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Conestoga students presented their software creations at the annual Software Engineering Technology capstone project showcase held in the Sanctuary at...

Conestoga students took to the runway in support of charity for the fourth annual aWEARness runway performance held at the...

Canada’s Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) will invest $2.3 million over the next five years for the establishment...

John Milloy, MPP for Kitchener Centre, announced this morning that the Government of Ontario will help 100 women in Waterloo...

Students in Conestoga’s Woodworking Technician program presented their year-end projects as part of a special event held in the Woodworking...

Conestoga’s first-year public relations diploma students put their skills and knowledge to work in a planning course project that raised...

Chefs Asem Ghabra, Baraat Khudeir and Jawad Ghabra of Shawerma Plus in Waterloo joined students in Conestoga’s International Cuisine class...

A new Manufacturing Leadership Council recently announced for Waterloo Region will undertake a comprehensive set of initiatives to help ensure...

Conestoga’s 2014 Athletes of the Year were honoured at the college’s annual athletic banquet held on April 8 at Conestoga...

When Conestoga's Woodworking Centre began to discuss refreshing their dated lobby and student lounge area to better showcase student projects,...

Conestoga students presented their best business ideas for creating social benefits at the college's first-ever Technology Enabled Social Innovation (TESI)...

A new mobile app launched at Conestoga this week will help students at all the college’s campuses quickly locate open...

Conestoga students pitched their innovative business ideas to a panel of local business experts, members of the college community and...

A team of Conestoga business students earned a top-two finish in competition against schools from across eastern Canada in the...

A new program soon to be introduced at Conestoga will provide learners with the skills and knowledge to leverage today’s...

Do you ever wonder what happens to old furniture that’s been left on the curb and picked up overnight? Teams...

Sixteen area employers were recognized at Conestoga’s 2014 Employer of Distinction awards presentation held on Thursday, March 27 at the...

The Honourable Gary Goodyear, MP for Cambridge and Minister of State for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario,...

Twenty-four Conestoga students recently travelled to Las Vegas, Nevada for a five-day trip to contribute their skills to a Habitat...

Brittany Bell has always had a passion for motorcycle riding. When she’s not busy catering weddings , parties and other...

A team of students from Conestoga’s Environmental Engineering graduate certificate program has been awarded first prize in Canada’s Most Water...

Drums could be heard far beyond the Recreation Centre at Conestoga’s Doon campus as the fourth annual traditional pow wow...

A non-perishable food sculpture depicting the minion characters from popular film Despicable Me and paying homage to the Olympics was...

A team of Culinary Arts students from Conestoga can add ice carving to their resumes after competing in the first-ever...

Good ideas are disruptive. That was the key message delivered to Conestoga students participating in the third annual 4x4 Challenge...

A new project now underway in Conestoga's School of Health & Life Sciences and Community Services will build awareness and...

Conestoga College will work in collaboration with Wilfrid Laurier University and the City of Brantford to expand college-level programming to...

On Friday, February 7, the Conestoga community was recognized by Canadian Blood Services for their contribution to saving lives after...

Waterloo Innovation Park played host to 14 of Conestoga's interior design students as they faced off in a layout and...

Conestoga students were treated to a professionally trained flash mob courtesy of Cirque de Soleil choreographer Debra Brown on Monday,...

A team of second and third-year students from Conestoga’s Business Administration - Supply Chain and Operations Management program achieved...

Conestoga student Jesse Lorbetskie’s progression from building kitchens to working in them is all part of his master plan: to...

Conestoga students have once again achieved top honours at the annual marketing competition for Ontario colleges, ranking in the top...

For Conestoga student Breanna Hartwick, gaining skills as an entrepreneur meant spending three months during the summer of 2013 working...

Jessica Dyas, second-year student in Conestoga’s Protection, Security and Investigation program, was recently named as a recipient of this year’s...

The Honourable John Milloy, Kitchener Centre MPP and Minister of Government Services visited Wilfrid Laurier University’s Waterloo campus on January...

Frank Mensink, retired executive dean of Conestoga’s School of Business and Hospitality, was awarded a Life Membership Award on September...

Conestoga and the Workforce Planning Board of Waterloo Wellington Dufferin recently collaborated to provide a virtual job fair to support...

