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2015 UBC Concrete Canoe: “Spirit of the Competition” at the Canadian Nationals
UBC Concrete Canoe recently returned from the Canadian National Competition at the University of Toronto, proudly bearing the Spirit of the Competition Award. Having just put the final exams behind them, the team embarked on their biggest trip of the year: four days in Toronto for the 21st CSCE Canadian National Competition, hosted at the […]
2015 Steel Bridge Team at Regional Competition
The UBC Steel Bridge Team recently wrapped up activities for the 2014-2015 year, and is making big plans for a successful 2015 – 2016. A completely student-run team, Steel Bridge worked hard this year to prepare for competition at the ASCE Pacific Northwest Regional Conference at Idaho State University. The ASCE competition challenges teams in […]
2014 UBC Engineering Design Teams Thrive in Competitions
UBC Engineering Design Teams Thrive in Competitions June 23, 2014 UBC Engineering Design Teams competed in competitions on the regional and international levels, and all came back with at least one award. Congratulations to all our teams! UBC SailBot: Picture © UBC SailBots The SailBot team, led by Serena Ramley and Kristoffer Vik Hansen, went down […]
UBC SailBots take first again in June 2014—students engineer their way to most-successful team in robot regatta history
For the second year in a row, UBC Sailbots scored a perfect 50 out of 50 winning first place at the 2014 International Robotic Sailing Regatta held in Vallejo, California. This third-straight victory makes the UBC Engineering team the most successful team in the competition’s history, with the US Naval Academy in second place. Five […]
UBC “Entrepreneurial Powerhouse” students win at 2013 BMO Apex Business Plan Competition
Two student teams from UBC’s New Venture Design course travelled to Fredericton, New Brunswick to compete at the BMO Apex Business Plan Competition, January 23-25, 2013. They returned with first and second place prizes respectively in the undergraduate categories. The two groups also received the “Entrepreneurial Powerhouse” award for UBC for best overall performance from a university […]
UBC teams sweep podium at 2013 Enterprize Canada Business Plan Competition
Three UBC student teams swept the podium at 2013 Enterprize Canada Business Plan Competition, a part of Enterprise Canada’s Entrepreneurship Conference, February 8th–10th at the Sheraton Hotel in Vancouver, B.C. With UBC teams Agile Monitoring Equipment placing first, Aaisth second and SoundIT third, UBC entrepreneurs dominated the competition. The teams consisted of engineering and business students […]
Cool UBC new business venture takes first in Enterprize 2012: MobiChill wins $6000 prize
Kaizen Biomedical placed first at the Enterprize Canada National Business Plan Competition with their product MobiChill.
$2.5M gift from UBC alumni to create student engineering design centre
The University of British Columbia opens today on its Vancouver campus the Wayne and William White Engineering Design Centre, which will boost collaboration and hands-on innovation among students from 11 engineering disciplines.
