Editing Ontario Tech University

{{Short description|Public research university located in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada}}
{{Infobox university
 | name                   = University of Ontario Institute of Technology <!-- official name -->
 | image_name             = University of Ontario Institute of Technology Coat of Arms.png
 | image_size             = 
 | other_name             = Ontario Tech University
 | motto                  = ''Cogitando et Agendo Ducemus''
 | motto_lang             = Latin
 | mottoeng               = By thinking and doing we shall lead
 | established            = 2002
 | type                   = [[Public university|Public]]
 | endowment              = [[Canadian dollar|C$]]23.8 million<ref>{{cite web|title=Financial Statements 2019|url=https://shared.uoit.ca/shared/department/finance/documents/financial-statements-2019,-2016.pdf|access-date=31 July 2020}}</ref>
 | chancellor             = Mitch Frazer
 | president              = [[Steven A. Murphy]]
 | provost                = Lori Livingston
 | city                   = [[Oshawa]]
 | state                  = [[Ontario]]
 | country                = Canada
 | coor                   = {{Coord|43|56|41.45|N|78|53|30.13|W|region:CA-ON_type:edu|display=inline,title}}
 | academic_staff         = 341<ref name="Ontario Tech Fast Facts">{{cite web|title=Ontario Tech Fast Facts|url=https://www.auditor.on.ca/en/content/annualreports/arreports/en22/AR_FinancialMgmtUniversities_en22.pdf|publisher=University of Ontario Institute of Technology|access-date=27 March 2019}}</ref>
 | administrative_staff   = 517<ref name="Ontario Tech Fast Facts"/>
 | students               = 11,050 (2022)<ref name=enrolment>{{cite web|url=https://www.univcan.ca/universities/facts-and-stats/enrolment-by-university/|title=Fall 2022 full-time and part-time fall enrolment at Canadian universities|publisher=Universities Canada|website=www.univcan.ca|access-date=28 November 2022}}</ref>{{notetag|The following figure is the total number of students enrolled in a full time or part-time undergraduate and graduate program. The figure does not include people enrolled in a continuing education course/program with the university.}}
 | undergrad              = 10,030 (2022)<ref name=enrolment/>
 | postgrad               = 1,020 (2022)<ref name=enrolment/>
 | campus                 = [[Urban area|Urban]]/[[suburb]]an
 | sports_nickname        = [[Ontario Tech Ridgebacks|Ridgebacks]]
 | mascot                 = Hunter the Ridgeback
 | academic_affiliations  = [[Council of Ontario Universities|COU]], [[Universities Canada]]
 | colours                = Future Blue, Simcoe Blue, Tech Tangerine
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 | website                = {{url|https://ontariotechu.ca/}}
 | logo                   = OntarioTech primary 2019.svg
 | sporting_affiliations  = [[U Sports]], [[Ontario University Athletics|OUA]]
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The '''University of Ontario Institute of Technology''',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/statutes/english/elaws_statutes_02u08_e.htm|title=University of Ontario Institute of Technology Act, 2002, S.O. 2002, c. 8, Sched. O|work=Ontario.ca|date=24 July 2014 |access-date=28 August 2015}}</ref><ref name="university affairs" /> branded as '''Ontario Tech University''' or '''Ontario Tech''', is a [[public university|public]] [[research university]] located in [[Oshawa]], [[Ontario]], Canada. The university's main campus is located on approximately {{convert|400|acre|ha|order=flip}} of land in northern Oshawa, while its secondary [[satellite campus]] is situated in [[downtown Oshawa]]. The university is a [[co-educational]] institution that operates seven academic faculties.

The institution was founded in 2002 and adopted the brand name Ontario Tech University in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://brand.ontariotechu.ca/about/index.php|title=About our brand|website=University of Ontario Institute of Technology|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-10}}</ref><ref name="Secord2019">{{Cite web|url=https://chronicle.durhamcollege.ca/2019/02/uoit-gets-a-brand-new-nameontario-tech-university/|title=UOIT gets a 'brand' new name: Ontario Tech University|last=Secord|first=Meagan|date=2019-02-26|website=The Chronicle|language=en-CA|access-date=2019-04-25}}</ref> The legal name of the university is unchanged.<ref name="university affairs">{{Cite web|url=https://www.universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/anatomy-of-a-name-change-ontario-tech-university/|title=Anatomy of a name change: Ontario Tech University|website=University Affairs|language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-16|quote=The university’s legal name, however, remains the University of Ontario Institute of Technology and will continue to appear on its degrees.}}</ref>

In its first decade of operation, the university developed its main campus with the construction of several new buildings. In 2011, the university opened its secondary campus in downtown Oshawa.

In 2021, there were approximately 10,100 undergraduates and 970 graduate students enrolled at the university. As of 2022, the university holds an association with over 25,500 alumni.

