You have access to advanced tools, resources and workshops at our design spaces. Tap into your design mindset to create, test and refine your designs, enhancing your skills while turning your ideas into solutions.
Engineering design
Dive into the world of innovation, unleash your creativity and transform your ideas into reality. Our engineering design opportunities challenge you to push the boundaries of creativity, developing products, systems, and processes that address real-world needs.
Develop your design thinking
Immersive design courses
Our engineering design courses are the first step in your design journey. You’ll work alongside industry professionals to tackle real-world challenges, honing skills in problem identification, ideas and conceptualization, prototyping and testing, project management and more.
Design Day
Twice a year, our design students take centre stage at Design Day to:
- Present innovative solutions to industry experts.
- Compete for top honours in various categories.
- Network with potential employers and mentors.
Hands-on workshops
Learn how to use the tools available at our state-of-the-art facilities through workshops.
- The Manufacturing Training Centre (MTC) offers traditional manufacturing methods and equipment.
- The MakerLab provides experience with digital fabrication tools like 3D printers and microcontrollers.
- Workshops are open to students, professors and the public.
Bring your ideas to life
Cutting-edge design spaces
From traditional lathes to cutting-edge 3D printers, access advanced tools and resources to create tangible prototypes:
Prototyping and manufacturing spaces
Collaboration hubs
Competitive teams
Work with other students to design and build prototypes. Join a competitive team and:
- Represent uOttawa in international competitions
- Learn essential design and manufacturing skills, project management and ways to collaborate on a multi-disciplinary team
- Make industry connections and improve your chances of being hired for an internship or a full-time position
Design and entrepreneurial teams have access to exclusive workspaces such as our John McEntyre Team Space (JMTS) and Sandbox to work on their projects.
