Tobi Oyewole, a first year Masters of Environmental Studies in Sustainability Management (SUSM) emerged the winner. Tobi will next compete with other SDG Pioneers at the global final later this year.
School of Environment, Enterprise and Development (SEED) professor emeritus Frances Westley received one of the highest honours in Canada for her work in social innovation
Zack Ahmed graduated in June 2020 with a Bachelor of Environmental Studies [Honors] from the International Development program. He completed a Practice specialization, and completed a minor in Public Policy and Administration, as well as a diploma in Environmental Assessment.
Carlee Knight, BES 2018, chose to study international development at the University of Waterloo. One of the biggest draws of the undergraduate program was the option of an eight-month overseas work placement.
Recent graduate Carter Kirilenko take viewers on an illuminating ecological journey. In partnership with the University of Waterloo, Carter directed and produced an environmental documentary titled: In Your Palm.
Feridun Hamdullahpur, president and vice-chancellor of the University of Waterloo, has named this year’s President’s Community Impact Award winners. Engineering alumnus Ambika Opal and Geography and Environmental Management researcher Paul Parker will receive the Community Leader awards for their outstanding volunteerism and community outreach.
Over the last couple months, professors and research students in the School of Environment, Enterprise and Development (SEED) have generated a number of new peer-reviewed articles.
During the last year of his undergraduate program, Kealan Branellec, a graduate of the International Development Program at the University of Waterloo (Class of 2020), worked as an Environmental Officer for the Non-Governmental (NGO) Horizonte Corporativo in Ica, Peru, through the Uniterra program.
SEED congratulates the first Master’s students in the school to be awarded the prestigious Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate scholarship
Water problems are often complex, and require collaboration and interdisciplinary perspectives in order to develop long-lasting solutions that benefit all stakeholders. This is something Laina Timberg discovered in 2019 at Waterlutions Water Innovation Lab (WIL) Canada in Alberta.