==History==
The University of Ontario Institute of Technology was founded in 2002 by the passage of Bill 109, the ''University of Ontario Institute of Technology Act, 2002'', by the [[Legislative Assembly of Ontario]] on June 27, 2002. It is a public university emphasizing science and technology and was a part of the Ontario government's initiative to create more spaces in post-secondary institutions for the [[double cohort|flood of post-secondary students in 2003]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ontario-s-double-cohort-strains-resources-1.360698|website=CBC|date=August 31, 2003|title=Ontario's double cohort strains resources}}</ref> Ontario Tech is located in the [[Regional Municipality of Durham|Durham Region]] of Ontario.<ref name=factsheet />
 
Ontario Tech offers graduate and post-graduate programs and research opportunities.<ref>{{cite book |title=Fitzhenry and Whiteside Book of Canadian Facts and Dates  |last=Pound |first=Richard W. |publisher=Fitzhenry and Whiteside |year=2005}}</ref> At first there were 947 students in September 2003 and total enrollment was over 5,000 in the 2007–2008 school year.<ref>{{cite web|title=Durham Region Breaking News - Durham Region's Online Newspaper - DurhamRegion.com|url=http://newsdurhamregion.com/news/education/article/163025|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718042858/http://newsdurhamregion.com/news/education/article/163025|archive-date=July 18, 2011|website=DurhamRegion.com}}</ref> The student population today is over 10,000 students.<ref name="factsheet">{{cite web|title=Fact Sheet|url=https://ontariotechu.ca/about/uoit-info/fact-sheet.php|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328015344/https://ontariotechu.ca/about/uoit-info/fact-sheet.php|archive-date=March 28, 2019|website=UOIT}}</ref>

Construction on the university's first buildings, designed by [[Diamond Schmitt Architects]], began in 2002, and included a geothermal heating and cooling system extending 190m under the main campus quadrangle.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://engineering.ontariotechu.ca/research/research-labs/borehole-thermal-energy-storage-system.php|title=Borehole Thermal Energy Storage System|website=Ontario Tech}}</ref> These first buildings, three in total, were completed by the end of 2004. The Ontario Power Generation (OPG) building (funded by [[Ontario Power Generation|OPG]]) and the Campus Recreation and Wellness Centre (CRWC) were built in 2007.<ref name=infra>{{cite web|url=https://ontariotechu.ca/about/uoit-info/infrastructure-growth-since-2003.php|title=Infrastructure growth since 2003|website=Ontario Tech}}</ref> The university purchased the historic Regent Theatre in downtown Oshawa in 2009 and renovated it for use as a lecture theatre in 2010.<ref name=regent>{{cite web|url=http://regenttheatre.ca/frequently-asked-questions/|title=Frequently Asked Questions|website=Regent Theatre}}</ref> The Clean Energy Research Laboratory (CERL) opened in 2010. In 2011, the Automotive Centre of Excellence (ACE) and the Energy Systems and Nuclear Science Research Centre (ERC) opened. In 2014, the UOIT-Baagwating Indigenous Student Centre (UBISC) opened. In 2017, the Software and Informatics Research Centre (SIRC) was built.<ref name=infra />

In March 2019, the school was rebranded as Ontario Tech University.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Brand Central|url=https://brand.uoit.ca/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331060434/https://brand.uoit.ca/|archive-date=March 31, 2019|website=brand.uoit.ca}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=UOIT is now Ontario Tech|url=https://www.durhamradionews.com/archives/117991|website=durhamradionews.com}}</ref><ref name="Friesen2019">{{Cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-tongue-twisting-oshawa-university-renaming-itself-ontario-tech-to/|title=Tongue-twisting Oshawa university renaming itself Ontario Tech to clarify school's image and purpose|first=Joe|last=Friesen  |date= 2019-05-07|work=The Globe and Mail |access-date=2019-05-07}}</ref>

On June 10, 2019, construction of Shawenjigewining (SHA) Hall began. The building officially opened November 4, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shawenjigewining Hall |url=https://ontariotechu.ca/about/campus-buildings/north-oshawa/shawenjigewining-hall.php |access-date=2023-08-21 |website=ontariotechu.ca |language=en}}</ref>

==Campus==
[[File:University of Ontario Institute of Technology Library.jpg|thumb|left|North Campus Library]]

===North campus===
The North campus is located at 2000 Simcoe St North and is considered the 'main' campus. The Faculty of Business and Information Technology (FBIT), the Faculty of Energy Systems and Nuclear Science (FESNS), the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science (FEAS), the Faculty of Science (FS), the Faculty of Health Science (FHS), and the Faculty of Graduate Studies are located on the North Campus.<ref name=infra />

