University of Waterloo Stratford campus one of three hubs for Canadian Open Data Experience this weekend
Stratford is preparing for a hardcore hack attack.
Stratford is preparing for a hardcore hack attack.
The Stratford Accelerator Centre is relocating from its Wellington Street headquarters into the University of Waterloo Stratford campus this spring in an effort to foster greater collaboration between students and entrepreneurs.
STRATFORD — University students working on cutting-edge digital technology will have direct access to mentors and entrepreneurial advice when the Stratford Accelerator Centre moves onto the University of Waterloo's Stratford campus next month.
Local businesses need bright young minds. Bright young minds need business exposure and experience.
It’s a match made in Stratford.
The federal government has earmarked $3 million for a new public-private partnership aimed at mining the wealth of “open data” that exists in Canada.
And students at the University of Waterloo Stratford campus will be working to turn the raw materials into entrepreneurial gold.
KITCHENER — When Rahim Khalifa heard about the Communitech DATA.BASE Challenge last week, the graduate student immediately started putting together a team.
The 32-year-old is doing a master's degree in digital experience innovation at the University of Waterloo's Stratford campus, and he quickly joined up with a friend — Rick Sen — who is also in the program.
There are 11.5 million pixels in Stratford highlighting the fact that the United Way Perth-Huron is 90% of the way to its 2013 campaign goal of $1.1 million.
Come on in! Canada post-secondary school grounds are shifting from hidden away to becoming essential parts of their neighbourhoods.
Historically, universities have been designed to feel like an educational oasis. Courtyards, student housing and large heritage buildings often give campus dwellers a feeling of exclusion from the rest of the city.
The script is still being written about a new digital media-based arts organization in Stratford, but the producers are already hard at work to ensure that when it debuts, it has a shot at becoming a blockbuster.
And the buzz is building.
The University of Waterloo Stratford campus is inviting anyone with an interest in providing student accommodations to get in touch with its off-campus housing office.