University of Ontario Institute of Technology

The University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) is located in Oshawa, Ontario and shares its campus with Durham College. The university was founded in 2002 and accepted its first students in 2003, making it one of Canada's newest universities. All undergraduate programs require students to lease a laptop PC from the university as a condition of enrolment. Faculty also encourages students to use their laptops to complete assignments, perform laboratory research and interact with faculty during lectures. UOIT offers a range of undergraduate programs, and graduate programs in Science, Engineering and Information Technology. The UOIT campus is approximately 1.6 square kilometres the in Northern part of Oshawa, Ontario. Trent University also offers a small full-time program on the same campus and offers a number of elective courses to undergraduate students at UOIT. Although the University is one of the newest, it offers one of the highest rates of PhD professors in Canada.

History
UOIT was created in 2002 by the University of Ontario Institute of Technology Act, 2002 as a public, career-focused, research-intensive university emphasizing science and technology, and as part of the Ontario government’s initiative to create more spaces in postsecondary institutions for the double cohort. UOIT's new slogan, "Challenge, Innovate, Connect" was unveiled in June 2006.

UOIT accepted over 900 students in 2003 and total enrolment was over 3000 in the 2005–2006 school year, making it the fastest growing university in Ontario. The student population is expected to grow to 6,500 by 2010.

Construction on the university's first buildings began in 2002. Facilities currently include a library shared with Durham College, the Science Building, and the Business and IT Building. The Ontario Power Generation Engineering Building opened in September 2006. The residences for UOIT are Simcoe Village and South Village. The Automotive Centre for Excellence will be built adjacent the Ontario Power Generation Engineering Building and is scheduled to open in September 2008. In addition, an expansion to the athletic facilities, funded largely by students, was completed in September 2007.