Facilities on the North campus include: the award-winning Campus Library, the Science Building, the Business and Information Technology Building, the Energy Systems and Nuclear Science Research Centre (ERC), the Ontario Power Generation (OPG) building, the one-of-a-kind Automotive Centre of Excellence (ACE), the Software and Informatics Research Centre (SIRC), the Campus Recreation and Wellness Centre (CRWC), the University Pavilion (UP), the Student Life building, and student housing. The North campus is co-located with [[Durham College]]'s campus and both institutions share various facilities including the Campus Library, the CRWC, and the bookstore, and various services including parking, security, and IT services.<ref name=infra /> The university has plans in conjunction with Durham College to expand further north in Oshawa over the next few years, on land that they have already purchased.<ref name=infra /> Part of this plan includes the Centre for Cybercrime Research, a university-owned building focusing on research and education in various aspects of cybercrime.<ref>{{Cite web|title=UOIT unveils plans for Centre for Cybercrime Research|url=https://news.uoit.ca/archives/2008/03/20080319_1.php|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150730032539/https://news.uoit.ca/archives/2008/03/20080319_1.php|archive-date=July 30, 2015|website=news.uoit.ca}}</ref>

====Automotive Centre of Excellence====
[[File:General Motors of Canada Automotive Centre of Excellence.jpg|thumb|right|General Motors of Canada Automotive Centre of Excellence]]The Automotive Centre of Excellence (ACE) is a multi-level testing and research centre including a five-storey high [[wind tunnel]] that allows for climatic, durability, and life cycle testing. It was built by the university in partnership with [[General Motors Canada|General Motors (GM) Canada]], the Government of Ontario, the Government of Canada and the Partners for the Advancement of Collaborative Engineering Education (PACE).<ref name=infra /> The total cost of the facility was approximately $100 million.<ref name="ACEfactsheet">{{cite web |title=ACE fact sheet |url=https://shared.uoit.ca/shared/department/ace/documents/ace-fact-sheet.pdf |access-date=22 June 2019}}</ref> It is used by the university for research and education and is also used by GM Canada and its other sponsors for various purposes, including testing new car prototypes.<ref name=infra /> It is divided into two sections: a core research facility (CRF) and an integrated research and training facility (IRTF), with a total area of approximately 16,300 square metres.<ref name="ACEfactsheet"/>

The IRTF is the main portion of the building, spanning five floors with space for research and education. This portion of the ACE building is open to university students and is used as a place to study.<ref name=infra /> The CRF, usually referred to as 'the wind tunnel', has full-size chambers for full climatic, structural durability and life cycle testing including a climatic wind tunnel. In this test chamber, wind speeds can exceed 240 kilometres per hour, temperatures range from −40 to +60&nbsp;°C and relative humidity ranges from 5 to 95 per cent. The climatic wind tunnel has a variable nozzle that can optimize the airflow from 7 to 13 square metres (and larger) as well as a large flexible chassis dynamometer integrated into a 11.5-metre turntable; these allow for vehicles in a wide range of sizes to be tested at various angles of windflow, including crosswind. The chamber also includes a solar array that can replicate the effects of the sun.<ref name="ACEfactsheet"/>

====Energy Research Centre====
The Energy Research Centre (ERC) is a 9,290-square-metre, four-storey facility focusing on clean energy technologies that houses Ontario Tech's nuclear engineering undergraduate program, the only program of its kind in Canada. This building is used for research in geothermal, hydraulic, hydrogen, natural gas, nuclear, solar, and wind energy technologies. The ERC is the result of a joint $45.4-million investment from the Government of Canada and the Government of Ontario as part of the Knowledge Infrastructure Program.<ref name="uoit.ca">{{cite web |title=Energy Systems and Nuclear Science Research Centre |url=https://uoit.ca/about/campus-buildings/north-oshawa/erc.php |access-date=22 June 2019}}</ref>

The ERC contains a 72-seat lecture theatre, three 50-seat classrooms, two 30-seat tutorial rooms with flexible seating, 11 student-study (breakout) rooms, 12 labs, dedicated working stations for graduate students, and administrative space and offices for staff and faculty. One of the more notable labs is an extensive nuclear power plant computer simulation, the most extensive of its kind.<ref name="uoit.ca"/> The second, third, and fourth floors of the ERC have indoor connections to the adjacent Business and Information Technology building.<ref name=infra /> The ERC features a glass-covered atrium with a large hanging metal-wire sculpture of [[Northern Dancer]], the famous, award-winning Canadian horse from [[Windfields Farm]]. Ontario Tech and Durham College purchased the core area of Windfield Farms in 2013, including the site where Northern Dancer was buried; the sculpture is a tribute.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://oshawaexpress.ca/whats-next-for-windfield-farms/|website=The Oshawa Express|title=What's next for Windfield Farms?|date=September 11, 2018}}</ref>

===Downtown campus===
The Downtown campus is located in the downtown region of Oshawa, approximately ten minutes away from the North campus. Most of Ontario Tech's buildings in the downtown campus have not yet been named and are instead referred to by the address at which they are located. The Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities (FSSH) and the Faculty of Education (FE) are located at the downtown campus.<ref name=infra />

