• The University of Guelph offers a Graduate Diploma in Water Resources Engineering for a duration of 8 months.
  • This course is offered on a full-time basis.
  • This engineering research involves investigations and design of systems for control and utilization of land and water resources as part of the management of urban and rural watersheds.
  • The objective of the graduate diploma is to provide mid-career, engineering professionals from Canada and abroad with post-graduate education and training to improve their job-related expertise within an 8 month period.
  • This program is the first of its kind in North America and with the number of prestigious NSERC chairs awarded to the faculty, it is also the most well recognized and respected of its kind.
  • In this course, the research topics include:
    • water quality control and safety
    • resource use and groundwater quality
    • hydrologic modeling
    • design and planning of urban water and sewage infrastructure, and etc
  • The faculty and student ratio for this program are 1:17.
  • University is located in Guelph, one of the 10 best places to live in Canada.
  • With more than $80 million annually in research funding, it is one of Canada's most research-intensive universities.
  • The total strength of the university is 29,507 students. As per the record, the number of enrolments has been increasing rapidly due to which the university decided to expand its campus area and develop more faculty buildings.
  • More than 1,200 international students come from all over the world to study at Guelph.