Local high school students were invited to explore careers in the insurance industry at an event held at Conestoga’s Doon...

Conestoga’s second-year graphic design illustrations class welcomed three special guests on November 26, when representatives from Kitchener-Wilmot Hydro and Kitchener...

Conestoga’s School of Media & Design will host a Filmmakers’ Forum from 2:00 - 6:00 p.m. on Friday, November 29...

Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning will offer music and audio production courses beginning in January 2014....

Conestoga's Centre for Entrepreneurship is putting business-minded students one step ahead of the game with a free seminar on Entrepreneurship...

Two representatives from Conestoga's School of Engineering and Information Technology, Professor Calin Stoicoiu and Chair Mitch Wawzonek, are currently visiting...

Tahani Aburaneh, a 1987 graduate of Conestoga’s Business Administration - Management Studies program, joined the ranks of Ontario’s most distinguished...

View footage of the 45th Annual Fall Convocation which took place on Saturday, November 2, 2013 at Conestoga's Doon campus....

A reception to honour the career and community achievements of some of Conestoga’s most accomplished alumni was held Wednesday, November...

Ground was broken for a pioneering innovation institute for aging on the north campus of the University of Waterloo today....

A new partnership between the Centre for Entrepreneurship at Conestoga College and Scotiabank will support a number of new initiatives...

Each year, the Terry Fox Foundation receives hundreds of applications for the Terry Fox Humanitarian award from individuals across Canada...

More than 1200 graduating students will be recognized at the Fall 2013 convocation ceremony of Conestoga College Institute of Technology...

Local construction company Ball Construction celebrated its 90th year of business in Waterloo Region with a gift to Conestoga College....

Go ENG Girl, held at Conestoga’s Engineering and Information Technology campus in Cambridge on Saturday, October 19, was all about...

Visitors to Kitchener’s Empire Theatre this week had the rare opportunity to step back in time, thanks to a special...

The Conestoga College women's fastball team earned a bronze medal at the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association playoffs in Mississauga on...

Premier Kathleen Wynne visited Conestoga’s Engineering and Information Technology campus in Cambridge on Wednesday, October 16 to announce details for...

Stakeholders from across Ontario’s health care community were on-hand today as Public Health Ontario visited Conestoga’s Doon campus to launch...

For an entire semester, instead of sitting in a classroom at the Doon campus in Kitchener, Conestoga student Jessy Stark...

Alexandra Villemaire, a third-year student in Conestoga’s Business Administration - Supply Chain and Operations Management program, bested students from across...

The Women in Trades and Technology (WITT) group at Conestoga has developed a resource far greater than they imagined -...

Conestoga has taken another step forward to help students and future entrepreneurs gain a competitive advantage in the working world....

Conestoga student Alita Jones has won the second annual International Facility Management Association (IFMA) Foundation's International Student of the Year...

A new, two-year co-op diploma program that provides students with the skills and knowledge required for careers in Canada’s life...

Conestoga Aboriginal Services welcomed students back to class with a traditional tipi raising and ceremonial smudging ceremony on September 6....

Second-year woodworking students put their carpentry talents on display for the public as they showcased their year-end projects in the...

Students in Conestoga's Mechanical Engineering Technology (Robotics and Automation) program have developed a robotic solution that will streamline the manufacturing...

Two Conestoga students were among the recipients of the 2013 Student Awards presented by the Association of Registered Graphic Designers...

Conestoga campuses in Kitchener, Cambridge, Waterloo and Guelph will welcome close to 4,000 students over four days beginning August 26...

Andrew Kuret's eyes shine when he talks about his baja buggy. Obviously a labour of love for the Conestoga student,...

Conestoga students displayed their year-end projects at the bi-annual Tech Showcase at Conestoga's Engineering and Information Technology campus on August...

Conestoga's Engineering and Information Technology campus hosted the inaugural BlackBerry Jam Camp over two days on July 16 and 17....

Food science students from McGill University and the University of Guelph joined Conestoga faculty at the Craig Richardson Institute of...

Conestoga Media and Design students will be featured heavily in the upcoming Applied Arts Magazine's student annual after winning 10...

In high school, Jeremy Legg never imagined that he would be pursuing his MBA at the elite DeGroote School of...

