Get Involved
Going to university doesn't just involve lectures, seminars, and labs. Enhance your university experience, meet people with similar interests, and add valuable transferable skills to your resume by getting involved in extracurricular activities!
Where you choose to focus your involvement is not as important as connecting with groups that interest you, develop your soft and/or technical skills, and build your network.
Opportunities to get involved are everywhere - explore the lists below to get started! For a complete list of University of Alberta student organizations and events visit BearsDen.
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Biomedical Technologies Development Group
Chemical Engineering Students' Society
Civil and Environmental Engineering Students' Society
Korean Canadian Scientists and Engineers Association
Materials Engineering Students' Society
Mechanical Engineering Graduate Students' Association
Artificial Intelligence in the Oil & Gas Industry (AIOGI)
Autonomous Robotic Vehicle Project (ARVP)
Engineers Without Borders (EWB)
Great Northern Concrete Toboggan Race (GNTCR)
IEEE Student Branch
Mine Rescue Club
Space Exploration Alberta Robotics (SPEAR)
Student Team for Alberta Rocketry Research (STARR)
University of Alberta Biomedical Technologies Development Group
Canada's Oil Sands Innovation Alliance Challenges
Canadian Federation of Engineering Students (CFES) Canadian Engineering Competition
Canadian Institute of Steel Construction Architecture Student Design Competition
Canadian Stratospheric Balloon Experiment Design Challenge (CAN-SBX)
Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA)
Canadian Heavy Oil Association (CHOA)
Canadian Medical and Biological Engineering Society (CMBES)
Canadian Society for Civil Engineering Young Professional Group
Consulting Engineers Of Alberta (CEA)
ELITE Program for Black YouthElko Engineering GarageEngineers in Action
Engineers Without Borders
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITEUA)
Interdisciplinary Consulting Association (U of A Consulting Club)International Society of Automation - UAlberta Student Chapter
Junior Chamber International (JCI)
Millennium STEM Alberta
NeurAlbertaTech
Robogals UAlberta
Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
The Steel Squad
University Toastmasters Club
Women in Scholarship Engineering Science and Technology (WISEST)
Young Energy Infrastructure Professionals
Last Update: November 10, 2023