Facilities at the Downtown campus include: Bordessa Hall, 61 Charles Street, Regent Theatre, 2 Simcoe Street South, 11 Simcoe Street North, and the UOIT-Baagwating Indigenous Student Centre (UBISC).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ontariotechu.ca/about/campus-buildings/downtown-oshawa/index.php|title=Downtown Oshawa|website=Downtown Oshawa}}</ref>

====Regent Theatre====
The Regent Theatre is a 609-seat lecture theatre used by the university that, despite being a historic location, is fully outfitted with electric sockets and fold-down side-desks for students' computers. When not in use by the university, the theatre is also rented out for events in the evenings and on weekends,<ref name=regent /> including regular use by the [[Ontario Philharmonic Orchestra]], who hold most of their concerts in the Regent Theatre.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ontariophil.ca/about-us.html|title=About Us|website=www.ontariophil.ca}}</ref>

===Student housing===
The residences for Ontario Tech are shared by Ontario Tech and Durham College students, as well as [[Trent University]] students studying at Trent's Oshawa campus. There are two separate residences on campus: Simcoe Village and South Village. Both of these residences are managed by Campus Living Centres.{{citation needed|date=February 2018}}

===Sustainability===
Ontario Tech has many 'green energy' features on campus, including solar panels on the roof of the Promenade, geothermal heating sourced from deep under the Polonsky Commons, and green roofs to reduce heating and cooling costs.<ref>{{cite web |title=Heating, cooling and ventilation |url=https://sites.ontariotechu.ca/gogreen/initiatives/on-campus/energy.php |website=Ontario Tech |access-date=14 August 2019}}</ref>

==Administration==
Ontario Tech University is a [[state school|publicly funded]] institution, and operates under a [[bicameral system]] with a board of governors and an academic council empowered by provincial legislation, the ''University of Ontario Institute of Technology Act, 2002''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ontario.ca/page/ontario-universities|title=Ontario universities|publisher=King's Printer for Ontario|website=www.ontario.ca|access-date=17 August 2024|date=1 August 2024}}</ref><ref name=governance>{{cite web|url=https://usgc.ontariotechu.ca/governance/index.php|website=usgc.ontariotechu.ca|publisher=University of Ontario Institute of Technology|title=Governance|access-date=17 August 2024|year=2024}}</ref>

===Governance===
The university's board of governors is charged with the management of the university's affairs, including its assets, properties, and revenue.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://usgc.ontariotechu.ca/governance/board-of-governors/index.php|website=usgc.ontariotechu.ca|publisher=University of Ontario Institute of Technology|title=Board of Governors|access-date=17 August 2024|year=2024}}</ref> The board of governors is made up of 25 members, including the university's [[Chancellor (education)|chancellor]], its [[President (education)|president]] and vice-chancellor, three members appointed by the [[King-in-Council|Lieutenant Governor-in-Council]], 12 to 16 board-appointed members, and four members who must be students or employees of the universities.<ref name=uoitleg>{{cite web|url=https://www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/02u08|title=University of Ontario Institute of Technology Act, 2002, S.O. 2002, c. 8, Sched. O|publisher=King's Printer for Ontario|website=www.ontario.ca|access-date=17 August 2024|date=1 August 2024}}</ref>

The academic council is responsible for making recommendations to the board of governors concerning the institution's academic policies, as well as making recommendations for the conferment of honorary degrees.<ref name=uoitleg/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://usgc.ontariotechu.ca/governance/academic-council/index.php|website=usgc.ontariotechu.ca|publisher=University of Ontario Institute of Technology|title=Academic Council|access-date=17 August 2024|year=2024}}</ref> The council's [[ex-officio member|''ex-officio'' members]] include the university's chancellor, president, [[Provost (education)|provost]], university librarian, the [[Registrar (education)|registrar]], its academic administrators, and the deans of the university's faculties. Elected members include members of the university's faculties, its student body, and its administrative staff.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://usgc.ontariotechu.ca/governance/academic-council/academic-council-members-2022-2023.php|website=usgc.ontariotechu.ca|publisher=University of Ontario Institute of Technology|title=Academic Council Members 2023-2024|access-date=17 August 2024|year=2024}}</ref>

===Chief officers===
The university's [[chief executive officer]] is the president and vice-chancellor, supervising the administrative and academic direction of the university, its students, and its faculty and staff.<ref name=uoitleg/> The president is appointed by the board, with [[Steven A. Murphy]] being the fourth person appointed to the position on 1 March 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ontariotechu.ca/about/leadership-and-governance/office-of-the-president/index.php|website=usgc.ontariotechu.ca|publisher=University of Ontario Institute of Technology|title=Office of the President|access-date=17 August 2024|year=2024}}</ref>

