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UOEC

uOttawa Engineering Competition

Nine challenges where uOttawa engineers design, debate, and compete — then advance to OEC.

In-person event @ University of Ottawa

Registration deadline TBA

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About

The University of Ottawa Engineering Competition (uOEC) challenges students to innovate, design, and communicate while solving real-world problems. Students compete in nine categories that mirror the Ontario Engineering Competition (OEC). Winning teams advance to OEC, hosted at Carleton University in January 2026, and may go on to the Canadian Engineering Competition at Université de Sherbrooke.

Why participate

Step through nine challenges

Showcase your skills, tackle real problems, and represent uOttawa Engineering.

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    Build portfolio-ready projects and sharpen technical communication

  2. 02

    Receive feedback from industry professionals and faculty judges

  3. 03

    Connect with peers, mentors, and sponsors

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    Boost your résumé and LinkedIn with recognized competition experience

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    Compete for the chance to represent uOttawa at the provincial and national levels, all costs covered

Create unforgettable memories

Meet your team, build something that matters, and make a weekend you'll actually remember.

  • Two students in engineering coveralls, one sitting on the other's shoulders
  • A team building a popsicle-stick structure at a table
  • Three students posing together in a campus atrium
  • Students working together in an engineering workshop
  • A student holding a case of energy drinks on campus
  • A team working at a table with a concepts whiteboard behind them
  • Four students huddled around a laptop in a campus stairwell
  • Three students on a staircase, one holding a tablet with a uOttawa logo
  • Three students posing indoors with a small dog
  • Two students working on laptops at a workshop bench
  • A large group of students posing together at the event

Testimonials

Voices from past competitors, judges, and volunteers.

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Categories

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  1. Junior Design

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  2. Senior Design

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  3. Consulting

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  4. Programming

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  5. Re-Engineering

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  6. Engineering Communications

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  7. Parliamentary Debate

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  8. Innovative Design

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  9. Bio-Engineering

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Sponsors

Thank you to the partners who make UOEC possible. Logos TBA — add them in src/content/sponsors.ts.

FAQ

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Email the UOEC team at competition@uottawaess.ca, or reach us on Instagram at @uottawa_essaeg.