For the first time, the Canadian Undergraduate Computer Science Conference (CUCSC) will be held in the lower mainland, at the BCIT Burnaby Campus. The annual conference offers a rare opportunity for computing science undergrads to present their own topics to peers, network, and hear from industry heavy-hitters. Slated keynote speakers represent Google, Telus, Microsoft, MDA, and BCIT. The BCIT … Read more
BCIT students took home an impressive seventeen medals from the Skills Canada BC Provincial Competitions held on April 13 at Tradex in Abbotsford, BC. The not-for-profit Skills Canada BC hosts the Olympic-style competition each year in an effort to promote trades and technology careers to BC youth. More than 600 students competed, including students from … Read more
For immediate release: April 26, 2016 Update: All cherry blossom trees are sold! Thank you to everyone who supported this cause. BCIT’s Keith Turner has dedicated the past five years of his career to bringing Vancouver’s rarest cherry trees back from the brink of extinction. Now Keith has taken the project as far as he … Read more
Earth Day is an appropriate time to honour BCIT alumna, Deanna Fligg. The painter and Interior Design grad is a fan of bees. As her homepage states: “Sometimes, the smallest creature on the planet can have the largest impact. Humans, we share the world, be kind.” Fligg received her Management Certificate in Interior Design from BCIT in 2008. Since … Read more
At Open House—which ran April 8th & 9th on the Burnaby Campus—Computing students showcased their projects for a wide range of campus visitors. Bachelor of Technology students showed off hands-on computer games in the Great Hall. They were joined by IUGO Mobile Entertainment representatives, showing a popular mobile game that our grads have worked on. Another hit display … Read more
Earth Day is fast approaching, and BCIT has a couple of fun things in the works to mark the environmental date. We will rip out some invasive plants, and then we’ll give out some prizes. BCIT is running an Earth Day contest, with a prize pack up for grabs. From Wednesday, April 20—running through Earth … Read more
On Monday, April 11, SAP CEO Bill McDermott spent an evening at the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT). He shared his business insights and talked about the journey he took from humble beginnings in Long Island to become CEO of one of the largest software companies on earth. SAP has approximately 300,000 customers in 190 countries. Working … Read more
BCIT puts British Columbians to work, and CKNW wants to know how. BCIT turns out higher-paid and more employable graduates than other post-secondary institutions in the province, supplying the province with a skilled and talented workforce. CKNW has launched its 3rd installment of Putting BC To Work—a four-week series that asks whether the lower mainland is a … Read more
The .NET BC User Group just celebrated its 13th anniversary at BCIT’s Downtown Campus. Founded 13 years ago on the magical date of 03/03/03, this now teenage group was formed a year after Microsoft’s .NET framework was first released, and has been hosted at BCIT ever since. At the time, it seemed that this new … Read more
The finals for the annual Presentation Idol took place March 30, with eight excellent presentations from engineering students. Topics ranged from carbon capture to technological enhancements for the visually impaired. Now in its sixth year, the interdisciplinary contest enables BCIT students to showcase technical communication at its best. Tom Roemer, BCIT’s VP Academic, gave introductory remarks about the importance of … Read more