BCIT graphic technology students get to practice on the real thing

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BCIT Graphic Communications Technology Management (GTEC) students got a couple of powerful presents today. Software company Aleyant donated its flagship program—Pressero—along with its eDocBuilder. Find out more about the software and how it will be used in today’s media release, published on American Printer. In broad strokes, the donation will help the web-to-print students gain practical experience … Read more

BCIT will pay students for their bright ideas

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The BCIT Student Innovation Challenge just launched for 2017.  It’s an annual contest aimed at providing funding, support, and encouragement to BCIT students who have bright ideas. Students can win cash and prizes to help launch their ideas into a business or prototype. Since its founding, the Student Innovation Challenge has inspired innovative and high-impact student … Read more

’46 Hot Rod set to help carry BCIT students through their studies

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Whether it is a trip around the world, skydiving, or seeing the Mona Lisa, bucket-lists all have one thing in common: each is important to the person who wrote it. That’s why when John Leech, longtime BCIT-supporter and alumnus, decided to donate his ‘bucket-list’ hot rod to BCIT we were shocked and left wanting to know … Read more

Thank you, from Team JDC West

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This past weekend, a group of BCIT students competed in JDC West—Western Canada’s largest annual undergraduate business competition. It was the first time a polytechnic has entered the contest. They faced about 600 students from 12 of Western Canada’s top-tier business schools. The team was made up of 34 School of Business degree students, all … Read more

Computing welcomes new Associate Dean Dr. Bethany Edmunds

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We’re happy to announce that Dr. Bethany Edmunds is taking the helm of BCIT Computing as its new Associate Dean. Bethany has been at BCIT for almost seven years, most recently as the Program Head for the Computer Information Technology (CIT) Diploma. While overseeing CIT, Bethany initiated and planned the relocation to the Downtown Campus, … Read more

Gene Haas Foundation supports BCIT machining students

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BCIT recently received a generous donation of $30,000 USD from an industry giant. Haas Automation is known as one of the largest machine tool builders in the world. The company manufactures a complete line of computer numerically controlled (CNC) products. In 1999 the company decided to give back–and to support the next generation of machinists. … Read more

BCIT alumna picks up national journalism award

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Congratulations to BCIT Broadcast Journalism alumna Laina Tanahara. Laina picked up a Canadian University Press award for student journalism this past weekend at the 16th annual JHM awards in New Brunswick. Laina was selected for ‘Best Feature’ with her piece “Marhabaan Bikum Fi Kanada: My experience volunteering with a Syrian refugee family” originally published in BCIT’s student publication LINK magazine. … Read more

BCIT student wins the Vancouver McKinsey Challenge

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BCIT JDC West

A BCIT student was on the first team ever to win a McKinsey Challenge in Vancouver. The prestigious contest has been held annually in Montreal, but this was the first time for Vancouver. In its challenge, the global consulting firm invites post-secondary students to compete. Over one-and-a-half rigorous days, selected students from various schools are formed into … Read more