University of Ontario Institute of Technology

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The University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT), located in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada opened in September of 2003. With an orientation towards Science and Technology, UOIT is Ontario's fastest growing university, and is the province's first fully laptop-based university. UOIT offers a range of undergraduate programs, and graduate programs are in the advanced planning stages. UOIT is located at a single campus on a 400 acre (1.6 km²) property, which it shares with Durham College. Trent University also offers a small full-time program on the campus and offers a number of courses to students undergraduate students at UOIT.

Contents

1 Overview
2 Faculties
3 Graduate Programs
4 Trivia
5 Famous Alumni & Faculty
6 External links

Overview

Canada's newest post-secondary institution, UOIT, was created in 2002 by the [University of Ontario Institute of Technology Act, 2002] as a public, career-focused, research-intensive university emphasizing science and technology. UOIT's new slogan, "Challenge, Innovate, Connect" was unveiled in June 2006.

UOIT accepted over 900 students in 2003 and total enrolment was over 3000 in the 2005-2006 school year making it the fastest growing university in Ontario. The student population is expected to grow to 6,500 by 2010. The residences for UOIT are Simcoe Village and South Village.

Construction on the university's first buildings began in 2002 on the 47-hectare (117-acre) Oshawa campus. The university's facilities currently include the library and two academic buildings, most facilities are shared with Durham College. An Engineering Laboratory building will open in September 2006. The university will grow with enrolment, which is expected to reach 6,500 by 2010.

Faculties

Faculty of Business and Information Technology
[Faculty of Education]
[Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science]
School of Energy Systems and Nuclear Science
[Faculty of Health Sciences]
[Faculty of Science]
[Faculty of Social Science]

Graduate Programs

Master of Information Technology Security (a graduate professional program in the Faculty of Business and Information Technology)
MSc in Modelling and Computational Science
MASc and MEng in Mechanical Engineering

Graduate programs in the advanced planning stages include:

MASc and MEng in Automotive Engineering
MASc and MEng in Electrical Engineering

Trivia

Over 3,000 students were enrolled at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology for the 2005-2006 academic year. The university estimates enrolment to rise to 6,500 students by 2010.

UOIT is Ontario's fastest-growing university.

It is estimated by the university that UOIT will generate an estimated $1.09 billion in personal income between now and 2011.

UOIT is the province's only laptop-based university. Laptops are used to access course materials, conduct research, make presentations, and communicate with faculty. Students are required to pay an additional fee for the lease of the laptop, software, and technical support (apx $1500 per year).

UOIT uses one of the world's largest geothermal well fields to help heat and cool its buildings. Made up of 384 holes drilled 213 metres (700 feet) into the ground, the sophisticated system takes advantage of the earth's relatively constant temperature to provide a stable, low-maintenance and efficient energy source.

The university offers many student activities and athletic facilities, including a tennis centre.

UOIT is a member of SHARCNET, one of the world's most powerful high-performance computing consortia.

UOIT's campus library has space for 160,000 volumes on four floors.

As of 2006, UOIT is the only Canadian university to offer a BEng in nuclear engineering.

Famous Alumni & Faculty

Dr. Douglas Holdway of the UOIT Faculty of Science holds a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Aquatic Toxicology. He is one of the world's leading experts in ecological toxicology. Holdway's research focuses on the impact that very brief, or "pulse," exposure to toxic compounds has on aquatic life.

External links

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