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EDUCATING ENGINEERS FOR LEADERSHIP The University of Calgary Experience APEGGA

EDUCATING ENGINEERS FOR LEADERSHIP The University of Calgary Experience APEGGA 2001 Annual General Meeting Luncheon Address April 27, 2001. Dr. Chan Wirasinghe. Dean, Faculty of Engineering, University of Calgary. UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY. Faculty of Engineering. 1965 Inauguration

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EDUCATING ENGINEERS FOR LEADERSHIP The University of Calgary Experience APEGGA

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  1. EDUCATING ENGINEERS FOR LEADERSHIP The University of Calgary Experience APEGGA 2001 Annual General Meeting Luncheon Address April 27, 2001 Dr. Chan Wirasinghe Dean, Faculty of Engineering,University of Calgary

  2. UNIVERSITYOF CALGARY Faculty of Engineering 1965 Inauguration 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 2000 Ranked 1st in the West in terms of Research Impact Factor OST, University of Quebec

  3. TOTALENROLMENT Faculty of Engineering Percentage of Growth = 64%

  4. Undergraduate Engineering Programs: Civil Geomatics Mechanical Manufacturing Chemical Oil and Gas Electrical Computer Software Postgraduate Engineering Programs: All of the above Project Management Biomedical Engineering Environmental Engineering WHY AREWE UNIQUE Faculty of Engineering

  5. MINORSPECIALIZATIONS Faculty of Engineering • Civil Engineering • environmental • structures • transportation • Chemical Engineering • petroleum • Mechanical Engineering • petroleum • mechatronics • Engineering • Entrepreneurship & Enterprise Management

  6. HUMANITIES SOCIAL SCIENCES FINE ARTS * Several hundred joint degree programs are available JOINT DEGREEPROGRAMS Faculty of Engineering

  7. Unique in Western Canada Fastest growing (approximately 250 in 2001/02) Leadership training ENGINEERINGINTERNSHIP PROGRAM Faculty of Engineering

  8. Full Year Team Design Project (4th Year) Full Year Team Design Project (1st Year 2002/03) NSERC/ Industry Chair in Lifecycle Environmental Design Engineering, Prairie Region Founding member C-DEN ENGINEERINGDESIGN Faculty of Engineering

  9. First Women in Engineering committee in Canada (1994) High participation rates: 23.3% BSc, 27.4% MSc and 20.9% PhD NSERC/Petro Canada WISE Chair, Prairie Region CEMF Awards 15 women faculty members (Fall 2001) ESS President, Christine Johanson WOMEN IN ENGINEERING Faculty of Engineering

  10. Engineering Associates Program Engineering Internship Program Industrial and Canada Research Chairs and Professorships Research Funding 2000: $15.67M INDUSTRYINTERACTION Faculty of Engineering

  11. Multidisciplinary Research Biomedical IT Infrastructure Natural Resources Co-located Laboratories Unique Equipment $35M Project CCIT Faculty of Engineering

  12. IMAGINE AGRADUATE: Faculty of Engineering BSc Engineering BA Spanish minor MEED Engineering Internship Independent Research Project (1 term) Is she ready for leadership??

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