Corrine Jen 
Congratulations to the BCIT Georgraphic Information Systems (GIS) students who placed first in this year’s ECCE App Challenge! The annual app development competition is organized by Esri Canada to help promote innovation and creativity. Teams at ECCE schools across Canada are tasked to create new and unique apps with Esri technology and open data to … Read more
The BCIT School of Construction and the Environment and BCIT Student Association (BCITSA) Entrepreneurial Services had the pleasure of hosting the annual ASK AN EXPERT: Trades Entrepreneurship Panel 2024. This event invited BCIT trades alumni turned entrepreneurs to share critical insight on starting and running a successful business with construction trades students. Joining our panel … Read more
Our engineering students from various disciplines had the opportunity to participate in some exciting competitions recently that helped challenge their minds and expand their experience. In February, two of our Civil Engineering student groups were able to participate in the 40th Troitsky Bridge Building Competition in Montreal by doing their own fundraising. This competition is … Read more
A 34 Year Tradition The 34th annual Canadian Mining Games competition provided an opportunity for mining engineering students from across Canada to showcase their mining knowledge, problem-solving and adaptive capabilities through a variety of challenges. Through such a unique opportunity, students and sponsors were able to network, recruit and achieve brand exposure from the mining … Read more
The Homebuilders Association of Vancouver (HAVAN) awarded four deserving BCIT Carpentry students scholarships for the 23rd year since the inception of this scholarship at the HAVAN Annual General Meeting. BCIT Associate Dean of Building Design and Construction, David Dunn announced this year’s Carpentry student recipients for the 2024 HAVAN Scholarships – Emma Albaek-Christensen, Jaden Chong, … Read more
BCIT had the pleasure of hosting representatives from Canadian Colleges for a Resilient Recovery (C2R2), Mohawk College, Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies, and Saskatchewan Polytechnic for the Community Workforce Development Project / BCIT Community of Practice Meetings over the span of two days. The group visited BCIT School of Construction and the Environment on the … Read more
BCIT’s School of Construction and the Environment partnered with School of Transportation to host the annual Engineering Panel Event to showcase the various engineering and technology programs that BCIT has to offer to over 100 potential engineering and engineering technology students, parents, friends and colleagues. We featured an all-female panel which included current BCIT engineering … Read more
Anna Lary is a Master Electrician and Electrical faculty who has a passion for creating an inclusive, welcoming, and learning-focused environment for her students. Anna hosted the Equity in Electrical event as she wanted to showcase what can happen when students, alumni, faculty, and industry professionals come together to build connections – especially for underrepresented … Read more
BCIT School of Construction and the Environment was pleased to host our annual BCIT United Way Halloween Pancake Breakfast on Tuesday, October 31, 2023. The fundraiser was held at the Carpentry Shop on BCIT Burnaby Campus and became a record-breaking success with a total of $12,470 donations raised from over 2,600 pancakes sold and donations … Read more