The provost is the [[chief academic officer]] of the university and advises the president on all academic affairs. They act as the institutional planner and administrator for the university's teaching and research operations, with the deans of each faculty reporting to the provost's office. During a president's absence, they also serve as the acting president of the institution.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ontariotechu.ca/faculty_staff/academic-resources/office-of-the-provost/index.php|website=usgc.ontariotechu.ca|publisher=University of Ontario Institute of Technology|title=Office of the Provost|access-date=17 August 2024|year=2024}}</ref>

The [[titular head]] of the institution is the chancellor. However, the role is largely ceremonial, as they are primarily charged with only presiding over the university's convocations to confer degrees on behalf of the institution.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ontariotechu.ca/about/leadership-and-governance/chancellor/index.php|website=usgc.ontariotechu.ca|publisher=University of Ontario Institute of Technology|title=Chancellor|access-date=17 August 2024|year=2024}}</ref> The chancellor is appointed by the board on a three-year term, with Mitch Frazer named as the institution's fourth chancellor as of May 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.ontariotechu.ca/archives/2023/02/dr-mitch-frazer-reappointed-ontario-tech-universitys-chancellor.php|website=usgc.ontariotechu.ca|publisher=University of Ontario Institute of Technology|title=Academic Council Members 2023-2024|access-date=17 August 2024|date=15 February 2024}}</ref>

==Academics==
The university aims to educate its students in a "technology-enriched environment", and offers IT services and leased laptop programs to help support this [[pedagogy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.macleans.ca/schools/uoit-the-inside-scoop-on-ontarios-technology-school/|title=UOIT: The inside scoop on Ontario's technology school|publisher=St. Joseph Communications|year=2022|last=Mazza|first=Christina|website=www.macleans.ca}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ontario.ca/page/2017-20-strategic-mandate-agreement-university-ontario-institute-technology-uoit|website=www.ontario.ca|publisher=King's Printer for Ontario|access-date=27 November 2022|date=20 August 2021|title=Archived – 2017–20 Strategic Mandate Agreement: University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT)}}</ref> The university's academic year is organized into three semesters, Fall, Winter, and Spring/Summer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://calendar.ontariotechu.ca/content.php?catoid=67&navoid=3122|title=Academic schedule|publisher=University of Ontario Institute of Technology|year=2022|access-date=27 November 2022|website=calendar.ontariotechu.ca}}</ref>

The university's academic programs are administered by six faculties, the Faculty of Business and Information Technology, the Faculty of Education, the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, the Faculty of Health Science, the Faculty of Science, and the Faculty of Social Science and Humanities. Most faculties are further organized into smaller academic departments and schools. Graduate programs are coordinated by the School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. The university also provides [[continuing education]] through its Continuous Learning department.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ontariotechu.ca/faculty_staff/faculties-and-departments/index.php|title=Faculties and departments|publisher=University of Ontario Institute of Technology|year=2022|access-date=27 November 2022|website=ontariotechu.ca}}</ref> In 2020, the university had a total of 318 instructional faculty members, 264 of whom held either a doctorate, [[professional degree]], or another type of terminal degree.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cudo.ouac.on.ca/page.php?id=7&table=17#univ=31&y=2020|title=Number of Instructional Faculty Members (Excluding Clinicians) in Each Category|publisher=CUDO|year=2022|access-date=27 November 2022|website=cudo.ouac.on.ca}}</ref>
 
In 2019, the university conferred 1,755 bachelor's degrees, 124 professional degrees, 227 graduate degrees, and 84 graduate diplomas.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cudo.ouac.on.ca/page.php?id=7&table=5#univ=31&y=2019|title=Qualifications Offered/Awarded|publisher=CUDO|year=2022|access-date=27 November 2022|website=cudo.ouac.on.ca}}</ref> More than a third of all graduate degrees conferred by the university was from an engineering-related program.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cudo.ouac.on.ca/page.php?id=7&table=34#univ=31&y=2019|title=Degrees Conferred by Program|publisher=CUDO|year=2022|access-date=27 November 2022|website=cudo.ouac.on.ca}}</ref>

The university holds membership with several national and international academic postsecondary organizations, such as [[Universities Canada]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.univcan.ca/universities/member-universities/|title=Member universities|publisher=Universities Canada|website=univcan.ca|access-date=27 November 2022}}</ref>

===Reputation===
{{Infobox Canadian university rankings
| THES_W = 601–800
| THES_N = 20–27
| USNWR_GU = 1121
| USNWR_N = 27
| CWTS_GU = 607
| CWTS_N = 20
| MAC_undergrad = 9
| MAC_rep = 31
}}
In ''[[Maclean's]]'' 2023 ranking of Canadian universities, Ontario Tech University placed ninth out of 19 universities in their primarily undergraduate university category, and 31st out of 49 universities in their national reputational survey.<ref name="Macrep"/> 

Ontario Tech University has ranked in several international post-secondary school rankings. In the ''[[Times Higher Education World University Rankings]]'' for 2023, the university was ranked 601–800 out of 2,671 post-secondary institutions.<ref name="USUnivRankings_THES_W" /> In ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'' 2022–23 [[U.S. News & World Report Best Global University Ranking|global university rankings]], the university placed 1121st out of 2,459 schools.<ref name="USNWR Best Global Universities"/>

