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Matt Rendall

Meet Matt

Many students dream of hopping a plane to backpack across Europe or relax on an exotic beach. Not Matt Rendall who packed his bags recently and traveled to Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia.

It was a fitting trip for Rendall, whose fourth-year thesis project topic explored using landmine detection robots to sniff out the deadly instruments.

“It was really interesting to be at the heart of one of these problem areas after doing all the research for a solution,” he says.

Matt Rendall, Alumnus, Engineering and graduate student, Centre for Business, Entrepreneurship and Technology

Alumni in the UAE

As a UW alumnus, you can be a great ambassador for the university. You know first hand the value your UW degree has with employers, the innovative programs and dynamic campus life UW has, and you can share your experiences with others. Interested in learning more about how you can spread the word in the UAE? Contact Alison Boyd, our international alumni officer. She would be happy to hear from you.

alison boyd Alison Boyd
Alumni Officer, International
519-888-4567 ext 35734

Quick Facts about UW alumni

  • Almost 140,000 people have graduated from UW since its inception in 1957
  • More than 40,300 alumni are members of the UW Alumni E-Community
  • @UWaterloo, the monthly alumni e-newsletter has more than 59,000 subscribers
  • 13,743 alumni have 2 degrees from UW
  • 931 alumni have 3 degrees from UW
  • 47 alumni have more than 3 degrees from UW
  • 59% of our alumni are male, 41% female

Of those alumni who have kept in touch with us:

  • More than 105,000 live in Canada
  • 19,000+ live in the Kitchener/Waterloo/Cambridge area
  • 6,000+ live in the United States
  • More than 4,000 live outside of Canada and the U.S.
  • 36 alumni are in the UAE

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