Ontario Tech University

About us

Location Oshawa, Canada Funding Type Public
No of Students 10000 Establishment University
Founded In 2002 Estimated Cost of Living 20635 CAD
Address 2000 Simcoe Street North Oshawa, Ontario L1G 0C5 Canada

We advance the discovery and application of knowledge to accelerate economic growth, regional development and social innovation. We inspire and equip our students and our graduates to make a positive impact in a tech-focused world.

Our priorities
Tech with a conscience

We aim to improve the lives of humans and the planet through the ethical application of technology. It’s a key component in our teaching and learning practices, administrative processes and innovative research projects.
> For us it’s not only about developing the next tech breakthrough. Understanding and integrating the social and ethical implications of technology differentiates us as a university.

Learning re-imagined

We adapt to the ever-changing educational landscape by experimenting with the most effective ways to deliver flexible and dynamic learning, giving more choices to more people.
> By offering a range of credentials and experiential learning opportunities, and sparking entrepreneurship activities, we provide learner-centred educational options.

Creating a sticky campus

We promote positive social change and encourage an accessible, equitable, diverse and inclusive culture for our campus community.
> Whether it’s conducting research in one of our more than 80 high-tech labs, meeting in collision spaces like The Hive Café or Brilliant Catalyst, joining a club or participating in the hundreds of events held on campus, our university is a place to make lasting connections.

Partnerships

We help industry, community, government and academic partners be more effective by bringing them together with students and researchers to uncover innovative solutions for our partners’ most pressing problems.
> We team with organizations, local and abroad, to bring synergies, ideas and insights into our research and teaching environment—dynamic spaces that contribute to a more prosperous social fabric and planet.

Why?

University facts

Located in the eastern Greater Toronto Area, Ontario Tech University has grown out of a bold, ambitious vision: to take on the grand challenges we face as a society, and find solutions to meet and exceed tomorrow's needs.

2 Locations
North Oshawa • Downtown Oshawa

7 Faculties

By teaching students new approaches to problem solving along with innovative uses of technology, our commitment to scholarship produces new types of graduates: highly engaged citizen leaders with an entrepreneurial spirit; people prepared to excel in the modern workplace, and ready to lead their peers.

10k+
Graduate and undergraduate students
2,000+
Faculty and staff
19k+
Alumni

Degrees

  • Bachelor's
  • Master's
  • PhDs

Our faculty experts engage with more than 300 industry partners to develop unique programs that incorporate:

  • Program-specific and industry-current software.
  • Practical, hands-on experience in a real-world setting.

The university wants to grow into an even more innovative mixed-use, vibrant community hub. To reach this goal we are creating a Campus Master Plan to develop 190 acres directly north of the campus. This expansion will establish the new classrooms, laboratories and infrastructure required to provide students, professors and researchers with the space they need to build Canada's competitiveness while creating an exciting and rewarding educational experience.