The OPTIONS Program: MASc Application Due

The OPTIONS Program is an initiative to support all engineering graduate students and postdoctoral fellows to explore diverse career options.  Purpose & Content  Take a deep dive into career management and join a supportive community of like-minded MASc students exploring career possibilities. The Cohort Program is an eight week, non-credit program facilitated by faculty and professional […]

Best Practices for a Successful Supervisory Relationship

GB202 - Gailbrath Building - Room 202 35 St George St, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

The SGS Supervision Guidelines is a document that will help you as a graduate student understand best practices in graduate supervision. Join us for this overview of the Supervision Guidelines including an overview of the roles and responsibilities of students, supervisors, and committee members. We will reflect on different supervisory styles, provide a summary of the SGS regulations for making […]

Semiconductor Industry Night

GB202 - Gailbrath Building - Room 202 35 St George St, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Explore the cutting edge of semiconductor innovation and the need for talent in this rapidly evolving field. This special evening brings together industry leaders and academic voices to spotlight opportunities, challenges, and the future of semiconductor workforce development. Featured Speakers: Chris Ouslis, Industrial Technology Advisor (ITA) , Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP), National Research Council's (NRC) Chris Ouslis has spent decades strengthening […]

Launch Your Career Plan for MASc, PhD, and PDFs

Launch Your Career Plan is an initiative by the Institute for Studies in Transdisciplinary Engineering Education & Practice (ISTEP) to support MASc and PhD students and Postdocs to launch their career planning early in their studies. This event will guide you to critically reflect on career opportunities and equip you with strategies and tools to explore your unique career […]

The OPTIONS Program: MEng Application Due

The OPTIONS Program is an initiative to support all engineering graduate students and postdoctoral fellows to explore diverse career options.  Purpose & Content  Take a deep dive into career management and join a supportive community of like-minded MEng students exploring career possibilities. The Cohort Program is an eight week, non-credit program facilitated by faculty and professional development experts. The […]

Launch Your Career Plan for MEng

Launch Your Career Plan is an initiative by the Institute for Studies in Transdisciplinary Engineering Education & Practice (ISTEP) to support MEng to launch their career planning early in their studies. This event will guide you to critically reflect on career opportunities and equip you with strategies and tools to explore your unique career aspirations. You will leave […]

Winter Welcome: Postdoc Coffee Hour

Wednesday, January 21 I 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM I 8th Floor Myhal Terrace   Celebrate National Postdoc Appreciation Week!     Meet fellow PDF peers and learn more about how the Institute for Studies in Transdisciplinary Engineering Education & Practice supports you!    Come to the 8th Floor Myhal Terrace. We’ll have coffee, tea, and treats available for you to enjoy while meeting fellow PDF peers. This is a drop-in-style […]

Engineering Business Futures Presents: A Fireside Chat

Are you interested in learning about real-world applications of engineering in the business and finance sectors? Want to discover career pathways for engineers in investment banking and capital markets? Come join our conversation on Wednesday, January 21 where we will discuss emerging trends in technology and finance! Speaker: Mario Di Pietro brings over 20 years of […]

E2R2: Understanding Engagement in Engineering Student Project Teams

The ISTEP Engineering Education Research Roundtable (E2R2) is a monthly venue for ISTEP faculty, staff, and graduate students, and colleagues and students from other FASE departments, to exchange ideas about engineering education research. E2R2 aims to build a community for engineering education research within ISTEP and FASE, and to inspire ideas and advance scholarship and […]

Incorporating REDI into Your Project with MITACS

Monday, February 23 I 12:00 – 2:00 PM I GB202  As a thought leader, prioritize equity, diversity, inclusion, and reconciliation efforts. This session offers an opportunity to reflect on and develop strategies for implementing REDI into your project, initiating powerful first steps towards systemic and behavioral changes. Identify reconciliation, equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) considerations for your project, discuss their incorporation into […]

E2R2 Journal Club Session

The ISTEP Engineering Education Research Roundtable (E2R2) is a monthly venue for ISTEP faculty, staff, and graduate students, and colleagues and students from other FASE departments, to exchange ideas about engineering education research. E2R2 aims to build a community for engineering education research within ISTEP and FASE, and to inspire ideas and advance scholarship and […]

What Inspires Ethical Research? Lessons from Biomedical Engineering Faculty

The Faculty Club 41 Willcocks Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Fred Kan Distinguished Lecture In Engineering Ethics 2026 Promoting ethical engineering research is necessary given the potential for widespread social and technological impacts of engineering research outcomes. But what motivates engineers to think and act ethically, particularly in the domain of research? In this interactive talk, Dr. Justin L. Hess will address this question by […]