Intellectual Property Policy » The University’s “creator-own” Intellectual Property (IP) Rights Policy cultivates an entrepreneurial environment that drives innovations from the lab to the marketplace. The policy is instrumental in positioning Waterloo as a national leader in the transfer of ideas and technology to the private sector.
Hack the North » Held annually on campus with Waterloo Engineering as the principle partner, Canada’s largest international hackathon attracts over 1,000 students and executives from a number of the world’s best tech companies who act as judges. It’s just one of many student-led initiatives that demonstrate the inventiveness and leadership skills of our talented students.
Local Entrepreneurial Expertise » The University is at the heart of the dynamic innovation ecosystem in the Waterloo region that includes the David Johnston Research + Technology Park, the Accelerator Centre and Communitech Hub incubators, and the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics and Centre for International Governance Innovation think tanks.
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