===Research===
The university engages in academic research and operates eight research institutes and centres, as well as several research groups. Additionally, the university also operates a joint research facility with the [[University of Technology Sydney]], the Joint Research Centre for AI for Health and Wellness.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uts.edu.au/about/faculty-engineering-and-information-technology/global-engagement/international-project-news/uts-and-ontario-tech-formalise-research-cooperation-joint-research-centre|website=www.uts.edu.au|publisher=University of Technology Sydney|title=UTS and Ontario Tech formalize research cooperation via Joint Research Centre|date=19 October 2021|access-date=27 November 2022}}</ref>

As of 2022, 11 faculty members from the university hold [[Canada Research Chairs]]. Seven chairholders sit on the [[Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council]], and two sit on the [[Canadian Institutes of Health Research]] and the [[Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chairs-chaires.gc.ca/chairholders-titulaires/index-eng.aspx|title=Chairholders|publisher=Government of Canada|website=www.chairs-chaires.gc.ca|date=13 January 2022|access-date=27 November 2022}}</ref> In the 2020–21 academic year, the university received 159 research awards and approximately $4.6 million in funding from the Natural Science and Engineering Research Council, 49 research rewards and nearly $2 million in funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Council, and six research rewards and $433,375 in funding from the Canadian Institute of Health.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cudo.ouac.on.ca/page.php?id=7&table=33#univ=31&y=2020|title=Research Awards, by Granting Council
|publisher=CUDO|year=2022|access-date=27 November 2022|website=cudo.ouac.on.ca}}</ref>

In 2020, the university had a sponsored research income of approximately $17.6 million. In the same year, the university's faculty averaged a sponsored research income of $80,900, while graduate students averaged a sponsored research income of $21,700.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://researchinfosource.com/top-50-research-universities/2021/list|title=Canada's Top 50 Research Universities 2021|publisher=Research Infosource|website=researchinfosource.com|access-date=27 November 2022|year=2022}}</ref>

===Admission===
The requirements for admission differ between students from Ontario, students from other provinces, and students based outside of Canada, due to a lack of uniforming in marking schemes between provinces and countries.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://admissions.ontariotechu.ca/|title=Undergraduate admissions|publisher=University of Ontario Institute of Technology|year=2022|access-date=27 November 2022|website=ontariotechu.ca}}</ref> In addition to academic requirements, the university also requires applicants whose [[first language]] is not English to present proof that they are proficient in the English language.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://admissions.ontariotechu.ca/english-language-proficiency/index.php|title=English language proficiency requirements|publisher=University of Ontario Institute of Technology|year=2022|access-date=27 November 2022|website=ontariotechu.ca}}</ref>

In 2018, the university reported a retention rate of 81.1 per cent of first year students who advanced onto their second year at the university.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cudo.ouac.on.ca/page.php?id=7&table=23#univ=31&y=2018|title=Retention Rates|publisher=CUDO|year=2022|access-date=27 November 2022|website=cudo.ouac.on.ca}}</ref>

==Student life==
{| style="text-align:center; float:right; font-size:85%; margin-left:2em; margin:10px" class="wikitable"
|+ ''Demographics of student body (2021–22)''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cudo.ouac.on.ca/page.php?id=7&table=6#univ=31|title=A5 – Female Enrolment by Program|publisher=University of Ontario Institute of Technology|access-date=20 November 2022|year=2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://cudo.ouac.on.ca/page.php?id=7&table=7#univ=31|title=A6 – Total Enrolment by Program|publisher=University of Ontario Institute of Technology|access-date=20 November 2022|year=2022}}</ref>
! !! Undergraduate !! Graduate
|-
! [[Male]]
| 57.8% || 53.1%
|-
! [[Female]]
| 42.2% || 46.9%
|-
! [[Canadian|Canadian student]]
| 92.2% || 66.5%
|-
! [[International student]]
| 7.8% || 33.5%
|}
In the 2021–22 academic year, the university student body included 10,030 full-time and part-time undergraduate students, and 1,020 full-time and part-time graduate students.<ref name=enrolment/> The student body is primarily made up of Canadians, with over 90 per cent of the student body holding [[Canadian citizenship]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cudo.ouac.on.ca/page.php?id=7&table=4#univ=31|title=Full-Time Enrolment by Immigration Status|publisher=University of Ontario Institute of Technology|access-date=20 November 2022|year=2022}}</ref>

