President’s Message

It is our conviction that publicly supported institutions such as the University of Waterloo should have transparency and accountability as top priorities, both in decision-making and in performance evaluation.

On this page you will find links to our plan for Waterloo’s sixth decade, “Pursuing Global Excellence: Seizing Opportunities for Canada,” which presents a number of bold initiatives and measurable goals. We are committed to report publicly on our progress toward these goals.

I invite you to browse:

• our institution’s performance indicators, prepared by UW’s Office of Institutional Analysis and Planning, that report on a wide range of data about students, faculty, research, staff, co-operative education, resources, and fundraising;
• the results of Waterloo’s participation in the most recent National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE);
• agreements and other submissions to the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities;
• our contribution to the Common University Dataset Ontario (CUDO), which includes information on degrees, enrolment by program, library collections, transfer admissions, admission procedures, and instructional faculty and class size, among other items;
• enrolment statistics, presented in “Cognos Cubes” that can be organized and viewed in variable ways on the topics of international student registration, student registration, class information and degrees granted;
• and other relevant documents, listed at right.

The University of Waterloo has a long tradition of providing information to the public, government, students and parents, and this web site is intended to act as an important clearinghouse for our public accountability.

David Johnston
President & Vice-Chancellor

A Message from the Chair of the Board of Governors

Openness and transparency are hallmarks of successful universities, and early on in its history the University of Waterloo established a tradition of demonstrating accountability to all stakeholders. We started by giving our internal stakeholders a voice – the University of Waterloo was the first higher education institution in Canada to include faculty, staff and students on its governing bodies. We then opened the meetings of our Board of Governors to the public to ensure that the community was included in our decision-making process. 

This web site is a way to make it easier for members of the public to find the information that forms the basis for our decisions and strategic direction and the measures by which we hold ourselves accountable.

Robert Harding
Chair, University of Waterloo Board of Governors

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