Experiential Learning
Ontario Tech claims No. 1 spot for reputation in the new Maclean’s University Rankings
October 25, 2024
Ontario Tech University’s growth in reputation is highlighted in the latest 2025 Canadian post-secondary rankings published by Maclean’s magazine.
Patricia Bayley’s inspiring commitment to lifelong learning: Meet Ontario Tech University’s 87-year-old PhD student
October 21, 2024
At 87 years old, Patricia Bayley is not your typical doctoral degree student. But even if she has many more decades of life experience, Bayley is demonstrating there is a place for her, and for others, at Ontario Tech University to pursue a lifelong adventure in education.
Ontario Tech University exploring academic opportunities to support the rail industry’s need for skilled talent
October 04, 2024
Canada’s rail sector faces an urgent challenge: the need for skilled professionals to support its rapid growth and transition toward sustainable transportation. As rail projects continue to expand across the country, so does the demand for engineers and skilled professionals. Ontario Tech University is exploring ways to enhance its educational offerings to prepare students for successful careers in this critical field.
Future students: Visit the Ontario Tech booth at the Ontario Universities’ Fair in Toronto
October 01, 2024
Explore all that Ontario Tech University has to offer by visiting our interactive display booth at the Ontario Universities' Fair at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre (South Building) on Saturday, October 5 and Sunday, October 6.
Ontario Tech doctoral degree candidate recognized for helping advance key research on autism in Canada
August 27, 2024
Ontario Tech Doctor of Education candidate Aneta Stolba’s research recently earned major recognition from the Council of Ontario Universities (COU), in the form of an Autism Scholars Award. Her prize was one of just five presented by the COU to a doctoral or master’s-level researcher at an Ontario university for research that will positively impact individuals with autism and their families.
Ontario Tech announces 2024 Joyce Family Foundation Success Award recipients
August 14, 2024
In 2016, a donation of $1 million from The Joyce Family Foundation to Ontario Tech established two new awards to help students turn their dream of post-secondary education into reality.
Ontario Tech students explore advanced fusion research at Canadian Nuclear Laboratories
July 22, 2024
Fifteen master’s and PhD students from Ontario Tech University gained invaluable experience and insight into fusion research and the nuclear industry during a recent week-long trip to Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) in Chalk River, Ontario. The opportunity for Ontario Tech students to explore CNL’s advanced energy facility is the first initiative of a new three-year partnership between the university’s School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (SGPS) and CNL.
Introducing Ontario Tech University’s 2024-2025 major scholarship recipients
June 28, 2024
Each year, seven outstanding incoming Ontario Tech students are awarded the university’s most prestigious entrance scholarships in recognition of their exceptional achievements in academics, leadership and community involvement throughout their high school career.
Ontario Tech to welcome its largest-ever incoming class for the 2024-2025 academic year
June 19, 2024
Ontario Tech University maintains its position as a top-choice post-secondary destination, achieving a record-breaking milestone for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Bruce Power expands partnership with Ontario Tech University through generous capital investment
May 08, 2024
During a May 7 ceremony in the university’s Energy Research Centre (ERC), Ontario Tech commemorated Bruce Power’s $250,000 donation by designating a cutting-edge main floor ERC lab as the Bruce Power Thermalhydraulics Laboratory.
Ontario Tech University joins Canadians for CANDU campaign
April 30, 2024
Ontario Tech University announces its support for Canadians for CANDU, a campaign promoting the deployment of CANDU nuclear technology at home and abroad to achieve Canadian and global efforts to reach net-zero emissions.
Innovative student projects highlight Ontario Tech’s Engineering capstone competition
April 26, 2024
The hard work and ingenuity of more than 450 undergraduate students were on display at the recent Ontario Tech University Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science’s (FEAS) Engineering Capstone Exhibition and Design Competition.
Ontario Tech research to improve the lives of individuals with disabilities through a $1.25 million gift from the Hann-Kelly family
April 11, 2024
Ontario Tech University is proud to announce the establishment of the Hann-Kelly Family Chair in Disability and Rehabilitation Research, made possible by a generous $1.25 million donation from the Hann-Kelly family.
Bria Hughes-Small to represent Ontario Tech University at provincial Three Minute Thesis competition
April 09, 2024
Bria Hughes-Small, a first-year Master's student in Forensic Psychology at Ontario Tech University, clinched the top spot at the university's annual Three Minute Thesis competition on March 21. This victory advances her to the provincial competition at Lakehead University’s Orillia campus on Wednesday, May 8, where she will represent Ontario Tech and put her thesis pitch to the test again against the winners from other universities.
Ontario Tech practicum student helping to spread love for sport through placement with Their Opportunity charity
April 02, 2024
Ontario Tech University student Uwais Mirza has been moved by his experiences while working with national children’s charity Their Opportunity and seeing the organization fulfil its mission of making sports more accessible for kids.
Ontario Tech students reflect on benefits of work-integrated learning opportunities
March 27, 2024
The Career Bus is just one of many ways that demonstrate Ontario Tech’s longstanding belief in the value of student-focused educational options that deliver practical, hands-on experiences as a major component of every university program.
‘It takes a village’: New community partnership exploring ways to help those with dementia to live well
March 25, 2024
Through a new partnership agreement with Ontario Tech University, Alzheimer Society Durham Region envisions the creation of a ‘Dementia Village’. The idea calls for a unique, dementia-friendly community space that is accessible, safe, inclusive, and promotes activity, socialization, research initiatives, and training programs to improve the quality of life for people living with dementia and their care partners.
Ontario Tech University celebrates the transformational philanthropy of Mitch and Leslie Frazer
March 19, 2024
While Ontario Tech continues to commemorate its 20th-anniversary, the university held a milestone event on March 18 to recognize the remarkable contributions of the Mitch and Leslie Frazer, to celebrate the naming and official signage unveiling of the Mitch and Leslie Frazer Faculty of Education.
Ontario Tech Engineering student Rushda Khan and Engineering Outreach Team earn national awards
March 08, 2024
Ontario Tech University boasts a top-tier Engineering program, now ranked among Canada’s Top 10. Its Engineering Outreach initiatives have garnered widespread acclaim nationally, recently earning two prestigious awards from Actua, an organization dedicated to advancing STEM education for Kindergarten to Grade 12 students.
How Ontario Tech University and OVIN are inspiring youth in the autonomous vehicle sector
February 29, 2024
In 2023, Ontario Tech’s Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science and the Mitch and Leslie Frazer Faculty of Education, in conjunction with the university’s Engineering Outreach program joined forces with the Ontario Vehicle Innovative Network (OVIN), the Ontario Government’s flagship initiative for the automotive and mobility sector, through the Regional Future Workforce (RFW) Program.
Ontario Tech Software Engineering students to compete nationally after winning at Ontario Engineering Competition
February 26, 2024
Natasha Naorem and Emily Lai, third-year Software Engineering students in the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science at Ontario Tech University, are showing they not only have the engineering expertise, but also the communications skills to present and explain complex technical engineering projects.
Ontario Tech Engineering students enjoy networking opportunity with nuclear industry leaders
February 16, 2024
On January 31, Ontario Tech NAYGN organized an Industry Night for Energy and Nuclear Engineering students and other students also in degree programs with the university’s Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science.
International survey continues to rank Ontario Tech as a Top-3 Engineering school in Ontario
February 15, 2024
Ontario Tech University’s consistent strength in Engineering is reinforced again this year in an influential survey of global universities.