Ending the year with bold predictions for Waterloo’s future
A winter holiday message from President Vivek Goel
A winter holiday message from President Vivek Goel
By Vivek Goel President and Vice ChancellorAt 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.
Every hope and prediction in this video reflects what makes Waterloo extraordinary. Our entire community’s ambition and optimism have fueled discovery and excellence since our founding.
From all of us at Waterloo, thank you for helping us build a better future.

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The University of Waterloo acknowledges that much of our work takes place on the traditional territory of the Neutral, Anishinaabeg, and Haudenosaunee peoples. Our main campus is situated on the Haldimand Tract, the land granted to the Six Nations that includes six miles on each side of the Grand River. Our active work toward reconciliation takes place across our campuses through research, learning, teaching, and community building, and is co-ordinated within the Office of Indigenous Relations.