Four Conestoga students demonstrated that they are among the best in the country at the Skills Canada National Competition (SCNC)...

Conestoga Program Advisory and Consortia Committee members met at Conestoga’s Information and Engineering Technology campus in Cambridge on Wednesday, June...

Ron Taylor has recently been named the head coach of the women's fastball program at Conestoga College for the 2013...

On May 29, Conestoga's School of Trades & Apprenticeship hosted its fourth annual Awards Presentation and Barbeque in the Roofing...

For Brock Dannecker, a fully automated house isn't just something you see in a futuristic movie. His vision for just...

Students in the School of Engineering and Information Technology presented their capstone projects to judges as part of the 2013...

On May 1, representatives from the Ontario Women's Directorate, the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities and Skills Canada...

A new initiative that will develop and showcase academic collaboration for art, design and digital content creators in downtown Kitchener...

According to results from the 2012-13 Key Performance Indicators (KPI) survey, Conestoga continues to excel in preparing students for today’s...

Thinking of chocolate as a series of chemicals and molecules might not be the way most people see the sweet...

National Volunteer Week, April 22 - 26, 2013, provides organizations across Canada with the opportunity to recognize the contributions of...

Sticking to a budget requires discipline, focus and the ability to plan for unforeseen circumstances. For most people, this combination...

Lowe's Canada, together with The Caruk Group of Companies, today announced the launch of Build-It-Yourself Learning Centres (BiY), the country's...

Conestoga’s commitment to skills trades training to support workforce needs and build our community has received a major boost, thanks...

Conestoga part-time faculty member Sarah Turner has won the 2013 ‘Emerge Italy’ Design Competition with her chair design titled ‘flight’....

Starting a business takes a unique idea. Add to that drive and determination, patience and a lot of uncertainty and...

The naming of male and female athletes of the year was among the highlights of Conestoga’s annual athletic banquet held...

A group of four Conestoga engineering students demonstrated the effectiveness of project-based learning as they achieved a top-three finish in...

Two Conestoga students were recently recognized for excellence in job and academic performance as well as contributions to co-operative education...

A class of Conestoga students raised the roof at this year’s Chairity Gala on March 18, collecting more than $11,000...

Thirty-seven outstanding Conestoga students received recognition for their achievements at a special reception held at Conestoga’s Doon campus on Thursday,...

A delegation of school administrators representing the Guangxi provincial government visited Conestoga on March 26 with the purpose of exchanging...

For the second consecutive year, a group of Conestoga students took home the top prize for Structural Ingenuity at the...

Each post is from a different person, but they all have the same message: co-op is one of the best...

Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning, Ontario’s fastest growing college and a leader in polytechnic education, welcomes the...

When Daniel Levine volunteered to participate in Conestoga College's second annual Human Library, he didn't know what to expect....

For most, a piece of pie for solving a math equation is a pretty satisfying reward. But for Laura Iacocca,...

Frank Zhang completed an undergraduate degree at Tsinghua University, the #1 ranked school of China’s more than 2300 colleges and...

Conestoga College concluded its annual Respect Week on Friday, March 8, by celebrating International Women's Day....

Conestoga students and employees learned what it takes to save a life Monday as they rolled up their sleeves at...

A Veggie Tales-themed display created by students in Conestoga's Architecture - Construction Engineering Technology (ACET) program has taken top prize...

After several months of competing against some of the top business students from across the globe, Conestoga's David Whelan advanced...

On Saturday, February 23, Conestoga hosted the 3rd annual Pow Wow. Hundreds of people came together for an afternoon of...

A group of Conestoga College students showed off their woodworking skills at the Architectural Woodwork Manufacturers Association of Canada’s provincial...

Almost 50 students from Conestoga's IT, Software and Electronics programs are using this week’s Study Break as an opportunity to...

When the puck finally dropped at the Cambridge Ice Centre on Saturday, November 24, it all became real....

If you build it, they will come....

Based on the success of their visit to Conestoga this past September, the Toyota Technical Skills Academy, a private Japanese...

When Rob Hanna graduated from Guelph Collegiate Vocational Institute in 2005, he didn't have a specific career goal in mind....

For many students, graduating from a program at a college or university doesn’t mean the end of their education. These...

Dressed in a sleek black suit and a sharp blue shirt, Alex Lee is the epitome of professionalism. His dark...

