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EDUCATING ENGINEERS FOR LEADERSHIP The University of Calgary Experience APEGGA 2001 Annual General Meeting Luncheon Address April 27, 2001 Dean, Faculty of Engineering, University of Calgary Dr. Chan Wirasinghe
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UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY Faculty of Engineering 1965Inauguration 1995‘North America’s first postmodern engineering school’ - CANADIAN BUSINESS 1999‘Graduates are the most likely to succeed in industry’ - DOUG BALDWIN, C.E.O., TCPL Ltd. 1995 -Fastest growing research intensive 2001 Faculty in Canada 2000Ranked 1 st in the West in terms of Research Impact Factor OST, University of Quebec
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TOTAL ENROLMENT Percentage of Growth = 64% Faculty of Engineering
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WHY ARE WE UNIQUE Undergraduate Engineering Programs: CivilGeomatics MechanicalManufacturing ChemicalOil and Gas ElectricalComputer Software Postgraduate Engineering Programs: All of the aboveProject Management Biomedical EngineeringEnvironmental Engineering Faculty of Engineering
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MINOR SPECIALIZATIONS Faculty of Engineering Civil Engineering environmental structures transportation Chemical Engineering petroleum Mechanical Engineering petroleum mechatronics Engineering Entrepreneurship & Enterprise Management
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HUMANITIES SOCIAL SCIENCES FINE ARTS * Several hundred joint degree programs are available JOINT DEGREE PROGRAMS Faculty of Engineering
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Unique in Western Canada Fastest growing (approximately 250 in 2001/02) Leadership training ENGINEERING INTERNSHIP PROGRAM Faculty of Engineering
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ENGINEERING DESIGN Full Year Team Design Project (4 th Year) Full Year Team Design Project (1 st Year 2002/03) NSERC/ Industry Chair in Lifecycle Environmental Design Engineering, Prairie Region Founding member C-DEN Faculty of Engineering
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WOMEN IN ENGINEERING u First Women in Engineering committee in Canada (1994) u High participation rates: 23.3% BSc, 27.4% MSc and 20.9% PhD u NSERC/Petro Canada WISE Chair, Prairie Region u CEMF Awards u 15 women faculty members (Fall 2001) u ESS President, Christine Johanson Faculty of Engineering
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INDUSTRY INTERACTION Engineering Associates Program Engineering Internship Program Industrial and Canada Research Chairs and Professorships Research Funding 2000: $15.67M Faculty of Engineering
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u Multidisciplinary Research –Biomedical –IT –Infrastructure –Natural Resources u Co-located Laboratories u Unique Equipment u $35M Project CCIT Faculty of Engineering
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BSc Engineering BA Spanish minor MEED Engineering Internship Independent Research Project (1 term) Is she ready for leadership?? IMAGINE A GRADUATE: Faculty of Engineering
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