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Undergraduate studies
Make your future at uOttawa engineering
At uOttawa engineering you’ll learn from leading researchers in world-class facilities, including our new STEM Complex.
Whether you want to be a great engineer or a savvy computer scientist, we offer the perfect balance of theory and practice through our extensive Co-op programs, our strong connection to the industry and our dynamic Centre for Entrepreneurship and Engineering Design (CEED).
With our advanced prototyping and manufacturing facilities, competitive teams, entrepreneurial competitions and startup growth programs, we’ll foster your creativity so you can make your future.
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employment rate two years after graduation
Performance indicators, University of Ottawaprojects created annually in our 7 prototyping facilities
of co-op students find internships
Why uOttawa engineering?
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World-class facilities
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Work experience
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Innovative courses
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Impactful research
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Clubs, associations and teams
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An international experience
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Craft Lab: When Brewing Becomes Experiential Learning
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Reflections from Black uOttawa engineering students
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Meet the 2021 MakerLaunch startups
Ottawa is the place to be for engineers
- #1 Most technology-intensive city in Canada
- #1 Highest concentration of scientists and engineers in Canada, and #2 in North America after Silicon Valley
- The region is recognized for excellence in research and innovation, according to Invest Ottawa and the Trade Commissioner Service
- 1,700+ knowledge-based companies with 68,000+ employees
- 44+ national and academic research labs
- 90% of Canada’s industrial telecommunications research and development is conducted in Ottawa
- Over $4.7 billion invested in Ottawa technology companies in the last ten years
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