kian Drew pose in front of the Indigenous Outdoor Gathering Space.

Four Indigenous students at the University of Waterloo are the recipients of Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) awards. The $392,000 in funding supports research in the Faculties of Arts, Environment and Health and bring together Traditional Knowledge and western science.

December 6 marks Canada’s National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. The day commemorates the 14 women, mostly engineering students, who were killed at École Polytechnique de Montréal (now Polytechnique Montréal) in 1989 by a lone gunman — because they were women.

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WatSPEED at the University of Waterloo recently announced the launch of a new Chief Technology and AI Officer (AI-CTO) program — a six-month, live-online executive program designed to help senior technology leaders translate complex architectures and AI innovation into measurable business outcomes.

Waterloo is Canada's top university for entrepreneurship, fostering ecosystems where students turn big and small ideas into thriving businesses across every industry imaginable.

As the excitement of the holiday season ramps up, we're thrilled to share seven Canadian companies with ties to the University of Waterloo that offer perfect gift ideas for your shopping list — each with a warm story of passion, creativity and giving back.

Current students

How the Future of Work Institute is unlocking human learning with AI

WAT connects us

Ending the year with bold predictions for Waterloo’s future

New documentary showcases Waterloo as an epicentre of global innovation

Quantum computers learn how to simulate quarks

WatSPEED and WRHN collaborate to enable health-care leaders to harness the power of AI

Four Indigenous scholars bridge Traditional Knowledge with modern practices

Commemorating the victims of the Montreal Massacre

University of Waterloo launches AI-CTO program

Seven Waterloo-made wonders for your holiday shopping list