At McMaster Engineering, we believe that our mission is to educate engaged citizen scholars who will transform our world.
Helping students realize their dreams of starting their own companies is one of our primary goals.
With the support of key partners, we are seeing the number of student-born start up companies continue to grow. In 2016, one third of the 27 companies housed in The Forge, McMaster University's start-up incubator, were engineering students.
We have fostered key relationships with our alumni in Silicon Valley and have hosted several events in support of bringing innovative ideas to light.
Certainly, McMaster Engineering has always been at the forefront of innovation. A decade ago, the Faculty established the Walter G. Booth School of Engineering Practice and Technology to offer interdisciplinary graduate education through experiential learning, mentorship and real-world applications.
But to truly foster a culture of entrepreneurship that rivals Silicon Valley, the Faculty knows we need to offer resources to students from the very start of their post-secondary path: entrepreneurship courses, extracurricular activities, shared workspaces, funding and mentorship into the undergrad experience.
