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Mina Hoorfar
Passion for robotics inspires success
The Ring
Alec Krawciw had the highest academic standing of any student graduating from UVic with a bachelor’s degree this spring and also found time to lead a student engineering team, earn a minor in software engineering, and volunteer in the community. Krawciw found plenty of ways to follow his passion in robotics during his time at UVic, including a co-op in which he designed and built a prototype electric hydro-foiling catamaran from scratch.
UVic hosts United Nations training centre
Media release
UVic and the United Nations Institute of Training and Research establishes first CIFAL centre on North America's West Coast.
2022 International Women's Day
UVic joins the world to celebrate 2022 International Women's Day, a global day recognizing the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women.
Making space
The Torch
As the first female dean of Engineering and Computer Science at UVic, Mina Hoorfar wants to cultivate a climate of inclusion and belonging in the growing faculty.
New and returning deans
The Ring
UVic welcomed several new deans in 2021, in human and social development, social sciences, engineering and computer science, graduate studies, and humanities—as well as an acting dean in law. Dean searches are currently underway in fine arts, education, and business, with new leadership expected in 2022.
Engineering & computer science expansion
Media release
Researchers and students in engineering and computer science will have the space and resources they need to work on high-impact solutions in areas such as environmental sustainability and healthcare technologies, thanks to a significant expansion announced today by the Province of BC at UVic.
New and incoming deans
The Ring
UVic welcomes several new deans this year. Helga Hallgrímsdóttir as Dean of the Faculty of Human and Social Development, Lois Harder in the Faculty of Social Sciences and Mina Hoorfar in the Faculty of Engineering.
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