Topics: Student Experience

May 10, 2021 | Announcement

Since 2017, UBC Engineering has celebrated its students’ creativity — and often ingenuity — at an annual event called Design + Innovation Day.  The event showcases a dizzying array of research and technology produced by student teams…

Mar 22, 2021 | Announcement

Edited: June 29, 2022 Racism and bias have no place in our community and we have zero tolerance for it. - UBC President Santa Ono Recent escalations of anti-Asian harassment and violence, are horrific reminders of the racism faced by the…

Jul 17, 2020 | Spotlight

My parents came to Canada as refugees and worked extremely hard to provide for me (for which I am eternally grateful), and while their struggle inspired me to work hard to achieve my goals, it also made me more aware of other people's…

Jul 17, 2020 | Spotlight

I am Rakiba Rayhana, a PhD student in Electrical Engineering at the University of British Columbia, Okanagan campus. I am working with condition assessment and prognostics for the water infrastructure in Canada. My aim is to develop an efficient and…

Jul 16, 2020 | Spotlight

Katherine Westerlund is a 2020 graduate with a BASc in Geological Engineering. She has interests in rock mechanics, numerical modelling and groundwater modelling. In her spare time, she enjoys running, hiking and everything coffee. After UBC, she…

Jul 14, 2020 | Spotlight

My degree began as a melting pot of my original interests in writing, teaching and event planning, all of which I was able to leverage and build upon as I worked towards a career in project management and, most recently, strategy consulting in…

Jul 10, 2020 | Spotlight

I come from a family of geologists and engineers. I spent the first 20 years of my life travelling the world and resisting the temptation to study a STEM field. I originally started my post-secondary education in International Studies, hoping to…

Jul 09, 2020 | Spotlight

After completing a diploma in mechanical engineering technology from the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, Joel Hunter knew that he had found an area of interest to pursue further. Joel went on to Camosun College, where he received an…

Jul 07, 2020 | Spotlight

After spending my first year in the UBC Faculty of Science, I transferred into engineering. During my first year in engineering, I didn’t make an effort to get involved in the engineering community — I already had friends from first year residence,…

Jun 29, 2020 | Spotlight

I was born and raised in Oshawa, Ontario, a city halfway between Toronto and farmer fields. Oshawa is most well-known for the General Motors car assembly plant. The facility was in operation for over 100 years and put Oshawa on the map. I played…