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Free course for engineers will demonstrate practical application of sustainable development and environmental stewardship principles
August 17, 2018
Engineers Canada and Polytechnique Montréal have partnered to launch “Sustainability in Practice,” a new massive open online course that will use real-life case studies from across Canada to demonstrate the practical application of Engineers Canada’s 10 guidelines on sustainable development and environmental stewardship for engineers.
Programs in Focus: UBC Chemical and Biological Engineering is having real-world impacts
August 16, 2018
As a recent graduate of the Chemical and Biological Engineering (CHBE) program at the University of British Columbia, Ofulue feels that the crucial experience and expertise she’s gained through the program has allowed her to cultivate a passion for sustainability, and particularly renewable fuels, that she started developing when she was in high school.
Future City 2019 encourages students to think about resilient electrical grids
August 16, 2018
DiscoverE has announced the theme for Future City 2018-2019: Powering our Future. Over the next six months, over 40,000 students around the world will develop their ideas for how to solve climate-related challenges to our electrical grid.
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Engineers Canada submits seed document on a national stormwater quality management standard
August 16, 2018
Working with Zizzo Strategy and Credit Valley Conservation (CVC), Engineers Canada recently submitted a seed document to the Standards Council of Canada on the development of a stormwater quality management standard (QMS). Currently, no national standard for stormwater exists, which has implications for the management of extreme rain events and the excessive stormwater that needs to be managed, particularly in urban areas.
Accreditation volunteer management makes the move from planning to implementation
August 1, 2018
Over the summer months, the AIP team has been analyzing the current state of accreditation volunteer management and working to identify key areas for improvement. This work has progressed in five phases: planning, reviewing materials, gathering constituent opinions, analyzing the data, and developi…
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Accreditation Board to participate in two September workshops
August 1, 2018
On September 15, 2018 the Accreditation Board will participate in two workshops. The workshops are open to all current members of the Accreditation Board, past members of the Accreditation Board who will chair a 2018/2019 visit, and HEI representatives who have an interest in the topics. Workshop 1…
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BC government’s professional reliance review recommends major changes to professional regulation
July 19, 2018
The Government of British Columbia recently published a report that could have a far-reaching impact on engineering and other self-regulated professions in the province.
FIRST Robotics Competition at Lassonde School of Engineering sparks innovation in more ways than one
July 19, 2018
Participants have described the FIRST Robotics Competition as “the hardest fun you’ll ever have.”
Programs in focus
July 1, 2018
On July 19, 2018, we launched a new series in the Engineers Canada newsletter, entitled Programs in focus. Each month we'll be sharing a story about an innovative project or initiative coming out of a accredited Canadian engineering education program. This series evolved out of feedback we received…
Further improvements to accreditation pages at engineerscanada.ca
July 1, 2018
In May, we called for volunteers to help us assess the effectiveness of the most visited accreditation pages on the Engineers Canada website. We combined this valuable feedback with an internal review and have now identified and addressed several of the highest priority issues, with more to follow …
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