University of Toronto Engineering Kompetitions

The University of Toronto Engineering Kompetitons (UTEK) will be in its 16th year in 2018, and acts as a qualifier for the Ontario Engineering Competition. UTEK is hosted by the Engineering Society, although the Alumni Office offers large support for it, since UTEK is an event that not only showcases UofT’s engineering talent, it also engages past alumni to connect with students via judging.

UTEK Senior Design 2010

CompetitionsEdit

UTEK Competitors can compete in one of six categories: Junior Design, Senior Design, Consulting Engineering, Innovative Design, Engineering Communications, and Parliamentary Debate.

All six categories are held on the same day of competition, with an awards ceremony held at the end of the competition day.

CategoriesEdit

Senior DesignEdit

In teams of three or four, students in third or fourth year compete to solve an engineering problem disclosed on the day of the event despite limited materials and preparation time. This is a condensed version of the Ontario Engineering Competition (OEC) 15 hour competition, and will last 5 hours. The winning team should have a creative and feasible design, allowing them to move on to the OEC.

Junior DesignEdit

This category challenges first and second year students to design and construct a project which is revealed on the day of the competition. Similar to the Senior Team Design, both time and materials are limited. They are judged based on originality, creativity, teamwork and presentation. The time for this kompetition category is four hours.

Innovative DesignEdit

This category encourages aspiring engineers to experience bringing a new product or service to the market. Teams will produce an original design for a process, service or a product they have invented. Winning entries will have combined originality , technical and economical feasibility, a solid marketing plan with a high quality presentation and exhibition.

Consulting EngineeringEdit

In teams of up to four, kompetitors will construct and a promote a solution to an engineering problem which could be given on the date of the kompetition. In this category, sufficient preparation, teamwork, resourcefulness and communication skills are the key to taking home the winning prize.

Engineering CommunicationsEdit

The Engineering Communication category challenges competitors in teams of one or two to present a well supported viewpoint on the social, econimic and environmental impact of any current technological issue. In this kompetition, participants must identify a technological issue, form an opinion and present a convincing well-supported argument. Winning entries will have a through understanding of the issue at hand, a convincing viewpoint and a dynamic presentation.

Parliamentary DebateEdit

In teams of two, participants debate topics relevant to the Engineering profession and business and technology space in classic Pro/Against and Speaker style. Semi final and final rounds take place in public and all your fellow participants come and watch.

JudgingEdit

The UTEK Judging Panels usually consist of Alumni in the industry and Professors from various departments in the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering.

Past UTEK DirectorsEdit

Year	Name
2020-2021	Valerie Ajayi	Mech 2T1 + PEY
2019-2020	Atharva Datar	ECE 2T1
2018-2019	Christopher Chu	EngSci 1T8 + PEY
2017-2018	Henry Xu(?)	ECE 1T9 + PEY
2016-2017	Alina Ma	EngSci 1T8
2015-2016	Amir Kharazmi	ECE 1T7
2014-2015	Maya Zhang	Mech 1T4+PEY
2013-2014	Kenny Wong	Chem 1T5
2012-2013	Marissa Wu	EngSci 1T3
2011-2012	Layan Kutob	Indy 1T2+PEY
2010-2011	Freddy Chen	Comp 1T3
2009-2010	Yi-Wei Ang	Indy 1T2+PEY
2008-2009	Patricia Sheridan	Mech 0T9
2007-2008	Karen On	Indy 1T0+PEY
2006-2007	Taimoor Isani	Elec 0T8+PEY
2005-2006	Robert Jackiewicz	ECE 0T8
2004-2005	Patrick Mok	Indy 0T7+PEY

Past UTEK WinnersEdit