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This April, the Faculty of Engineering received the inaugural Educational Partner Award from FIRST Robotics Canada. ��ݮ��Ƶ is the first institution to receive this honour — testament to a long history of collaboration and support.

FIRST Robotics Canada organizes robotics competitions for students from elementary to high school. In 2005 Dr. Rob Gorbet, a professor in the Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, and Dr. Maud Gorbet, a professor in the Department of Systems Design Engineering, with the support of then ��ݮ��Ƶ Engineering dean Dr. Adel Sedra, reached out to the organization and offered to host the competition on campus grounds. Dr. Peter Teertstra, a lecturer in the Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering and director of the Student Design Centre, now leads the planning of ��ݮ��Ƶ’s FIRST competitions.

Armaan Sengupta, a second-year mechanical and mechatronics student, credits FIRST with giving him hands-on engineering experience and guiding his career ambitions.“I was always interested in engineering, but my FIRST experience showed me that this is something I really enjoy and want to do. It really clarified things for me. When I applied to universities, I exclusively applied for mechatronics engineering.”

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