Women in Engineering Day
Women in Engineering Day is scheduled for Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Click here to see the new WIE Day brochure!
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Women in Engineering Day is an interactive and fun annual event designed to introduce Grade 10 and 11 young women to career opportunities in engineering as well as convey the social value and relevance of engineering disciplines. Components include information on engineering and its diverse fields, an interactive and fun design competition, department demonstrations, lunch, an engineering student life presentation, and a lively and informative panel discussion led by successful female engineers from industry. |
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Participant comments: “The program was very interesting and informative. I am seriously considering going into engineering after today.”
"I had so much fun today and I learned a great amount about engineering.”
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"I learned a ton not just about engineering but just university too.”
“This day was AWESOME!” |
Teachers, Parents, Grade 10 & 11 Students: REGISTRATION INFORMATION
U of C Students: VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITES
MORE INFORMATION ON ENGINEERING AT THE SCHULICH SCHOOL
From 2006 - 2009, the latest years for which national data is available, the Schulich School of Engineering has had the highest percentage of women in engineering undergraduate studies of all major* (>1000 students) engineering schools in Canada. We believe that Women in Engineering Day is one of the reasons why. We currently have 24% female students and the national average is 17%. See how we compare with other Canadian universities: 2006/7, 2008, 2009.
*Major engineering schools include all Canadian engineering schools with total undergraduate enrollment of at least 1000 students. Click here to view the percentage of women in undergraduate studies for all Canadian engineering schools in 2009.
Contact: Elena Nasim, by phone: (403) 210-9895 / via email at: etnasim@ucalgary.ca
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