University of Toronto Engineering Kompetitions (UTEK) 2023

UTEK is known as THE largest engineering competition at the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering at the University of Toronto! The University of Toronto Engineering Kompetition (UTEK) is an annual competition targeted towards engineering undergraduate students. It attracts up to 500 future engineers, consultants, and more. The two-day competition gives students the opportunity to use their classroom education to discuss and solve real engineering problems. These range from design problems, to case competitions, and even debates surrounding the challenges within engineering and society. UTEK encourages deep collaboration, teamwork, creativity, and ingenuity among students in all of its competitions. The top teams from UTEK then go on to successfully represent the university in both the Ontario Engineering Competition (OEC), and the Canadian Engineering Competition (CEC).

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You can join UTEK 2023 as a solo participant and we will randomly put you in a team. Alternatively, you can register with your team!

Learn more about each of our kompetitions below!

Senior Design: Participants work in teams to address a complex engineering problem over 8 to 10 hours using Arduino Robotic kits. Teams are evaluated on features such as novelty, practicality, & usability. (Teams of 2-4) FOR YEARS 3 & 4 ONLY.

Junior Design: Participants work in teams to develop a solution to a creative design problem using affordable materials. Does not involve electrical components or programming. Teams present their prototypes and are evaluated on criterias such as effectiveness, originality, and scalability. (Teams of 4-5) FOR YEARS 1 & 2 ONLY.

Consulting: Participants work in teams to develop a solution explained through a report and presentation while considering its environmental, economic, and technical effects. The competition ranges from 4 to 8 hours and requires the submission of a concise technical document and presentation. (Teams of 2-4)

Programming: Participants work in teams to solve a problem that can be addressed through a software solution over 6 to 8 hours. Teams are evaluated based on criteria such as the practicality, ease-of-use, and capability of their coded solution. Teams go on to present their code and its application. (Teams of 3-5)

Re-engineering: Participants are challenged to take an existing engineering concept or technology and provide improvements on the original design to suit an alternate application. Participants must develop a concise technical document and presentation. (Teams of 1-2)

Innovative Design: Before the competition weekend, participants work in teams of up to 6 to create an innovative product, process, or service to address a market need in teams of up to 6. The teams are evaluated based on novelty and economic feasibility of their design. (Teams of 1-6)

Parliamentary Debate: Participants work in teams to debate an engineering related resolution in parliamentary debate structure. Judges evaluate participants on their ability to defend their stance through logic and reasoning. Debate topics are general enough to not require detailed prior knowledge of the subject matter. (Teams of 2-4)

Communications: Participants work in teams to come prepared with a half-hour presentation explaining an engineering or scientific concept in simplified terms. Judges evaluate the participant’s ability to coherently and concisely communicate their point. (Teams of 1-2)

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