Pushing The
World Forward
Lassonde School of Engineering
Annual Impact Report 2021-22
Discover how Lassonde is empowering future engineers and scientists to create a better world
Leading in creating solutions for a just and sustainable world
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Empowering our people with perspectives, tools and knowledge
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Creating opportunities & a welcoming community
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Building success through partnerships
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Lassonde by the numbers
Rankings
- One of Canada’s top 10 Computer Science programs (Times Higher Education, 2022 and ShanghaiRanking of Academic Subjects, 2022 for Computer Science and Engineering)
- Top 10 in Canada for Telecommunications Engineering Thanks to the work of faculty members in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, among others (ShanghaiRanking, 2022)
- Top 12 in Canada for Electrical and Electronic Engineering (ShanghaiRanking, 2022)
- Home to Canada’s only Space Engineering Program
Research
Advancement
- 481 students received 98 prestigious awards, scholarships, bursaries or Governor General’s Academic Medals (These supported their success through funding and recognition of their achievements.)
- $2.4M in funding to students (Financial support made a significant difference in their lives by reducing the cost of education and lightening the financial burden of student loans.)
- $55+M donated to Lassonde since its inception (This has opened doors to higher education access and completion, particularly for those from underserved communities.)
- 15 Lassonde Scholars were chosen for their academic excellence, passion for extracurricular activities and dedication to making a positive social impact.
Stories
![Dean Jane Goodyer](https://lassonde.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/Dean-Goodyer-May-2022-1.jpg)
Lassonde School of Engineering Dean, Jane Goodyer, reappointed
![Image from the article at https://magazine.yorku.ca/issues/summer-2022/dynamic-driven-diverse/](https://magazine.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/bergeronNE-780x1386.jpg)
Dynamic, Driven, Diverse: A decade in, Lassonde continues to empower creative problem-solvers to advance positive change
![November 1, 2022, Lassonde 10th anniversary, group photo from left to right: Dean Jane Goodyer, Pierre Lassonde, President and Vice-Chancellor Rhonda Lenton, and Julie Lassonde posing for a photo](https://lassonde.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/lse-10yrs-01.jpg)