Faculty of Engineering

Engineering education through generations

Why uOttawa Engineering?

Because you want to make a difference in the world, you love to create, and you think globally.

Students working on engineering design project — Faculty of Engineering

Make your ideas a reality

Learning for everyone at every age

6,500+

students

23,000+

alumni

85+

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Awards

Professor Lionel Briand Wins ACM SIGSOFT Outstanding Research Award

This prestigious award is presented annually by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) to individuals who have demonstrated significant and lasting contributions in the field of software engineering.

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Outreach

Student voices

Research with impact

Research has always been one of the core strengths of the University of Ottawa. The Faculty of Engineering has embraced this mindset and has become one of the strongest places in Canada in which to conduct research in engineering.

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Research

Innovative solutions in climate and sustainable research

Sustainable and resilient infrastructure has been one of the Faculty of Engineering’s core areas of research for several years. Many of our researchers work in collaboration with industry and organizations to address the challenges posed by the climate crisis.

Entrepreneurship

Our growing entrepreneurial ecosystem will provide you with the resources and the support you need at every stage during your start-up journey.

Our entrepreneurial ecosystem

Design spaces

Designed to foster connections between different faculties, encourage new ways of thinking, enable experiential learning, and promote entrepreneurship.

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Student experience

With 24 clubs and teams, state-of-the-art facilities and design spaces, and over 25 events each year, the life of a student at the Faculty of Engineering is anything but dull.

Events and services

Student voices

“I gained many skills by working as a Makerspace Coordinator and getting involved with Faculty clubs like Women in Science and Engineering, the Engineering Student Society and Formula uOttawa.”

Kimberley Paradis

— Computer Engineering