Engineering Comfort: UBCO Undergraduate Designs Custom Keyboard, Goes Open Source
Musab Hassan, a third-year electrical engineering student at UBCO, takes us on his design journey of how he built his own ergonomic keyboard. Hassan spent around four months designing and building a fully custom, aesthetic ergonomic keyboard designed to fit his hand shape, called the Aurora Keyboard. After using a regular keyboard, which caused him […]
Go Eng Girl Event Inspires Students to Fashion a More Sustainable Future
UBC Okanagan School of Engineering’s Geering Up team recently hosted 100 Grade 9-10 students from School District 23 to learn about sustainability in the fashion industry. After learning about the fast fashion industry and its impact on the environment, each group then had one hour to apply their newfound knowledge to design, assemble and present […]
UBC Engineering hosts virtual admissions Ask Me Anything sessions
Applying for university can feel daunting, which is why UBC Engineering is hosting a series of events in November to help students connect with an advisor, get their questions answered, and take the stress out the admissions process. UBC Engineering is hosting sessions geared for: Canadian / permanent resident students (Nov. 20) International students (Nov. […]
Discover Your Future at UBC Okanagan Engineering Open House on Nov. 2
High school and mature students welcomed to explore engineering pathways at UBCO How can we build more resilient communities in the face of climate change? What will the next leaps in solar or battery technology look like? What are the career paths for computer engineers in the age of AI? What are the job prospects […]