What’s a community-developed open source technology looking for a home to do? In 2014, CodeIgniter was lucky enough to find that home in Metro Vancouver, here at BCIT. Described as a “fully baked PHP framework” by its original developer, EllisLab, CodeIgniter is a “proven, agile and open web application framework with a small footprint.” It’s … Read more
Given the disturbing incident at SFU Burnaby Campus on the evening of February 21, we want to remind the BCIT community of the extensive safety and security measures in place across our campuses. The free BCIT Safety Wise Mobile App is the most convenient source of safety information and emergency communication when you need it … Read more
3D printing has the potential to transform industries, create synergies and open up new opportunities. At the MAKE+ facility, we’re looking into how 3D printing can revolutionize prosthetics. Our researchers hope to create novel prosthetic designs that will provide beauty and function to the users. As part of this vision, two BCIT researchers recently went … Read more
The British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) is pleased to announce that Sharmen Vigouret Lee has accepted the position of Dean, BCIT School of Health Sciences. BCIT will benefit tremendously from her expertise in areas including strategic planning, corporate governance, curriculum development and teaching, and policy development. “Sharmen is a visionary,” says Dr. Tom Roemer, … Read more
Businesses are in business to make a profit. They have a product or service to offer the public, government, or other businesses. Finding out who are your best customers, where they are located, their current purchases, and what new items they could buy are all important questions for a business to grow. In a business, … Read more
Hey everyone! I finally got around to posting the final part of my BCIT JDC West Experience. The video is down below. I just want to take this time to thank everyone who has made my JDC West Experience memorable. Thank you to my teammates and BCIT faculty that made the whole experience possible. Special … Read more
BCIT and Ampco Grafix have a friendship that goes back several years. Ampco has helped create many of the banners around our campuses—including the 50th Anniversary murals. The company sponsored the 2016 Distinguished Awards Dinner and is an ongoing donor to the BCIT Foundation. Bardia Khaledi, who works with the Alumni Relations, recently gave some … Read more
Join me in the lab with some of our 1st and 2nd year students working on concrete projects to bring down to Detroit. They will be competing in the American Concrete Institute’s Fiber-Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites Competition.
This story first appeared in The Vancouver Sun, February 11, 2017 with credit to Michael Bernard– Postmedia Content Works. A group of automotive students are standing in a circle, ready to learn how to dismantle a car engine. But bizarrely, there is no actual car engine in all its greasy glory. That’s because the car … Read more
The last few weeks have been exciting and fascinating in the Med Lab program. A number of things stood out for me. In Microbiology, we had our first stool lab. I know, sounds super glamorous. But it was great, because it introduced a different approach to working up specimens, and it unveiled a little more … Read more