The Faculty of Engineering offers various events throughout the year for students, alumni, kids, and industry.

Featured events

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May 30

Go PHYS Girl

Go PHYS Girl is an exciting free opportunity for girls and non-binary youth in grade 7 to 10 to learn about the world of physics.

Donna Strickland
Jun 2

Trust in Science: A public lecture by Donna Strickland

We are seeing an erosion in trust in science from vaccine hesitancy leading to new outbreaks of measles and the climate warnings not being treated as …

Teenagers in the Cyber Range during a cybersecurity activity.
Jun 5

CyberQuest: A Day of Digital Defense - Grade 7 to 12

Are you equipped with the tools to defend yourselves and your home against cyber-attacks? Join us and find out with our state-of-the-art training day …

Large control room with rows of workstations, monitors and wall-mounted screens used for cybersecurity simulations and training at the uOttawa–IBM Cyber Range.
Jun 6

Doors Open Ottawa 2026: uOttawa–IBM Cyber Range

For the first time, the University of Ottawa is opening the doors of the uOttawa–IBM Cyber Range to the general public, offering an exclusive guided t…

Grad students
Jun 18

Grad Career Fair

An exclusive event for recently graduated students and alumni 

The words AIME 2026 overlaid on a graphic of the Ottawa Parliament buildings.
Jul 7 to Jul 10

International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Medicine (AIME) 2026

AIME 2026 will unite researchers, clinicians, and innovators to advance AI methods and applications across biomedicine and healthcare.…

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Campus events

Check out what is happening elsewhere on campus.

Signature events

These events are an integral part of the student experience at the Faculty of Engineering. They celebrate achievements, offer networking opportunities, and showcase the projects and research excellence of our community.

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Ceremony of Excellence

The Ceremony of Excellence is a recognition event for our student community, donors and partners. During this ceremony, we honour the academic merit and talents of our top students, as well as celebrate their spectacular contributions or achievements outside the classroom.

Student speaking with potential clients at Design Day.

Design Day

This event showcases the engineering design projects of our innovative student community, who have worked closely with external partners for four months to develop real solutions for our clients.

Crowd of people at Research Celebration Day.

Engineering Research Celebration Day

The Engineering Research Celebration Day is an annual event that celebrates the impactful research conducted at the Faculty of Engineering. Through a variety of activities, including our Graduate Research Poster Competition, the event recognizes the contributions of our student and faculty researchers while offering opportunities for networking, collaboration, and knowledge exchange.
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uOttawa Innovates

uOttawa Innovates is a panel discussion series connecting the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Engineering with its alumni, partners and friends from the technology and innovation industry.

Please note that this form is for students and professors of the Faculty of Engineering only. If you are a partner or represent a company, and you would like to discuss an event with us, please contact a member of our partnership team.