Note.. The name changed in 2019 to "Ontario Tech. ...

Note.. The name changed in 2019 to "Ontario Tech. University".

The University of Ontario Institute of Technology is a relatively new university. The university was founded in 2002 and took first batch of students in 2003.
The univerdityvhas two campuses... The msin campus in the northern part of Oshawa and it houses engineering, science, health and information technology programs. The other campus is atbthe downtown of Oshawa. It houses the programs of social sciences and teacher education.
The university is becoming a defining part of the city of Oshawa.
Although it is a new university, it is ranked among the top universities in Canada. It has strong research outputs. It houses the ACE Climatic Wind Tunnel, which is one of the biggest wind tunnels in the world.