Inspiring alumni
A few stories of our exceptional alumni.
CALIN ROVINESCU - Prix d’excellence 2022 | Awards of Excellence 2022
From a young law graduate to an iconic business figure, Calin Rovinescu (LLB ’80) had a brilliant career in corporate law before making his name as a talented strategist heading Air Canada, a corporation he took to new heights before his retirement in 2021. Today, he continues his multiple efforts on behalf of his alma mater.
Football, justice, and the power of sharing his own story
Whether it’s politics or football, Balarama says they’re both team sports: they involve mobilizing people from all walks of life and working together in community to achieve shared goals.
Impact Stories
Impact Stories
Meet alumni with impactful stories to share
Get to know your community by reading the stories of alumni who have gone on to make a difference in their fields.
Podcast
Podcast
Read uOttaKnow features
Illuminating. Inspiring. Entertaining. Read highlights from the uOttaKnow podcast with host Gwen Madiba (MA ’12; BSocSc ’08) featuring our uOttawa com…
Trailblazers
Trailblazers
Read Trailblazers x uOttawa: Stories of exceptional Black Alumni
To celebrate Black History Month, we’ve teamed up with Tiyahna Ridley-Padmore (BScSoc) and Merryl-Royce Ndema-Moussa (BSc) to create portraits and poe…
Two alumni of the Common Law Section as Mentors-in-Residence
The Common Law Section is committed to the wellbeing and success of our students; therefore, we have engaged two members of our alumni community as Me…
Two uOttawa Faculty of Engineering alumni have been awarded a regional prize for innovation
Charles Blouin (BASc 2013, MASc 2016) and Dominic Robillard (BASc 2011), who cofounded Tyto Robotics, have won the Outaouais’ regional innovation priz…
Meet engineering alumna Vida Gabriel, an entrepreneur under 30 tackling carbon capture
Vida Gabriel co-founded TerraFixing with fellow graduate Sean Wilson to tackle climate change with their unique direct air carbon capture technology.
Celebrating women in engineering
Four uOttawa Alumna from the Faculty of Engineering are sharing their experience since graduating university and are offering their best advice to cur…
Sensor Cortek: uOttawa alumni launches company to improve autonomous vehicle safety
Sensor Cortek, a company started by uOttawa alum Fahed Hassanat, is using AI and deep learning to improve autonomous vehicle safety.