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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 University hosts Fall Convocation ceremonies on October 17
September 25, 2024
Ontario Tech University will celebrate the achievements and milestones of its newest alumni at Fall Convocation on Thursday, October 17.
Ontario Tech University celebrates major milestone at 2024 Chancellor’s Challenge
September 23, 2024
Ontario Tech University is proud to announce the success of the fourth annual Chancellor’s Challenge, which raised an impressive $125,000 and engaged over 400 participants in a 5K fundraising event
Sorbara Family donates more than $1 million to enhance Ontario Tech’s modern facilities and empower students with new scholarships
August 28, 2024
In recognition of the Sorbara Family’s generosity and dedication to philanthropy, Ontario Tech University has named the lobby in the Software Informatics Research Centre (SIR) the Sorbara Family Lobby. SIR houses the university’s Office of the Registrar, serves as a hub for campus tours, and features several labs and flexible learning spaces equipped with the latest technology.
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.
Honeycomb Archway architectural placemaking structure unveiled at Ontario Tech
August 19, 2024
An innovative architectural placemaking project at Ontario Tech University's Windfields Farm Lands is using architectural design to reimagine an outdoor space into a gathering area and garden. The Honeycomb Archway project is an endeavour of Ontario Tech’s Office of Campus Infrastructure and Sustainability (OCIS), symbolizing the university’s ongoing commitments to innovative learning and reimagined teaching.
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.
Educational policy expert appointed Dean of Ontario Tech’s Mitch and Leslie Frazer Faculty of Education
July 15, 2024
Ontario Tech University announces the appointment of Dr. Amanda Cooper as the new Dean of the Mitch and Leslie Frazer Faculty of Education (FEd), effective Sunday, September 1.
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 Student Union honours two instructors with awards for teaching excellence
June 20, 2024
The Ontario Tech Student Union (OTSU) recently presented two exceptional teaching faculty members with Teaching Excellence awards at the Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance (OUSA) Partners in Higher Education dinner
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.
Regional Chair’s Classic celebrates Roger Anderson’s legacy, raises money for community
June 14, 2024
Ontario Tech University students in financial need will benefit from the great generosity shown at the 2024 Regional Chair’s Classic in memory of Roger Anderson.
Ontario Tech to confer nearly 2,300 degrees and four honorary doctorates at 2024 Spring Convocation
May 31, 2024
From Wednesday, June 5 to Friday, June 7, Ontario Tech University will celebrate the achievements and milestones of its class of 2024 along with four honorary degree recipients.
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.
Celebrating our volunteers this National Volunteer Week
April 15, 2024
In celebration of National Volunteer Week, Sunday, April 14 through Saturday, April 20, Ontario Tech University proudly acknowledges the tremendous impact volunteers have on our community. Embracing this year's theme, Every Moment Matters, the university recognizes the important role volunteers hold in every corner of our university, offering their time and expertise and actively contributing to Ontario Tech’s success.
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.
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 post-doctoral research fellow receives new federal funding to help older Canadians fight back pain and arthritis
March 22, 2024
Dr. Jessica Wong, a post-doctoral research fellow at Ontario Tech University who focuses on addressing unmet health-care needs in older adults with back pain and arthritis, is hoping to uncover new strategies to address this global program.
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.