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Beyond the Books: Getting Involved in Engineering Life

Jul 30, 2025 | 6:00pm - 7:00pm | Event

Event #2 of Get Set for UBC Engineering Summer Events

UBC/UNBC environmental engineering program offers best of both worlds

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Why did you want to study engineering?I found it hard to figure out what I wanted to study, and in grades 11 and 12 I felt like I had way too many options to choose from. One day in math class I thought ‘I’d like to do a degree where I can do a fair…

Choose Canada. Choose BC. Choose UBC Engineering.

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A degree from UBC opens a world of possibilitiesWondering where you want to pursue your engineering degree? No matter where you are living now, your best choice for quality, diversity, reputation, career opportunities and value for money is most…

Meet Neil Mitra, winner of the Gold Medal Student Award from Engineers Canada

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What attracted you to the field of engineering?Engineering is the closest thing we have in the world to magic – it’s learning how to integrate the principles of math, physics, chemistry, biology and the natural sciences to improve people’s lives and…

Build a well-balanced life as a UBC Engineering student

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There’s a lot more to being a UBC Engineering student than meeting the requirements of your degree!

UBC Engineering students innovate solutions for earth and beyond

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UBC Engineering students presented their inventive responses to our world's grand challenges at Design and Innovation Day 2025.

Designing a resin transfer moulding apparatus to make surfboard fins

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Designing a resin transfer moulding apparatus to make surfboard fins

Landslide risk assessment and mitigation options analysis for the Whitehorse escarpment

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What’s the risk? Geological engineering students conduct a landslide risk assessment in Whitehorse

Wastewater Cultivation of Microalgae for Bio-based Nylon Precursor Production

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Students work on innovative capstone project with Lululemon.

Clean Hydrogen: Designing An Innovative Methane Pyrolysis Plant

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Chemical engineering students propose a clean energy breakthrough

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