Program:
Urban Systems
Engineers with specializations in community and urban planning disciplines who can work effectively in multi-functional teams.
Gain the high-level technical knowledge and urban planning perspective to design and manage urban infrastructure systems and create more resilient cities.
Alumni Spotlight: Ayman Fahmy
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If you’re looking for a specialist in district energy, Ayman Fahmy has the credibility and expertise you need. After graduating with a degree in mechanical engineering from the American University in Cairo, Ayman worked across the Middle East where…
Alumni Spotlight: Stephanie Tsui
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After graduating from the University of Waterloo with a degree in environmental studies, Stephanie Tsui worked for over three years at the City of Toronto, including as a planner focusing on cycling infrastructure.
Success Story: Stephanie Dalo
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Organizations focused on urban infrastructure design and management are challenged to find the multidisciplinary professionals they need – professionals who have both domain expertise and the project management, communication and leadership skills…
Alumni Spotlight: Grace Sonmezsoy
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Grace Sonmezsoy built a successful career as a management consultant in Hong Kong that included positions of Associate Director at Deloitte China and a Director of Ernst & Young’s infrastructure advisory group, providing strategic advice to…
Alumni Spotlight: Colin Jeffrey
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After graduating with a degree in mechanical engineering and management, Colin Jeffery worked for several years as a project engineer in the renewable energy sector in Ontario, completing 100 MWs of wind and solar installations. When his employer…
Alumni Spotlight: Mustafa Khalid
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Mustafa Khalid says going to grad school was always one of his goals. “I wanted to work for a few years to build my experience in industry and then return to school with a greater understanding of what I wanted to focus on,” he says.
Alumni Spotlight: Kimberly Bueckert
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Kimberly Bueckert was considering a master’s degree in urban planning as a way to continue developing her technical and leadership skills and advance her career. But after discovering the Master of Engineering Leadership (MEL) in Urban Systems, she…
Daphne Mazarura: Alumni Spotlight
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With a degree in urban and regional planning from Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University) in Toronto, Daphne Mazarura worked as a planning intern with the Kehilla Residential Program, a community housing agency. Here she delved…
Alumni Spotlight: Alejandra Padron
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With a degree in urban and regional planning from Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University), Alejandra Padron worked as a land use planning consultant in the Greater Toronto Area. Her work involved managing development approval…