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Meet-and-greet between HEIs and CEAB
February 1, 2019
Building on the success of last year, on February 3, 2019 we once again hosted an accreditation meet-and-greet in Ottawa alongside the CEAB winter meeting. Higher education institutions receiving a visit during the 2019-2020 accreditation cycle had the opportunity to chat with representatives from …
Enrolment and Degrees Awarded Survey training timeline
February 1, 2019
We are working towards the launch of the 2019 Enrolment and Degrees Awarded Survey using our new data management system. While we had originally anticipated that training would occur in March, we have shifted this to April to finalize Tandem functionality and improve our training resources. Data en…
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Early implementation of accreditation improvements
February 1, 2019
As part of the AIP, we have identified accreditation improvements suggested by stakeholders that can be easily implemented with a sizable benefit. Based on this analysis, several such improvements have either been completed or are currently underway. Problem HEIs have indicated that it is difficul…
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When software becomes a work of engineering
January 31, 2019
The discipline of software engineering has been discussed in academic and professional circles since the 1960s but has become more in the public eye as software systems have become so much more prevalent and are entrusted to make safety-critical decisions in more and more aspects of our daily lives.
The Work of Champions: l’Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec
January 31, 2019
The Order created a working group composed mainly of external partners. This group drew a portrait of the situation in Quebec and developed an action plan, the main one being the creation of a Female Ambassadors program.
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Daily Media Report recap: January 18-31
January 31, 2019
Disciplinary action taken against engineers. Post-secondary engineering competitions. New research on the gender pay gap. These are some of the most read stories from the Daily Media Report over the past two weeks. In Ontario, PEO announced that Amr Adel Mousta Robah and Revival Design and Managem…
Highlights from the 2018 Feats of Gingerbread Challenge
January 17, 2019
With the rich and luscious smell of gingerbread now gently wafting away from our memories, we decided to take a look back at some of the highlights that made our first ever Feats of Gingerbread Holiday Challenge such a joy.
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CFES Congress takes aim at engineering’s “wicked” problems
January 17, 2019
The 2019 Canadian Federation of Engineering Students (CFES) Congress aimed to tackle the some of the so-called “wicked” problems facing engineering—those complex, multifaceted issues that can only be solved collaboratively and by degrees.
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2019 Future City competitions kick off as students build resilient power grids
January 17, 2019
Over the coming weeks and months, students in grades 6, 7, and 8 will be showcasing their visions for cities of the future as this year’s Future City Competitions kick off in Prince Edward Island, Durham, ON, and Vancouver, BC.
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Jayas receives Order of Canada for contributions to agriculture
January 17, 2019
Digvir S. Jayas, Distinguished Professor at the University of Manitoba and former president of Engineers Canada, was recently announced as an Officer of the Order of Canada, one of the country’s top honours.
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