What is CEED?

The Centre for Entrepreneurship and Engineering Design (CEED) provides opportunities for students at the uOttawa Faculty of Engineering to gain or strengthen their entrepreneurship and design skills by organizing events and entrepreneurial competitions, managing design spaces and facilities, offering professional development training and project-based courses, and fostering partnerships with the industry. 

CEED's mission is to foster and strengthen:

Depth in engineering design

Client focus in engineering design

Experiential learning opportunities

Business acumen and entrepreneurial mindset

Professional and leadership skills

2015

Prototyping and manufacturing spaces 1
Student projects 2
Students who have taken a course 8
Programs offered 1
Persons using our facilities every year 200

2019

Prototyping and manufacturing spaces 8
Student projects 250
Students who have taken a course 1200
Programs offered 10
Persons using our facilities every year 3000

Our Offerings

The Centre for Entrepreneurship and Engineering Design (CEED) provides opportunities for students at the uOttawa Faculty of Engineering to gain or strengthen their entrepreneurship and design skills. CEED also collaborates with its industry partners to create a real impact in our student’s lives and in the community.

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Student presenting his project to a crowd during the Design Day competition

Students engagement

CEED offers opportunities for students to develop their entrepreneurial and engineering design skills while studying at the Faculty of Engineering at uOttawa.

  • Take one of our design courses and work with clients to solve an industry problem
  • Compete in our entrepreneurial and design competitions
  • Use our prototyping and manufacturing spaces 
  • Gain experience by joining a competitive team
  • Develop your entrepreneurial skills with our Entrepreneurship School
  • Launch your startup through the MakerLaunch program

Learn more

 

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Student being awarded on a stage and shaking hand of professor

Industry Partnerships

We offer unique opportunities for industry to get involved, enhance their professional skills, and connect with our talent.

  • Book a customized training session for your group
  • Propose a design project for our students
  • Benefit from our equipment and spaces
  • Earn a Master of Engineering degree while working on your startup
  • Support our Centre

Learn more

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Three CEED employees smiling while wearing CEED hoodies

Our Team

CEED is run and managed by students and recent alumni of the Faculty of Engineering at uOttawa, and is chaired by Dr. Hanan Anis, Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Ottawa. She holds an NSERC chair in Entrepreneurial Engineering Design and is also the Coordinator of entrepreneurship and innovation at the Faculty of Engineering. 

Get in touch with our team

Our Impact

At CEED, we believe in community impact and in supporting our students to design innovative solutions tackling real-life issues. 

Download our flyer and impact report.