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Educanada Study in Canada Scholarships – Deadline: Feb 10, 2020
Date: Nov 07, 2019
Educanada Study in Canada Scholarships This new scholarship was created by the Canadian government to support diversity recruitment from a specific list of eligible countries (see the below). Below is the information from G+PS For Faculty – If you have been in contact with students from one of the above eligible countries, and decided to […]
Hull Testing Returns to UBC after 12 Years
Date: Oct 29, 2019
On Tuesday, October 8th, Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering (NAME) graduate students embarked on the waters of the Fraser River delta to test model ship hulls, marking the first time hull testing has been done by students at UBC in the last twelve years. This has been facilitated by the recent addition of UBC Marine […]
UBC Summer Session Introduces Students to Marine Systems Engineering
Date: Jul 02, 2019
As part of the Marine Systems Initiative, an Introduction to Marine Systems Engineering Summer Session was held June 25th – June 28th, 2019. This was the first time this program has been offered and was well attended by graduate and undergraduate students from across many disciplines, including computer science, thermofluids, naval architecture, and mechanical engineering. […]
Inaugural Industry Workshop Launches Marine Systems Initiative at UBC
Date: Apr 05, 2019
Over 120 delegates from industry, academia and the Canadian armed forces attended the UBC Marine Systems Initiative workshop on 15th March 2019 at UBC. This full-day event was the inaugural industry workshop for the recently announced Marine Systems Initiative that will focus on electrical and systems engineering aspects of naval architecture and marine engineering in collaboration with […]
Vard $1.5 million gift advances marine engineering research and learning at UBC
Date: Apr 02, 2019
Donation aims to promote innovation and ease shortage of electrical and shipboard systems engineers. The University of British Columbia has received a $1.5 million donation that is expected to advance naval architecture and marine engineering education and promote innovative technologies in Canada’s shipbuilding industry. The gift, from Vard Marine Inc. and Vard Electro Canada Inc., […]