Students at Conestoga's Engineering and Information Technology campus recently put their line-following robots to the test....

A Conestoga grad has been recognized for her outstanding work as an accountant....

David Bell, a third-year student in the B.A. Tech, Integrated Telecommunication and Computer Technologies program, was awarded first prize at...

First-year enrolment in Ontario's colleges hit its highest level ever this year, increasing by 4.9 per cent over the previous...

Conestoga's Engineering & Information Technology campus was crawling with robots on November 5, when the college hosted its second annual...

For most of us, pouring a cup of coffee is a routine task. But for a group of second-year students...

The grand opening of the Institute of Food Processing Technology (IFPT) was celebrated November 15th at Conestoga's Engineering and Information...

Conestoga’s School of Business and Hospitality got a taste of success on October 17, when one of its former students...

The holiday season is any visual merchandisers' dream. Crowds of shoppers are exposed to hundreds of displays purposefully arranged to...

The Globe and Mail has a story about skilled trades programs that prepare women for new careers through an initiative...

The Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State (Science and Technology), visited the Cowan Health Sciences Centre at Conestoga College on...

Convocation video now available. More than 1500 graduating students were recognized at the Fall 2012 convocation ceremony of Conestoga College...

On the evening of October 17, the Roofing Centre at Conestoga's Waterloo campus was the centre of the bricklaying universe....

A Conestoga graduate has won an international award for her dedication to the field of operations management....

Conestoga's 2012 United Way fundraising campaign kicked off this week with an awareness event that brought area member agencies to...

On a cloudy afternoon in September, an entire class of second-year Conestoga students seized the opportunity to give back to...

Enrolment figures released by the Ontario College Application Service this week confirm that it's another record-breaking year for Conestoga College....

Students in the Brantford area now have additional educational options close to home thanks to a partnership between Conestoga and...

Conestoga’s Culinary and Hospitality Management students cooked up thousands of pancakes for the 31st Annual Oktoberfest Family Breakfast held at...

Shannon Thompson's journey with Conestoga has come full circle. The founder and co-owner of Hog Tails Bar B Que happily...

In an ultra competitive marketplace, opening a restaurant is about timing, research and months - if not years - of...

Combining technology with traditional craftsmanship is achieving results for recent Woodworking Technology and Architectural Millwork program graduate Marcel Daigneault....

Travelling thousands of miles away from her home in Sichuan Province, China, Yuexiao (Rosiel) Tang had never seen Canada before....

Conestoga’s Learning Commons, a collaborative space designed for students to develop their academic, work and life skills, celebrated its grand...

More than 5,000 students visited Conestoga campuses in Kitchener, Cambridge, Waterloo and Guelph this past week to participate in Orientation...

Music on your iPod may someday sound a little better thanks to the work of a group of Conestoga students....

A new partnership with one of the world’s leaders in high technology cutting equipment will provide Conestoga students and apprentices...

A new project focusing on environmental sustainability has 'sprouted' up at Conestoga College. Staff and student volunteers have just completed...

What’s in it for you and your organization? With today’s economic challenges, increased competition for shrinking markets and foreign currency...

Creating Prosperity through Innovative Partnerships As a result of a unique partnership involving Conestoga, the Town of Ingersoll and the...

For Real People. By Real People. With the growing emphasis on business sustainability, one organization that has been practicing those...

At Conestoga College, we are "striving to educate our students to promote a safer, more productive workforce", says instructor John...

Forty years after Apollo's landing on the moon, Cambridge based and international organization, COM DEV can be proud of their...

From its local beginnings to its international growth, ATS Automation Tooling Systems has been seen as the premier provider of...

Industry Leading Initiatives, Leading Edge Technology! Schneider Electric Canada, headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, is a world leader in electrical distribution,...

... Customized Training a Key Component to Success! Valve Automation started business in June of 1986 with two employees and...

...IGNITING NEW CAREERS! We are pleased to announce the opening of Conestoga College’s new Gas Technician Training Center at our...

A GROWING PARTNERSHIP Since 1922 Sutherland-Schultz Inc. (SSI) has stood for quality and dependability. From its modest beginnings as a...

In the fall of 2003, Conestoga College , in conjunction with the Industrial Committee of the Guelph Chamber of...