I'm going into my 4th year of studies at UOIT for ...

I'm going into my 4th year of studies at UOIT for Automotive Engineering, following a successful 1 year internship at Siemens Canada. It's cool to see that UOIT has hosted Siemens Canada CEO Robert Hardt speak on campus on the subject of "The Future of Advanced Manufacturing."

Two of my closest friends of mine here at UOIT have held internship positions at Honda Canada Manufacturing (Die Cast Department), and Canadian Tire (Maintenance Engineering). Others have went on to work at GM and General Dynamics to name a couple. I've also talked with students who have collaborated with Bombardier Aerospace and General Motors for their Capstone projects. Another friend of mine has done research work in the ACE wind tunnel for Mantis Racing as part of a Summer work placement.

Despite what some people have suggested earlier in my experience I have met some brilliant students; a couple have even co-founded a 3D printing company.

Having said this, for such a young University it is actually quite well known.

I like that the campus is small and easy to get around. The software that is included on the laptop program is great, meaning you can work from your home with a license (NX, Carsim, Matlab...). Nothing on Teamcenter for the Engineering students to my knowledge, but there is a course in Durham College which deals with Teamcenter.

Professor quality is reasonable, you have some that are more difficult to understand than others (especially in higher years) but generally everyone is willing to help you.

The only thing I guess which bothered me was that there could be a tad bit more study space, sometimes during exams it is difficult to find a comfortable working area in the library. However, there are a few other spaces on campus, like the DC buildings and ACE.