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January 23, 2025
Conestoga ranked as Ontario’s best college

In its annual ranking of post-secondary institutions, Conestoga has been recognized by CourseCompare as the Best College in Ontario for


January 23, 2025
City of Kitchener annual policy contest challenges Public Service students

Public Service students at Conestoga developed and presented recommendations on attracting larger audiences at musical events to a panel from


January 23, 2025
New Veterinary Technician program aims to address need in animal care

Animal care programs including the new two-year Veterinary Technician diploma are launching at Conestoga in fall 2025 in a completely


January 19, 2025
Conestoga students support fundraising event at THEMUSEUM

Conestoga Event Management students spent months planning a fundraising event at THEMUSEUM in downtown Kitchener to benefit the Dr. Anne


January 19, 2025
Conestoga among post-secondary coalition awarded $23 million to expand national Invention to Innovation (i2I) network

Conestoga will expand training opportunities for science innovation with a share of $22.9 million in funding from the Natural Sciences


January 17, 2025
Provincial research fund awards grants to two Conestoga projects

Two Conestoga projects received nearly $568,000 in funding from the provincial government’s Ontario Research Fund dedicated to supporting made-in-Ontario innovation


January 16, 2025
Grand Erie District School Board, Conestoga announce groundbreaking partnership

The Grand Erie District School Board and Conestoga College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning are thrilled to announce a


January 16, 2025
WaterLAN showcases esports talent and partnership

Conestoga welcomed students from colleges and universities for the second annual WaterLAN - a provincial collegiate esports invitational event held


January 13, 2025
Flags at half-mast

The Conestoga College flag will be flown at half-mast in honour of Prabhjot Kaur, a Human Resources Management student who


January 10, 2025
ETT4W mixers connect women in engineering, trades and technology programs

Conestoga students in Trades & Apprenticeship, Engineering & Technology and Applied Computer Science & Information Technology programs were invited to


January 10, 2025
Conestoga and Cambridge Food Bank to create videos teaching cooking skills with Dawn Foods grant

Conestoga and the Cambridge Food Bank received funds from the Dawn Foods Corporate Giving program to create videos teaching basic


January 8, 2025
Conestoga celebrates 20th anniversary of Electronic Systems Engineering bachelor program

The 20th anniversary celebration of Conestoga’s Integrated Telecommunications and Computer Technologies (ITCT) and Bachelor of Electronic Systems Engineering (ESE) programs


January 8, 2025
Strike averted at Ontario colleges

The College Employer Council and OPSEU have agreed to enter into binding arbitration with full-time and partial-load professors, instructors, counsellors


January 7, 2025
Conestoga named among Canada's best culinary schools

Conestoga has been named among Canada’s best culinary schools in 2025 by University Magazine, ranking number three out of 30


January 6, 2025
Faculty union gives notice of strike deadline

The union representing full-time and partial-load professors, instructors, librarians and counsellors at Ontario’s 24 public colleges has given notice that


January 5, 2025
Conestoga professor nominated for esports Educator of the Year award

Conestoga’s Chris Lamarucciola has been nominated for an esports Educator of the Year award through Scholastic Esports Awards. He is


January 3, 2025
Condors Esports win top prizes in Canadian Esports Nationals

Condors Esports varsity esports teams competed in the annual Canadian Esports Nationals hosted by Esport Canada, claiming top prizes in


December 20, 2024
Conestoga ranked among Canada’s top research colleges

Conestoga placed among the Top 20 research colleges in Canada for the sixth consecutive year in the annual rankings by


December 19, 2024
Lyle S. Hallman Foundation creates regional awards program to support student access to higher education

Students in Waterloo Region will have fewer financial barriers to post-secondary education thanks to a commitment of more than $3


December 18, 2024
CISWP showcases research on construction work safety at international symposium in Uruguay

Conestoga researcher Dr. Cristina Herrera Valerio from the Canadian Institute for Safety, Wellness & Performance (CISWP) recently presented innovative research


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