According to an engineer and researcher at the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT), global climate change is expected to lead to the increased deterioration of concrete infrastructure in Canada in the future. Sudip Talukdar, civil engineering program coordinator in BCIT’s School of Construction and the Environment, did computer simulations of the effect of climate … Read more
From protecting the world’s most precious resource of water to reinventing the future of sustainable energy, our 185,000 BCIT alumni are making globally relevant connections in all sectors of the workforce. They are adding fresh perspectives and are reinventing how we work with industry and peers to drive economic, social, and environmental prosperity in BC … Read more
We’ve probably all had them: the automated phone calls or emails telling us our credit card has been suspended, or the voice alerting us to an urgent tax problem. Often coming in at disorienting hours, these fraudsters can confuse people enough that they let their guard down and become the victims of financial crime. Such … Read more
In 2015, Kenneth Lieblich found himself suddenly unemployed. In his early 40s, he had established a decades-long career in public policy and government, including working in the House of Commons and assisting former Deputy Premier and Minister of Finance Colin Hansen. His income supported his wife and their four children (two of whom have special … Read more
An environmentally-focused workshop bringing together, students, industry experts, and researchers was held at the BCIT Center for Applied Research and Innovation (CARI) on July 9 to discuss an important topic that sparks the curiosity of many: Where Does Your Recycling Go? The purpose of the workshop focused on two objectives: identifying the critical uncertainties and … Read more
Today, women represent only two percent of the world’s 1.2 million seafarers. To help increase these numbers, Canadian shipowners as well as international shipping organizations have launched new initiatives to highlight career opportunities for women as well as the contributions they are already making in a wide range of maritime professions. #IamOnBoard with gender equality … Read more
BCIT pride was everywhere—from the graduating students who received awards to the donors who made it all possible. They joined BCIT President Kathy Kinloch and faculty and staff to recognize the achievements of our students at the 2019 Graduating Student Awards Celebration on June 18 at the Burnaby campus. “The awards gave me time to … Read more
We followed up with Kelsey Grant, a Front-End Web Developer alumna, to learn more about where she is today – running her own business and choosing her projects – and how she’s impacting the world around her. Where did you start your career? I started working as a graphic designer at a local newspaper right … Read more
Congratulations to Mark Angelo, Chair Emeritus for the BCIT Rivers Institute and longtime BCIT instructor, who received an Honorary Doctor of Science Degree from Trent University at its convocation ceremony on June 4. As a devoted conservationist, paddler, educator, researcher, and communicator who has travelled more than 1,000 rivers throughout the globe, Mark founded World Rivers Day and … Read more
If you had five weeks to make an app to save the world, what would you create? That was the challenge put to over 200 software development students in their first year of Computer Systems Technology this past month. Over the course of five intense weeks, teams of five students worked (and cried) together to … Read more