Ontario Tech University celebrates another successful year as it continues to shine brightly as a highly sought-after post-secondary education institution for learning, teaching and working. The university focuses on its philosophy that technological progress must be guided by the conscious application of ethical choices—decisions we make that uplift humanity and serve as a force for positive change.Â
Some highlights from 2024:
Tech with a Conscience
Student achievements
- Bria Hughes-Small, a first-year Master’s student in Forensic Psychology won the university’s annual Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition, and advanced to the provincial competition.
- Students in the Brilliant Work-Integrated Learning program presented their designs for a Dementia Village, a unique, dementia-friendly community space that is accessible, safe, inclusive, and promotes activity, socialization, research initiatives, and training programs to improve the quality of life for people living with dementia and their care partners.
- Rushda Khan, a second-year Software Engineering student and Senior Program Instructor with the Engineering Outreach team won the 2023 Actua Instructor Recognition Award. The award was presented in March 2024.
Recognition, rankings and growth
- Named Canada’s Research University of the Year, for the second consecutive year, as designated by Research Infosource, Canada’s premier research ranking organization and leading provider of research intelligence for business and higher education.
- Claimed the No. 1 spot for reputation in the 2025 Canadian post-secondary rankings published by Maclean’s.
- Ranked No. 2 among Canada’s young universities (under 50 years old) by Times Higher Education.
- Ranked a Top-3 Engineering school in Ontario by U.S. News and World Report.
- More Ontario high school students than ever (13,365) applied to Ontario Tech for the 2024-2025 academic year, representing a 7.6 per cent increase over the previous year, and the third-highest year-over-year growth in the province.
- The Advanced Digital Design, Manufacturing, and Metrology Laboratories were recognized with the Engineering Research Project of the Year from Professional Engineers Ontario (York Chapter) for their work on Project Arrow, Canada’s first zero-emission concept electric vehicle.
- Dr. Barbara Perry, a global expert on hate crime, was appointed to the Order of Canada—one of the country’s highest honours.
Ridgebacks rule in varsity sports
International collaborations and exchanges
Energy leadership and advanced nuclear research
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