A Student Challenge in Engineering and Technology

06/21/2019

ASCENT IS COMING BACK SOON! Stay tuned for some exciting news about our upcoming yearly conference! GET HYPED!

06/21/2019

RBC has sponsored us by giving us 2 Escapade tickets for this weekend! Check out RBC on uOttawa campus at CRX! THANK YOU RBC!

06/21/2019

Edit: already sold!

SELLING ESCAPADE TICKETS! Get your RBC sponsored ESCAPADE tickets right here! Please message for prices! All proceeds will go towards making ASCENT 2020 the best that it can be!

03/22/2019

LAST DAY TO APPLY FOR AN ASCENT 2020 EXECUTIVE POSITION!!!!

What is ASCENT? ASCENT (A Student Challenge in Engineering and Technology) is an annual conference that promotes hands on learning to exposure students to STEM and leadership. What makes ASCENT unique is its emphasis on all four components of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math). At ASCE...

03/19/2019

Only 3 days left to apply! Make sure you get your application in before March 22nd at midnight!

What is ASCENT? ASCENT (A Student Challenge in Engineering and Technology) is an annual conference that promotes hands on learning to exposure students to STEM and leadership. What makes ASCENT unique is its emphasis on all four components of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math). At ASCE...

03/07/2019

Amazed by ASCENT 2019? Want to be part of an amazing executive team? 🤩 Now is your chance, apply to be an executive member for ASCENT 2020! Applications are due on March 22nd, 2019 at midnight. We are recruiting the following positions (more detailed description in the application form):

VP Sponsorship (x2)
VP Registration (x1)
Intern (x1)

Hope to see your application soon (link to apply is below)

What is ASCENT? ASCENT (A Student Challenge in Engineering and Technology) is an annual conference that promotes hands on learning to exposure students to STEM and leadership. What makes ASCENT unique is its emphasis on all four components of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math). At ASCE...

03/04/2019

Want to join us next year? Keep an eye out for executive applications soon!

Thank you to everyone that has made this conference possible.

We would love to thank our sponsors, partners, faculty members, and from out executive team members a huge thank you to everyone that came out to the conference this year!

See everyone next year with another AMAZING conference in 2020.

03/04/2019

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ASCENT 2019 Conference!

01/12/2019

Like working with youth? Well, this is the opportunity for you! ASCENT (A Student Challenge in Engineering and Technology are looking for 15 dedicated volunteers (police check *required*, can be obtained online for free!), to aid us in hosting our annual leadership seminar + conference!

Each year, we host a conference for high school students, where the students team up in groups of 4 to compete for different modules and competitive events in the fields of STEM. Last year, we had a successful event attracting more than 70 high school students to compete at ASCENT 2018. This year, ASCENT 2019 will host up to 180 students! The conference will run Feb 21-22, from 9-5 PM on both days. If your students participate in a SHSM program, they can also attain certifications that can be used towards the completion of that SHSM!

If interested in volunteering with us please fill out the Google Form below!

ASCENT stands for A Student Challenge in Engineering and Technology; we are a student organization at the University of Ottawa founded by Ahmed Musa and Keshav Goel. Each year, we host a one day conference for high school students, to compete for different modules and competitive events in the field...