Services at BCIT to take advantage of while you can

An empty gym with equipment

Student Social Media Contributor and International Student Elin Molenaar, shares her insights on the Student Services available at BCIT and how to take advantage of them. BCIT offers a variety of services that enrolled students can make use of. One of the great things about it, is that most of them are free! Student Health … Read more

Tips and tricks for a successful term start

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This article was written by Student Social Media Contributor and Business Management student, Sarah Overacker. Here she shares a few tips that have helped her ease into a new term. A smooth transition is always welcome when starting a new course of studies. When I started my first diploma two years ago, I had moved … Read more

Righting a wrong: Reconciliation and Canada’s marine shipping industry

In Canada, the marine shipping industry and Indigenous communities are closely connected along all three coasts, the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence. Ships sail through many of the traditional waters of Indigenous peoples and take on and offload cargo on their lands. Wakes and pollutants from ships can harm these areas by disturbing habitat … Read more

A letter of hope to our BCIT community

We made it. The new year is at our doorstep along with a promise of the beginning of the end of the pandemic that locked us in its clutches much of this past year. There’s not much more to say about the world’s shock, horror and struggle in response to COVID-19. I extend our thoughts … Read more

A virtual celebration for BCIT Nursing students entering the healthcare community

BCIT Nursing Celebration

Mid-December is the end of examination period for most BCIT students but for 85 Level 6 Bachelor of Science in Nursing students, this marked the completion of their program and the start of their career as an essential worker in our healthcare community. As BCIT is a major provincial contributor of nurses and applied health … Read more

Computing Industry Sponsored Student Projects: “A great reminder of why we do what we do”

Three times a year, BCIT Computing organizes Industry Sponsored Student Projects (ISSP). Students participate in what makes a BCIT Computing education special: working with a real client, on a team, and towards a set of IT deliverables. After three months of hard work, 40 teams of Computer Information Technology (CIT) and Computer Systems Technology (CST) … Read more

BCIT researcher Nancy Paris successfully defends her Doctoral Defense

BCIT Applied Research MAKE+ researcher Nancy Paris successfully defended her doctoral thesis at Royal Roads University in the College of Interdisciplinary Studies and earned her Doctor of Social Sciences (DSocSci) credential. “Many congratulations Dr. Nancy Paris on this tremendous milestone in your life and career,” said Kim Dotto, Dean, BCIT Applied Research and Centre for … Read more

BCIT launches the Centre for the Internet of Things (IoT) to support ongoing digital transformation

BCIT Centre for Internet of Things

The Internet of Things (IoT) refers to the billions of physical devices around the world that are connected to the Internet and responsible for collecting and sharing data. IoT is making the world more intelligent and responsive by bridging the digital and physical universes. As part of this important digital transformation, BCIT is introducing Centre … Read more