(originally published in LINK magazine, September 2018) Divine Natural Foods is the brainchild of BCIT’s Saboor Meherzad. His products – nutritional mulberry snacks -– earned him top honours at both the Enactus Club’s Lion’s Lair competition and the BCIT Student Innovation Awards. I met up with Saboor to learn more about his journey from idea … Read more
Can you imagine a day when households will be able to generate and store their own electricity—and even trade it with their neighbours? BCIT Electronics alumnus Mischa Steiner can. “We’ll be able to create these dynamic micro grids,” enthuses Mischa about the future. “We won’t need as much large-scale generation as we did in the … Read more
One of the things that really interested me when working on a ship is the lifestyle. When you are on land, things are pretty standard. You pay for and make your meals, pay for rent, and all the normal things we do to survive, whether it be in a big city, or out in the … Read more
Life at BCIT vlogger and nursing student, Monica Mastrantonio, takes us on a behind-the-scenes look at pediatric rotation . #BCITstudentstories#LifeatBCIT
Everyone excels at different subjects in high school. Some people might have a knack for math, science, or technology. Others may prefer drafting, designing, or working with their hands. But if you enjoy any of these things, you may want to consider pursuing a career in engineering. However, since this is a broad and exciting … Read more
BCIT is honoured to be named the Top School in Vancouver for Digital-Tech Education in the Georgia Straight’s 23rd Annual Best of Vancouver awards. BCIT plays a leadership role in addressing the demand for tech talent, offering over 40 different applied programs in Computing and Digital Arts, well-recognized credentials, and a 96% employment rate for … Read more
By: Daria Dimchuk and Christy Yau A Warm Welcome As part of our co-op program, BCIT’s CST and CIT students had the opportunity to tour SAP’s Vancouver office on August 30th. Susanna Kan, our co-op coordinator, led us into the lobby where SAP employees Joseph Hou and Jessica Gutierrez welcomed us. We filed into a … Read more
This past week I was on the special stains bench. Performing special stains was my favourite part of Histology at BCIT; from pH to incubation times and temperatures, there is a lot that goes into quality staining and I found that quite interesting. So interesting, I took the course twice! (Kidding, not really. I did … Read more
Our itinerary has now changed and we have stopped going to the Caribbean and are now exploring New England. One of the things we need to learn about being in nautical school is tides. What better place to learn about them than where the world highest tides occur, this being in the Bay of Fundy. … Read more
Another three weeks in Anatomical Pathology have come and gone! Two of the three were 1-9 PM evening shifts, which was quite an adjustment considering all my shifts prior were morning starts. I was packing sandwiches for dinner half the time; it felt weird. The majority of each shift was spent cutting on a microtome. … Read more