Hello all those in cyber space! I hope you are enjoying March so far!
One of the cool things about university is the plethora of opportunities that present themselves. The biggest piece of advice I got in first year was “get involved”. I bet many of you have heard that in high school too. Experience is very important for engineers, and all students for that matter. In the working world, engineers in particular wear many different hats and have to fill many different roles. From efficiency calculations, to financial reporting, to presentations, we are expected to be adaptable. There is a new concept for this type of engineer: the Global Engineer.
On March 2, the Engineers Without Borders chapter at McMaster hosted a Global Engineering conference around re-framing your education. We brought in speakers and facilitators from Hamilton to Kingston, to give students an opportunity to see how approaching problems from different perspectives and how engineering fits into things outside the technical realm. Engineering problems benefit from an understanding of business, law, history – you name it!
Students from McMaster, as well as some from the University
of Waterloo, University of Windsor and the University of Toronto, participated
in learning sessions that provided ideas and tools around engaging their
education through experiences. There was also a panel discussion between the
Dean of Engineering here at Mac and York University, a representative from the
Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board and an engineering
professor/motivational speaker.
Global Engineering is one of the venture areas of Engineers Without Borders Canada, an organization that works towards social change in an effort eliminate poverty through accelerating development in rural Africa and policy change here in Canada. We have chapters in universities, cities and companies across Canada! To learn more about Engineers Without Borders, click here: http://www.ewb.ca/
Later days,
Daniela
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