Hey everyone, I hope everyone has had a good spring break, and an easy, stress-free two weeks since school has started again. Although these past two weeks may have been less stressful – hopefully, anyway, I know that exam week and the weeks leading up to it were probably the most stressful that you and … Read more
The sole remaining Canadian team competing for the 20-million dollar Google Lunar XPRIZE has been eliminated. The Canadian team—Team Plan B, which worked out of the BCIT Applied Research facility—was one of 16 shortlisted teams vying for the prize. The decade-long contest, now in its final months, challenges privately funded teams to build and launch … Read more
Congratulations to Chrisaona Srey for receiving The University Women’s Club of Vancouver Bursary! Chrisaona is a fulltime BCIT student in the Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Program (AME). Even though she has a long way to go before graduation, she already has big ambitions for her future career. Being a female in a predominately male industry, she intends … Read more
Have you ever been asked your postal code when you are at a store checkout? Did you know that your postal code can be mapped to a location on the ground? And that all the items you purchased are then attached to that postal code location? The more you buy from that store, the bigger … Read more
Last week at the Enactus Western Canada Regional Competition in Calgary, the Enactus BCIT team showed off its outstanding presentation skills and desire to use entrepreneurship to give back to the community. Four teams presented in four challenges—the Capital One Financial Education Challenge, the Scotiabank EcoLiving Green Challenge, the Scotiabank Youth Empowerment Challenge, and the … Read more
The British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) has been named one of British Columbia’s Top Employers for 2017. This is the seventh consecutive year BCIT has received the distinction, which acknowledges BC employers for leading their industries in offering exceptional work environments. “We’re delighted that BCIT has once again been recognized as one of the best employers in … Read more
Hardly a day goes by without some advice from the media about keeping yourself safe in cyberspace – stronger passwords, selective sharing, checking who kids are meeting online. Yet beyond our own personal cyber-footprint is a massive technical infrastructure that keeps our society running smoothly. With critical infrastructure ranging from transportation to water systems – … Read more
Hi all! My name is Mila, I was one of BCIT’s Bloggers and I am currently in my 4th year of the Mechanical Engineering Degree program. A requirement of my program was to complete a 3-month summer work term to gain work experience in an engineering field prior to graduation. I was very lucky to … Read more
Montréal, February 28, 2017 – Bombardier Commercial Aircraft and the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) today announced that Bombardier has donated a CRJ100 aircraft to be used by the BCIT Aerospace programs. It is Bombardier’s first donation of a commercial aircraft to an educational institution and symbolizes the company’s commitment to the training of … Read more
Today more than 500 BCIT students crossed the stage to become BCIT graduates. President Kathy Kinloch addressed the two ceremonies, thanking the parents and faculty who helped the graduates succeed. Then, she offered special praise for those in the cap and gown. “Thank you for supporting one another and for your perseverance. BCIT is not an … Read more