Overview: Explore UBC Engineering!
Engineers are applied scientists, visionaries and solution finders who work in a variety of scientific, technical, humanitarian and sociological fields. What unites this diverse group of professionals is the ability to envision what could be, the know-how to test ideas using engineering-specific modeling and the technical skills to translate ideas into action. Engineers make a world of difference, and UBC is paving the way for a new kind of Engineer through increased experiential learning opportunities. Shape the future. Make a world of difference. Discover your potential. Don’t take our word for it – check it out for yourself!
Welcome Central: Fred Kaiser Building
REGISTER HERE FIRST! Visit Welcome Central in the atrium of the Kaiser Building when you arrive! At Welcome Central, you can collect your program for the day and obtain general information about UBC Engineering. Don’t forget to pick up your Discover-E Passport in order to win great prizes!
Discover-E Passport
Want to win great prizes? Who doesn’t?! Stop by Welcome Central to register and collect your Discover-E Passport. It’s pretty simple – you get a point for every presentation, tour and booth you visit. Completed passports are to be dropped off at Welcome Central, where you will be entered for fabulous prizes.
Academic Booth Fair
Advisors, students and professors from all engineering programs will be available from 9 am to 4 pm in the atrium of the Kaiser Building to provide information about all of your choices here at UBC. Not too sure what to ask? Then plan to attend some presentations to get your noodle working!
Student Life Fair
There’s more to university than what happens in the classroom. Visit the engineering student teams, clubs and the Student Development booths in the Wayne and William White Engineering Design Centre. Yes, we have a whole building dedicated to supporting student design! See how you can enhance your time at UBC by getting involved, making tons of friends and learning life long skills.
Information Sessions and Lab Tours
What are friendly robots? What’s Nanophotonics. Attend these lab tours, presentations and more during Open House. Learn about what engineering is, as well as the engineering program options at the University of British Columbia. We encourage you to plan your tour of presentations ahead of time to make the most of your Open House experience. Additional lab tour information will be available at each department’s Academic Booth.
Campus Tours
The best way to get a feel for your new home for the next few years is to take a campus tour! You can take a self-guided walking tour that includes a visit to residence, a tour of UBC’s recreational and social facilities, and a visit to the library. Pick up your walking tour guide at the Welcome Central Booth.
Student Teams
Are you interested in getting involved in extracurricular activities? Are you looking for real-world, hands-on, design, competition, team and leadership experience? This is your chance to get to know a few student teams from across UBC who work on various projects, such as formula racecars, robotics and more! Representatives from some of our teams will be on hand throughout the day in KAISER 1180 to share their experiences with you.
Engineering Programs
Chemical and Biological Engineering
Chemical and Biological Engineering provides exciting opportunities to learn about the transformation of raw materials into valuable products by chemical, biochemical or physical processes. Visit our booth in the Academic Fair to get more information on exciting career opportunities in this field! www.chbe.ubc.ca
Civil Engineering
Civil engineers apply technology to benefit our global society. Their work ranges from searching for cleaner energy sources to ensuring safe infrastructure, to designing landmark buildings, to protecting water supplies, to analyzing cityscapes for a better way to organize populations. Civil engineers work in teams across various disciplines in order to solve the technical challenges faced by society in the 21st century. This department is home to the Earthquake Engineering Research Facility and the innovative Civil Engineering Design Studio, among others! Lab tours and demonstrations related to civil engineering will be offered throughout the day! Visit the Academic Booth Fair for more info. www.civil.ubc.ca
Electrical and Computer Engineering
The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) offers programs in areas ranging from electrical energy and robotics to communication and information technologies, to micro/nanotechnology and biomedical engineering. Our undergraduate students benefit from strong emphasis on project work in addition to learning theory. We also offer graduate programs at both Master’s and Doctoral levels to a large student body from all over the world. At the Open House, we will have booths introducing our various undergraduate options (Software, Energy, Biomedical Engineering, Nanotechnolgoy and Microsystems), a number of live demos and project displays, and tours of both teaching and research laboratories. www.ece.ubc.ca
