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.

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Make your ideas a reality

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23,000+

alumni

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Elisabeth Mercier tests wastewater samples in the lab

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Knowledge is power: uOttawa researchers first to track influenza virus via wast…

Philosopher Francis Bacon said it best: knowledge is power. Those words motivated a group of local researchers to use wastewater to track influenza, a viral infection commonly known as “the flu”.

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Research

Entrepreneurship

Civil Engineering

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.

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