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Engineering with IBM: A World Without Borders

Co-operative Education

Computer Engineering student, Harpeet Basaron is currently on a 16-month co-op term with IBM. Read how her time in Toronto has allowed her to broaden her career horizons, as she left the province to set out on her own, overcoming new challenges and career experiences.

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Going International With CJCP

Co-op Reflections

Considering going International for your next Co-op experience? Read about how David went to Japan to utalize his engineering experience with the Canada Japan Co-op Program.

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Silver Nanowires Lead to Publication for Co-op Students

Professional Associations and Clubs

Two SFU Co-op students made breakthrough discoveries while experimenting with nanowires on their work terms, and their findings were published to the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Electron Device Letters. Read more about their discovery here.

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Hardware Engineering Co-op at Broadcom

Applied Sciences

Working at Broadcom over the past 16 months as a Hardware Engineering co-op student has been both challenging and rewarding. The time has been filled with lots of exciting, challenging, and hard work; yet it has also been filled with lots of fun and memorable experiences. This is the kind of company that every SFU engineering student should strive to work for!

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Defining a Career Path with Broadcom Corporation

Broadcom Corporation

Engineering co-op student, Junfeng Xian shares his first co-op experience with Broadcom Coporation, where he worked as a QE Test Platform Development Co-op. After over a year on the job, not only did he build computer rogramming skills, he found a new career path.

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Kevin's Calgary Adventure: A Successful Co-op Story

Life Experience

Wondering what you can do with your degree and career? Read on to find out how Engineering Science student Kevin McNiece's co-op placement with SNC-Lavalin has helped him find his career passions while gaining the skills required to secure his dream job in today's competitive job market.

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Eleanor Li: 2012 SFU Co-op Student of the Year

Co-operative Education

“Co-op is about the learning experience and not about earnings,” expresses Eleanor Li, one of two Co-operative Education students who earned the 2012 title ‘SFU Co-op Student of the Year’.

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Leif Stroman's High-Tech Co-op Experience

Engineering

Leif Stroman shares his amazing high-tech co-op experience, working in Whistler for Recon Instruments. As the only software engineer for Recon's new Transcent goggles, he was able to influence major product decisions from start to finish (which included plenty of mid-air and mountain-top testing!)

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Extra! Extra! SFU Co-op Students Featured in Hong Kong News

International Co-op

Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks (HKSTP) is known as a hub for innovation and technology in Asia. The following article is a translated excerpt from Takungpao, featuring Simon Fraser University students on international work terms at HKSTP.

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A World Without Borders

Ghana

Meet some SFU students who are part of Engineers Without Borders, working to bring aid to African countries. Students from all faculties are encouraged to get involved.

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