UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO PROFILE
In just half a century, the University of Waterloo, located at the heart of Canada’s technology hub, has become a leading comprehensive university with more than 36,000 full- and part-time students in undergraduate and graduate programs.
Consistently ranked Canada’s most innovative university, uWaterloo is home to advanced research and teaching in science and engineering, mathematics and computer science, health, environment, arts and social sciences. From quantum computing and nanotechnology to clinical psychology and health sciences research, uWaterloo brings ideas and brilliant minds together, inspiring innovations with real impact today and in the future.
As home to the world's largest post-secondary co-operative education program, uWaterloo embraces its connections to the world and encourages enterprising partnerships in learning, research, and commercialization. With campuses and education centres on four continents, and academic partnerships spanning the globe, uWaterloo is shaping the future of the planet.
Find out more about the University of Waterloo at https://uwaterloo.ca/about/who-we-are/waterloo-facts.
RFP BACKGROUND
Co-operative education is synonymous with the University of Waterloo. It’s one of the innovations that the University was founded on nearly 60 years ago. Today, our incomparable co-operative education program is the reason 70% of incoming undergraduate students choose Waterloo:
https://uwaterloo.ca/co-operative-education/about-co-operative-education
In support of our goal of continuous improvement, uWaterloo Co-operative Education is seeking the services of a consultant to review and make recommendations for standardizing and advancing our business development skills and services using an innovative relationship building approach.
Please see the Requirements in Section 6.0 of this RFP document for complete details, including an overview of our co-op program, the current process of business development, and the envisioned future state of how our business developers will be supported.
The timeline for the work is from September, 2019, to June 30, 2020. The estimated budget for these services is $200,000 CAD, before HST.
A background of the program and details of the services required are explained in the RFP document,
Questions regarding this Request for Proposal may be submitted via email to the RFP Contact Person as follows:
Christine Wagner, Senior Buyer, Procurement and Contract Services
200 University Avenue West
University of Waterloo, East Campus 2
Waterloo ON N2L 5Z5
Email: cpwagner@uwaterloo.ca or, procure@uwaterloo.ca