===Organizations===
The university's student body is represented through the Ontario Tech Student Union (OTSU).<ref name=otsu>{{cite web|url=https://www.otsu.ca/|title=Ontario Tech Student Union|publisher=Ontario Tech Student Union|year=2022|website=www.otsu.ca|access-date=20 November 2022}}</ref> The [[students' union]] was formed in 2017. Prior to that, the university's student body was represented by a student association that represented the student bodies of Ontario Tech and Durham College. The association's split resulted from a controversy over accountability and student fees between the two student bodies.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://chronicle.durhamcollege.ca/2017/03/dc-has-its-own-sa-once-more/|title=DC Has its own SA once more|date=17 March 2017|access-date=20 November 2022|last=Morais|first=Tommy|website=chronicle.durhamcollege.ca|publisher=Durham College}}</ref> Services provided by the OTSU includes academic advocacy, legal services, and medical insurance.<ref name=otsu/> The student union sanctions several student-run organizations, including clubs based on common interest, and institutional student-run societies for most academic faculties.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.otsu.ca/clubs-societies|title=Clubs & Society|publisher=Ontario Tech Student Union|year=2022|website=www.otsu.ca|access-date=20 November 2022}}</ref>

The university formally does not grant recognition to any fraternities or sororities, and that they are independent organizations that are not associated or sanctioned with the university.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://usgc.uoit.ca/policy/policy-library/policies/legal,-compliance-and-governance/policy-on-the-recognition-of-student-organizations.php|title=Policy on the Recognition of Student Organizations|website=UOIT}}</ref> However, there are several fraternities and sororities that operate around the campus.<ref name="Baird's Manual Online">{{cite web|editor1=William Raimond Baird |editor2=Carroll Lurding |title=Almanac of Fraternities and Sororities (Baird's Manual Online Archive) |url=https://uofi.app.box.com/v/institutions-pdf-folder/file/459816842012 |website=Student Life and Culture Archives |publisher=University of Illinois Archives |access-date=15 May 2021 |location=University of Illinois |language=English}}</ref> These organizations, some of which are residential and some of which are not, host events for students and do philanthropy work for the surrounding community. ''[[Tau Kappa Epsilon]]'' has an annual charity event known as "Teke in a box" that raises money for the campus food centre,<ref name=tau>{{cite web|url=https://chronicle.durhamcollege.ca/2019/04/fraternity-members-live-in-a-box-to-help-campus-food-centre/|title=Fraternity members live 'in a box' to help Campus Food Centre |date=3 April 2019 }}</ref> and ''[[Zeta Psi]]'' has an annual charity event known as "Zete car push".<ref name=zeta>{{cite web|url=https://oshawa.snapd.com/index.php?option=com_sngevents&id%5B%5D=53878#/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304123321/https://oshawa.snapd.com/index.php?option=com_sngevents&id%5B%5D=53878#/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2016-03-04|website=Snapd Oshawa| title=Snapd Oshawa – Annual Fraternity Charity Car Push }}</ref>

''The Chronicle'' is a [[student newspaper]] that serves the student bodies of Ontario Tech University and Durham College. The newspaper is produced by Durham College journalist students.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://chronicle.durhamcollege.ca/|website=chronicle.durhamcollege.ca|title=The Chronicle|publisher=Durham College|access-date=20 November 2022|year=2019}}</ref>

===Athletics===
{{main|Ontario Tech Ridgebacks}}
The university's sports teams compete as the ''Ontario Tech Ridgebacks'' in [[U Sports]]' [[Ontario University Athletics]] (OUA) conference. [[Varsity teams]] include badminton, basketball, curling, dance, field lacrosse, golf, ice hockey, rowing and soccer. The university's athletic department also maintains sports clubs for cricket, esports, and equestrian.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://goridgebacks.com/sports/2022/6/15/about-sport-clubs.aspx|title=About Sport Clubs|website=goridgebacks.com|year=2022|access-date=20 November 2022|publisher=Ontario Tech University}}</ref>

==Insignias and other representations==
[[File:UOIT Logo.svg|thumb|A former UOIT logo used by the university. The logo was replaced by another UOIT design in 2012.]]
The Latin name of the university is ''Universitas Ontario Instituto Technologiae'' and its motto is ''Cogitando et Agendo Ducemus'', meaning "By thinking and doing we shall lead".<ref name="Motto">{{cite web|title=UReg11_Sep10-03.pdf|url=http://www.uoit.ca/assets/Section~specific/About~UOIT/Governance/Board~of~Governors/Meeting~Agendas~and~Minutes/PDFs/Minutes/2003-04/UReg11_Sep10-03.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706211118/http://www.uoit.ca/assets/Section~specific/About~UOIT/Governance/Board~of~Governors/Meeting~Agendas~and~Minutes/PDFs/Minutes/2003-04/UReg11_Sep10-03.pdf|archive-date=July 6, 2011|access-date=2009-09-13}}</ref> Ontario Tech's slogan is "Challenge, Innovate, Connect".<ref name=factsheet />

