This week is National Engineering Week and to celebrate excellence in the field, the Engineering and Computer Science Association (ECA) has organized a week of activities.
These include keynote speakers, tours of the campus, round table discussions and experiments to open students up to the field.
Karim Ibrahim, vice-president of external affairs for the ECA, has been organizing this event since December 1993. It is designed primarily to encourage female students at the high school and cegep levels to pursue studies and careers in the fields of sciences and engineering.
“There’s a big misconception at the high school level that engineering is a male-dominated field so women don
These include keynote speakers, tours of the campus, round table discussions and experiments to open students up to the field.
Karim Ibrahim, vice-president of external affairs for the ECA, has been organizing this event since December 1993. It is designed primarily to encourage female students at the high school and cegep levels to pursue studies and careers in the fields of sciences and engineering.
“There’s a big misconception at the high school level that engineering is a male-dominated field so women don
