JDC West Day 3
Hey Everyone, BCIT competed at JDC West in Calgary and this vlog shows what happened on day 3 during the gala. Check out how BCIT placed against other schools with a half delegation.
JDC West Day 2/3
Hey Everyone, BCIT competed at JDC West in Calgary and this vlog shows what happened on Day 2/3. Check out our Alice in Wonderland Skit and the Athletic team play Quidditch.
BCIT Wins First Place at go2HR’s Regional Winning Pitch Case Competition
A BCIT Tourism Management team took first place in go2HR’s ‘The Winning Pitch‘ case competition for the Vancouver, Coast and Mountains Region for the second consecutive year. The competition tasked Lower Mainland tourism students to develop a business idea to increase shoulder season visitation to the Vancouver, Coast, and Mountains Region. This event is a … Read more
Preparing for your Multiple Mini Interview
You have been checking your emails everyday and if you are like me probably multiple times a day, waiting to hear back to know if you got an interview. Waiting is the hardest part, hang in there! Finally you see CONGRATULATIONS, now it’s time to prepare for your Multiple Mini Interview. Here are some tips: … Read more
BCIT hosts elected officials for tour of OASIS
Delegates from the BC Municipalities Convention (UBCM) visted BCIT’s Burnaby campus to explore the future of electric vehicles. Elected officials came together to learn about the sustainable energy being created at BCIT. They participated in a lesson on electric vehicles and took a tour of BCIT’s Energy OASIS project. Eve Hou, the air quality planner with … Read more
3 Tips to Beat the Flu
This time of year germs are spreading and people are getting sick. Here are some tips to beat the bug this winter season! 1. Clean your hands! Wash your hands frequently and use hand sanitizer. This is crucial to do before eating. You can also avoid touching things like rails and water fountains … Read more
Virtual reality, real-world learning
Students explore 3D simulations for deeper understandings When Vince Piva saw a 3D scanner a few years ago at a technology fair in Las Vegas, the BCIT instructor immediately realized its potential as a learning tool for teaching his automotive service technician students. Little did he realize just how important this technology would prove to … Read more
Tech-savvy students, job ready
Revolutionary education puts BCIT grads in high demand It’s not about technology. It’s really all about the people. All of British Columbia Institute of Technology’s time and effort incorporating new technologies – like robotics and virtual reality – into its curriculum have one key objective: training highly skilled, upwardly mobile graduates who are among the … Read more
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning: New Option for New Frontiers
We’re seeing them all around: stories of advances in computing that are enabling greater automation with Artificial Intelligence (AI). Machine Learning (ML), a subfield of AI and statistics, is one of today’s most rapidly growing technical fields. Machine-learning-based applications can be found in domains from healthcare to commerce. BCIT Computing’s Computer Systems Technology Diploma program … Read more
BCIT students are putting a ‘woof’ over their heads
Thanks to our BCIT Technology Teacher Education (TTED) students, not all housing needs to be expensive. For our furry friends, that is. One of the first projects for TTED students this term was to build a wooden dog house. Ten, 4′ X 3′ custom-made houses were completed in only a few short weeks and they’re … Read more