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Over the past two decades, U of T Engineering has spun out more than 100 new companies. Programs such as our Entrepreneurship Hatchery, our Engineering Business minor and our Troost Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering (Troost ILEAD) provide rich opportunities to commercialize research and grow startups into thriving businesses.

Entrepreneurship at U of T Engineering

Allen Lau (ElecE 9T1, ECE MASc 9T2), co-founder of the story-sharing platform Wattpad, says Toronto is an ideal place to launch a global company as long as entrepreneurs take advantage of the city's diversity of cultures and languages. (Credit: Chris Sorensen)

Wattpad’s secret to success? Think globally and hire locally, co-founder and U of T Engineering alumnus says

September 19, 2018

Allen Lau says Toronto’s diversity gives his company a distinct advantage in international markets

Joseph Orozco, executive director of The Entrepreneurship Hatchery, gives opening remarks at Demo Day 2018, held on September 5 in the new Myhal Centre for Engineering Innovation & Entrepreneurship.

Startups to watch from Hatchery Demo Day 2018

September 6, 2018

Four student-founded companies take home a total $42,500 in seed funding at this year’s pitch competition event

From left: Chloe Oriotis (MechE Year 3), Cristina Amon, Dean of the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering, and Sabrina Cupryk (ChemE Year 2) meet in the atrium on Level 5 of the Myhal Centre for Engineering Innovation & Entrepreneurship. (Credit: Daniel Ehrenworth)

Back to Skule™: A Message from Dean Cristina Amon

September 4, 2018

“Whether you are beginning or continuing your academic journey at Canada’s #1 engineering school, I encourage you to welcome new challenges, seek new perspectives and cultivate new relationships.”

Professor Steve Mann (ECE) demonstrates his invention to visualize sound waves. Mann is teaching the world’s first course on inventrepreneurship, designed to instill the art and science of invention and entrepreneurship. (Courtesy: Steve Mann)

Blockchain and cryptocurrency, portfolio management praxis & inventrepreneurship: U of T Engineering launches new graduate courses

August 27, 2018

Programs highlight broad applicability of new technologies and approaches in engineering fields

Heffernans expand fellowships with additional $3-million gift

June 27, 2018

Entrepreneurship champions and alumni Gerald and Geraldine Heffernan have made a $3-million gift to expand the Heffernan Innovation Post-Graduate Fellowships

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Education in innovation: U of T Engineering grad’s startup experience gives him leg up during job hunt

June 19, 2018

Anston Emmanuel (MechE 1T7 + PEY) says his startup experience at The Entrepreneurship Hatchery helped him clinch a coveted engineering job at General Motors

Professor Jennifer Drake (CivMin), an expert in stormwater systems, is pictured in the GRIT Lab green roof at U of T. Drake is receiving the 2018 Young Engineer Medal from the Ontario Professional Engineer Awards. (Credit: Tyler Irving)

U of T Engineering professor and alumni receive Ontario Professional Engineers Awards

May 24, 2018

Awards recognize exceptional early career achievements, outstanding leadership, overall excellence and service to the profession

The Myhal Centre for Engineering Innovation and Entrepreneurship. (Image courtesy Montgomery Sisam Architects & Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios)

U of T Engineering opens the Myhal Centre for Engineering Innovation & Entrepreneurship

April 27, 2018

The Faculty’s newest building contains technology enhanced active learning spaces, fabrication facilities and dedicated space for student clubs and teams

Myhal Centre: Enhancing experiential learning across the Faculty

April 26, 2018

U of T Engineering’s newest building catalyzes collaborations among students, faculty, alumni and industry

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