===Branding===
The official name of the institution under provincial legislation is the ''University of Ontario Institute of Technology'', and is used in formal documentation issued by the institution, including academic degrees.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.ontariotechu.ca/archives/2019/03/dawn-of-a-new-era-say-hello-to-ontario-tech-university.php|title=Dawn of a new era: Say hello to Ontario Tech University|website=news.ontariotechu.ca|language=en|access-date=2020-02-11}}</ref>

However, the university publicly [[trade name|operates under a different name]], ''Ontario Tech University''. The institution explored the idea of adopting a new name in 2018, given that the abbreviation 'UOIT' was hard to pronounce and made marketing difficult.<ref name="Friesen2019"/> The subject became a topic of discussion for months, followed by feedback from both the stakeholders and the school.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.durhamregion.com/news-story/9243113-hello-ontario-tech-durham-s-university-has-a-fresh-new-look/|title=Hello, Ontario Tech: Durham's university has a fresh new look|last=Follert|first=Jillian|date=2019-03-28|website=DurhamRegion.com|language=en-CA|access-date=2020-02-11}}</ref> The operating name was adopted by the university in March 2019, which led to a system-wide revamp in all promotional materials including banners, merchandise, and the website. The change was met with mixed reviews.<ref name="Secord2019"/>

===Coat of arms===
{{Infobox COA wide
|escutcheon = Argent an open book proper bound Azure on a chief indented Azure a canoe inverted Argent.
|crest = A falcon guardant wings addorsed and inverted Azure holding in its dexter claw a thunderbolt Argent.
|supporters = Two thoroughbred horses Azure crined and unguled Argent standing on a grassy mount set with trillium flowers Proper.
|motto = Cogitando Et Agendo Ducemus (By Thinking And Doing We Shall Lead)
|notes = Granted 15 July 2009<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gg.ca/en/heraldry/public-register/project/1970 |title=University of Ontario Institute of Technology |publisher=Canadian Heraldic Authority |access-date=4 January 2022}}</ref>}}

== Notable people==
A number of individuals are associated with the university either as alumni or members of its administration and faculty. As of 2022, there were over 25,500 Ontario Tech alumni.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://alumni.ontariotechu.ca/connect/index.php|title=connect|publisher=Ontario Tech University|access-date=15 November 2022|year=2022|website=alumni.ontariotechu.ca}}</ref> The university operates an alumni association for graduates.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://alumni.ontariotechu.ca/alumni-association/index.php|title=Alumni Association|publisher=Ontario Tech University|access-date=15 November 2022|year=2022|website=alumni.ontariotechu.ca}}</ref> Alumni of the university includes [[Kate Beirness]], a television [[sportscaster]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.durhamregion.com/community-story/5527115-whitby-s-kate-beirness-welcomed-into-every-sports-fan-s-home/|website=www.durhamregion.com|publisher=Metroland Media Group|date=7 May 2015|access-date=15 November 2022|title=Whitby's Kate Beirness welcomed into every sports fan's home|last=Kelly|first=Brad}}</ref> [[Naheed Dosani]], a [[palliative care]] physician,<ref>{{cite web |date=30 October 2014 |title=TD marks 20th anniversary of prestigious scholarship program with 20 Faces of TD Scholarships for Community Leadership |url=https://stories.td.com/ca/en/news/2014-10-30-td-marks-20th-anniversary-of-prestigious-scholarship-program |access-date=15 November 2022 |website=stories.td.com |publisher=Toronto Dominion Bank}}</ref> and [[Vijay Thanigasalam]], the incumbent [[Member of Provincial Parliament (Canada)|Member of Provincial Parliament]] for [[Scarborough—Rouge Park (provincial electoral district)|Scarborough-Rouge Park]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vijay Thanigasalam {{!}} MPP, Scarborough—Rouge Park |url=https://vijaythanigasalam.ca/ |access-date=2022-12-13 |website=Vijay Thanigasalam |language=en-US}}</ref> Notable faculty members include [[Vivian Stamatopoulos]], a [[long-term care]] advocate,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/i-couldnt-do-that-anymore-leaving-long-term-care-when-staff-shortages-make-work-untenable|website=ottawacitizen.com|publisher=Postmedia Network|last=Payne|first=Elizabeth|title=Amy Ayers quit her career working in long-term care—for a job at Tim Hortons|date=21 October 2022|access-date=15 November 2022}}</ref> and electrical engineer [[Min Dong (electrical engineer)|Min Dong]], an [[IEEE Fellow]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ieee.org/content/dam/ieee-org/ieee/web/org/about/fellows/2024-fellow-class.pdf|title=2024 Fellow Class|publisher=IEEE|access-date=2023-12-13}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Higher education in Ontario]]
* [[List of universities in Ontario]]

==Notes==
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== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{Official website|https://ontariotechu.ca/}}
* ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20040407143406/http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/DBLaws/Statutes/English/02u08_e.htm University of Ontario Institute of Technology Act, 2002]''
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110926043056/http://www.aucc.ca/canadian-universities/our-universities/university-of-ontario-institute-of-technology Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada profile]

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