Engineering Physics
With a strong foundation of challenging academics, project courses, and co-operative work experience, the Engineering Physics Program provides students with the skills and experience needed to develop cutting-edge new technology and interdisciplinary engineering projects. Presentations, drop-in demonstrations and a mini-design competition will be ongoing from 10am - 2pm in MCLD 202, so drop by and check out the Engphys Program. www.engphys.ubc.ca
Environmental Engineering
Environmental engineering is the application of science and engineering principles to improve air, land, water and living systems for a healthy environment. Environmental engineers help control and decrease adverse environmental impacts by applying beneficial engineering practices. They also investigate the possibilities for remediation of polluted sites. www.enve.ubc.ca
Geological Engineering
If you love the outdoors, care for the environment, are curious about how the Earth works and thrive on practical challenges, Geological Engineering could be the program for you. There are lots of exciting career opportunities including construction, environmental protection, transportation, energy, mining and government. And graduates have great opportunities for travel. Stop by the Academic Booth Fair to learn more! www.geoeng.ubc.ca
Integrated Engineering
The innovative Integrated Engineering (IGEN) program offers a multidisciplinary undergraduate engineering education. Students take courses in core subjects and elective courses in at least two of the traditional engineering disciplines. IGEN provides design and project management experience by means of design project courses taken in each year of the program. Technical skills, communication skills, and the ability to work with others to complete challenging projects are emphasized in these courses. Visit us at the Academic Booth Fair for more information! www.igen.ubc.ca
Materials Engineering
Materials have an important role in every field of engineering. The materials we use and how we make them can determine the function, feasibility, cost, environmental impact and many other aspects of things we create. Materials engineers bring their expertise to almost every industry around the world, from mining and manufacturing to aerospace, advanced electronics and healthcare. Visit our activity room in KAISER 1110 at any time during Open House for a handson experience of some leading-edge materials and to find out how UBC materials engineers are working to solve some of the biggest engineering challenges of our day. www.mtrl.ubc.ca
Mechanical Engineering
If you want to make an impact on today’s rapidly changing world, UBC Mechanical Engineering will give you skills to design and create new solutions to some of society’s biggest problems — energy, transportation, affordable and appropriate technology for global development, biomedical innovations to save lives, and mechatronics and microtechnology to pave the way for tomorrow’s economy, to name a few. Our award-winning curriculum emphasizes a practical, hands-on approach, and a holistic education that goes beyond the academics. Sound intriguing? Visit us at the Academic Booth Fair to get a schedule of lab tours and other fun events. www.mech.ubc.ca
Mining Engineering
Mining Engineering is all about the extraction and processing of ores containing valuable minerals or metals, and has always been one of the most critical contributors to human social and economic life. Mining engineers are concerned not only with the production and processing of minerals, but also charged with preventing lasting damage to the environment as a result of that production and processing. The Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering at UBC is dedicated to producing mining engineers that are able to meet the complex challenges of an ever-changing world. Learn more by checking out our afternoon lab tours or stopping by the Academic Booth Fair. www.mining.ubc.ca
UBC Okanagan Engineering
UBC Okanagan’s School of Engineering offers a unique and innovative curriculum to prepare students for the realities of engineering practice. Team-based project learning encourages students to integrate engineering applications within a team environment and to foster interdisciplinary thinking. Specializing in one of the core engineering disciplines offered by UBC Engineering provides students a solid engineering foundation. We will be at the Academic Booth Fair, so stop by to learn more! www.ubc.ca/okanagan/engineering
Co-operative Education Program
The Engineering Co-op Program will enhance your education with paid, relevant, technical work experience and launch your engineering career. Find out more about this exciting opportunity by attending one of our presentations or by visiting us at the Academic Booth Fair. www.ubcengineeringcoop.com
