With five grand on the line, it’s no surprise that the 2012 BCIT Student Innovation Challenge brought out a record number of applicants. More than 70 BCIT students from all programs submitted their best business concepts last month. But in the end, the last person standing turned out to be a familiar face. Business Administration […]
BCIT Faculty and Researchers Come Together at Health Symposium
On November 1st, over 60 people congregated to Townsquare C for the Symposium on Convergence of Complex Systems in Health Technology. This event was sponsored by PART, ARLO, MAKE+ and the BCIT Foundation. This the second interdisciplinary health technology research symposiums in 2011. The first one was on the Convergence of IT and Health Technology […]
BCIT’s Dr. Jaimie Borisoff Receives Canada Research Chair
N E W S R E L E A S E Canada Research Chair awarded to BC researcher improving mobility for people with disabilities October 12, 2011 7:00 am PST Vancouver, BC— Dr. Jaimie Borisoff, a researcher with ICORD and the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT), has been named a Canada Research Chair for […]
Student Innovation Challenge Winner To Officially Launch SHIFT Urban Cargo Delivery!
Two months ago, BCIT financial management student Grace Soo won the 2011 BCIT Student Innovation Challenge for her idea about a delivery service using zero-emission cargo tricycles called SHIFT. And on Monday, Soo and the rest of her SHIFT team will officially open their doors for business. Congrats Grace! Press Release Photo opportunity and on site […]
First Annual BCIT Applied Research Conference A Success
By Gerald Narciso For three days in early June, BCIT researchers, faculty and staff, government agencies and industry leaders assembled at the Burnaby campus to attend the inaugural BCIT Applied Research Conference. Through guest speakers, hands-on presentations and behind the scenes tours of research labs, participants were able to get a thorough understanding of the […]