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May 1, 2024
Graduating student portfolios featured at Graphic Design Showcase

Graduating students from the Graphic Design advanced diploma program had their creativity on display on April 17 at Den 1880


May 1, 2024
Three Conestoga teams of Packaging Engineering students join international design competition

A Conestoga team placed in the Top 10 of an international 48-hour design competition.


April 30, 2024
Business awards celebrate student success

Students, employees and industry partners gathered at the Tapestry Hall event venue in Cambridge to recognize the achievements of Conestoga’s


April 30, 2024
Table, guitar and cabinet among capstone projects on display at woodworking showcase

Woodworking students showed off their final projects at a showcase and networking event where the top creations were recognized with


April 30, 2024
Conestoga faculty represents Canada at international technical committee meeting

A professor from Conestoga's School of Engineering & Technology represented Canada at a technical sub-committee meeting of the International Electrotechnical


April 28, 2024
Conestoga nominated for Stratford business excellence award

Conestoga’s Stratford campus has been nominated for a Stratford & District Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Award. The nomination was


April 26, 2024
Conestoga professors share knowledge through partnership in France

From March 12 to 15, two professors from Conestoga’s School of Business travelled to Troyes, France, to share knowledge and


April 26, 2024
Volunteers gather to clean communities for Earth Day

Students and volunteers from the Conestoga community gathered to clean up locations in Kitchener and Brantford on April 22 to


April 26, 2024
Visual Merchandising Arts students transform space into underwater experience

The Cove transported visitors into an immersive underwater experience created by students in Conestoga’s Visual Merchandising Arts program.


April 26, 2024
Biotechnology Technician students present final research projects at symposium

Conestoga’s Biotechnology Technician graduates shared their final research projects and celebrated the program’s outstanding students at the 12th annual Research


April 26, 2024
Conestoga students partner with industry to create 3-D printed shapes with welding robot

Two students from the Manufacturing Engineering Technology - Welding & Robotics program worked with industry partner CAMufacturing Solutions Inc. to


April 26, 2024
Welding gala recognizes exceptional students in Conestoga’s welding programs

Conestoga's 2024 Welding Gala honoured outstanding students in the college’s welding programs. The annual event hosted by the Conestoga student


April 24, 2024
Corrugated Carnival showcases student projects in Packaging Engineering Technician program

A carnival complete with prizes and popcorn was hosted by Packaging Engineering Technician students who showed off their skills with


April 21, 2024
Conestoga ranked among Canada's top culinary schools

Conestoga was named among Canada’s best culinary schools in 2024 by University Magazine, ranking number 4 out of 22


April 18, 2024
Campus virtual tours translated into Anishinaabemowin

Virtual tours of Conestoga campuses are now available in the Indigenous language of Anishinaabemowin, considered an endangered language because it


April 16, 2024
Aviation students honoured at gala event

Conestoga Aviation students were honoured at the Waterloo Wellington Flight Centre’s (WWFC) annual Wings Banquet on March 15. In addition


April 16, 2024
Jill of All Trades to receive $100,000 grant from Rideau Hall Foundation

Conestoga has been selected to receive a $100,000 grant from the Rideau Hall Foundation (RHF) to support the Jill of


April 16, 2024
Police foundations students win top prizes at Peel Fit Challenge

Students from Conestoga’s Police Foundations clinched top prizes in a fitness challenge for Ontario colleges with policing programs.


April 16, 2024
Buzz growing around pollinator gardens on Conestoga campuses

Pollinator gardens are popping up at Conestoga to create natural spaces and support the college’s sustainability efforts.


April 16, 2024
Conestoga enlists sheep in latest sustainability initiative launching this spring

An unusual landscaping crew will maintain the vegetation growing under the solar panels at the Cambridge - Fountain Street campus


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