Canada s most innovative university by the numbers

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1 Researchers at the Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology use nano-probes to test a large silicon wafer of chipsets Canada s most innovative university by the numbers

2 learning enhanced by experience The largest post-secondary co-operative education program of its kind in the world: 18,300 students enrolled in 140 accredited co-operative education programs World-wide network of more than 5,200 co-op employers Education that pays: Co-op students earned more than $193 million in 2013 and gained real-world employment skills Six months after graduation, 92 per cent of co-op students are employed in a field related to their area of study (Ontario average 73 per cent) Two years after graduating, 77 per cent of co-op students earn more than $50,000 (Ontario average 40 per cent) timeline University of Waterloo opens with 74 students Students begin Canada s first co-op work term One of the first universities to give undergraduates access to computers

3 world-changing research A research-intensive institution: 100+ funded research chairs 40+ senate-approved research centres and institutes Two Canada Excellence Research Chairs (quantum science and ecohydrology) $194 million in total sponsored research ( ) Meeting the needs of a changing world: 125 researchers from all six Faculties dedicated to water research make Waterloo one of the top ten water institutes in the world (Lux Research Group, 2013) One of the world s largest concentrations of quantum research 15 research chairs and more than 200 students address a looming global population crisis at the UW-Schlegel Research Institute for Aging Waterloo undergraduates create the WATFOR programming language Canada s only English-language School of Optometry moves to Waterloo North America s largest actuarial science program opens Waterloo opens the first Faculty of Mathematics in North America Waterloo opens the first Department of Kinesiology in the world

4 an entrepreneurial culture unlike any other Entrepreneurship across the learning spectrum: 30+ support and for-credit programs create an entrepreneurial ecosystem Creator-owns intellectual property policy: Intellectual property policy attracts entrepreneurially minded faculty and students A start-up engine: 70 student-founded companies in the Velocity startup program Velocity startups have attracted $100 million+ in investment funding $30 million in commercialization has originated from the Conrad Business, Entrepreneurship and Technology Centre 29 companies created by technology licensed from University of Waterloo 167 companies launched by University faculty or contract research Former Waterloo student Mike Lazaridis founds Research in Motion Limited 1980 Waterloo professors launch Maple, now known as MapleSoft $2.5 billion microelectronics lab opens in Davis Centre

5 an engine of economic growth and societal change $2.6 billion in total annual economic impacts $8.80 in economic impact generated for every $1 of government investment 72 per cent of knowledge-based companies in Waterloo Region said they rely on University of Waterloo graduates and students as a source of talent PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS, 2013 World-leading companies built by our students, faculty and alumni: BlackBerry Desire2Learn OpenText Teledyne DALSA A new generation of entrepreneurs: Thalmic Labs Pebble Aeryon Labs Vidyard OpenText founded by professors, based on Oxford English Dictionary (OED) software project Waterloo alumnus John Baker launches Desire2Learn University, NSERC and Research in Motion launch four-year project to develop next generation of microchips for wireless communications

6 where learning is broad and deep Attracting the world s top students: More than 100 academic programs 23 one-of-a-kind in Canada 45 per cent of first-year students enter with an average of 90 per cent or higher 15 undergraduate and 24 graduate degrees across six Faculties 5,233 undergraduate degrees granted (2012) 1,275 Master s degrees granted (2012) 267 PhD degrees granted (2012) Best in class: Canada s largest Faculty of Engineering and Faculty of Mathematics Canada s largest department of clinical psychology by citation Largest actuarial science program in North America Going beyond classroom walls: 11 fully online bachelor degree programs Eight online master degree programs, with more in development Canada s only undergraduate program in nanotechnology engineering opens Waterloo launches the Institute for Quantum Computing Groundbreaking of Waterloo Research and Technology Park Velocity established, providing entrepreneurial students with access to labs and workspace

7 a truly global institution 34 per cent of graduate students and 12 per cent of undergraduate students had international student visa status 27 per cent of regular, full-time faculty members held citizenship outside of Canada at the time of their first appointment 1,770 co-op work terms took place outside of Canada in 2012/2013 A globe-spanning network of partnerships with academic and industry leaders $17 million in research funding from international sources in 2012/ ,000 alumni in 145 countries 10 alumni chapters [Waterloo] has a tremendous national and international reputation. It s such a leading hotbed of research in all different areas. CHRIS HADFIELD, retired Canadian astronaut and adjunct professor of aviation at the University of Waterloo Opening of Waterloo s Health Sciences campus in downtown Kitchener Environment 3 is first LEED-platinum certified building on an Ontario campus Launch of the Waterloo Global Science Initiative, in partnership with the Perimeter Institute New digital media campus opens in Stratford, Ontario Opening of Waterloo s Mike & Ophelia Lazaridis Quantum-Nano Centre

8 the goal a new kind of university Founded in 1957 by local business leaders with an eye to the future Educate a new generation of leaders to advance society and drive prosperity the innovation the end result Co-operative education Learning enhanced by experience Deep connections to business and industry Entrepreneurial culture unlike any other Waterloo named Research University of the Year (comprehensive) for sixth year in a row, by Research Infosource Inc. Waterloo ranked nation s most innovative university for 22 consecutive years by Maclean s World-leading research powerhouse 2013 Waterloo s Water Institute named one of the top ten institutes in the world for water research by Lux research group Beginning of the annual Waterloo Innovation Summit 2014 Waterloo s Velocity startups raise more than $100 million

9 recognized excellence TOP 50 IN THE WORLD for: Computer Science Engineering Mathematics QUACQUARELLI SYMONDS (QS) RANKINGS CANADA S MOST INNOVATIVE UNIVERSITY for 22 YEARS MACLEAN S MAGAZINE CANADA S TOP RESEARCH UNIVERSITY (comprehensive) for SIX YEARS RESEARCH INFOSOURCE What s happening here in Waterloo is truly special, from theory to experiment and beyond. STEPHEN HAWKING, world-renowned physicist, at the 2012 opening of the Mike & Ophelia Lazaridis Quantum-Nano Centre

10 this is Waterloo 1,000-acre campus in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, the heart of the new Quantum Valley Six Faculties 10 Professional Schools 44 Senate-approved research centres and institutes 30,000 undergraduate students 5,100 graduate students 1,115 full-time faculty One unified vision for a new kind of higher education purpose-driven and prosperity-focused 200 UNIVERSITY AVENUE WEST, WATERLOO, ON CANADA N2L 3G1 UWATERLOO.CA C004826