EWB 101
This is what the acronym EWB stands for.
What is Engineers Without Borders?
EWB rejects “band-aid” solutions to focus on solving these.
What are root causes?
Aaran and Avin
Who are the current co-presidents of the TMU EWB Chapter?
EWB Canada's international work has historically focused on partnerships and community-driven development on this continent.
What is Africa?
This animated movie franchise inspired the engineering Frosh theme when Aaran was EngSOC chair.
What is Despicable Me?
This is the year EWB Canada was founded.
When is 2000?
This value addresses using natural resources to meet present needs without compromising the needs of future generations.
What is Environmental Sustainability?
Contrary to popular belief, students do not need to be enrolled in _____ to join EWB.
What is engineering?
This Canadian city hosts EWB's xChange conference in January 2027.
What is Ottawa?
This purple-coloured engineering tradition, involving students being dyed purple, is said to have originated from the sinking of the Titanic.
What is Purple Band/Purpling?
Catalyzing social innovation, advocating for policy change, and nurturing talent and leadership.
What are EWB's three pillars?
This involves demanding policy changes, meeting with politicians, and launching campaigns.
What is advocacy?
This is the year the TMU EWB chapter was founded.
What is 2002?
EWB Canada's network includes more than this number of members across the country.
What is 1000?
This word is always spelled incorrectly in every English dictionary.
What is "incorrectly"?
This is EWB Canada's national advocacy campaign focused on strengthening clean energy partnerships between Canada and Africa.
What is Flip the Switch?
This two-word mindset analyzes how social, political, economic, and environmental factors are connected when solving systemic issues.
What is systems thinking?
This TMU EWB workshop challenges students to develop solutions that balance social, environmental, and economic needs.
What is the Ripple Effect?
This Ontario university's EWB chapter sent fellows to Kenya in 2026.
What is the University of Waterloo?
This Canadian bridge, which collapsed twice in 1907 and 1916, is commonly linked to the origins of the engineering Iron Ring tradition.
What is the Quebec Bridge?
These two individuals founded Engineers Without Borders Canada
Who are Parker Mitchel and George Roter?
To prevent imposing outside ideas, this goal ensures sustainable solutions are only developed alongside local communities.
What is localization?
This TMU EWB event allows students to “borrow” professors and industry professionals for conversations, similar to borrowing books.
What is the Human Library?
These are two examples of EWB Canada's national initiatives, which range from developing engineering leaders to supporting international innovation and advocating for policy change.
What are any two seen below:
- Global Innovation Fellowship (GIF)
- Systems Change Engineering Certification (SCEC)
- Engineering Brighter Tomorrows
- Engineering Change Lab
- National advocacy initiatives
This historical figure is celebrated in engineering traditions for riding through Coventry, England, and is the namesake of a popular engineering student tradition.
Who is Lady Godiva?