ECS student clubs & teams
You’ll discover a huge range of student teams, clubs and societies within UVic Engineering and Computer Science.
Whether you’re hoping to develop a wider range of skills, put your classroom learning into practice, give back to your community or meet new friends, these groups offer opportunities to students from all years and disciplines.
Student societies & advocacy groups
UVic Engineering Students' Society
The ESS focuses on improving the lives of engineering and computer science students at UVic by providing many events and services. Activities include assisting the Iron Ring Society, organizing competitions and holding charitable events.
UVic Canadian Society for Civil Engineering
The national Canadian Society for Civil Engineering maintains the profession’s high standards of practice and enhances its public image. The UVic CSCE is one of the group’s many student chapters.
UVic IEEE Student Branch
This student branch of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) hosts events, provides lab space for members, offers support for first-year math and computer science and provides electrical and software troubleshooting assistance.
UVic Leadership Through Diversity
LTD engages minority groups and promotes equality and inclusivity throughout the faculty and within the engineering industry. An official member of EngiQueers Canada, the group promotes and advocates for LGBTQ2+ students in engineering.
UVic Women in Engineering and Computer Science
WECS is dedicated to supporting women pursuing degrees in Engineering and Computer Science, though membership is open to all genders. Currently, WECS runs first-year exam review sessions and is planning more projects for the future.
Competitive design & racing teams
AUVic
The Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Interdisciplinary Club builds AUVs to compete in the international RoboSub competition. Members gain experience in marine robotics as well as areas such as artificial intelligence, machine learning and computer vision.
UVic AERO
Students in this group are passionate about aviation and drones. They design, build and fly Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) and compete annually in the Unmanned Systems Canada Student competition.
UVic Concrete Canoe
This civil engineering-based team designs, constructs and paddles a concrete canoe for Canadian and U.S. competitions. The team provides opportunities for skills such as concrete mix design, 3D CAD modelling, leadership and project management.
UVic Formula Hybrid
This team competes annually in the most complex competition of the SAE International Collegiate Design Series. Members work in sub-teams, using industry standard tools to research, design, fabricate and test parts in a hands-on and supportive environment.
UVic Formula Racing
This club designs and builds a small, open-wheeled, formula-style racing car each year for competition in Formula SAE, the world's largest collegiate design competition. Gain skills in project management, engineering design, budgeting and networking.
UVic Robotics Club
Interested in designing, building and programming robotics? This club welcomes students from a variety of backgrounds and competes in events such as the Canadian International Rover Challenge.
UVic Rocketry Club
This multi-disciplinary team designs, builds and launches high-powered-sounding rockets with innovative payloads for competition each year. The team is open to dedicated individuals, regardless of degree, background or previous experience.
UVic Satellite Design Team
This team’s mission is to create an engaging and welcoming place for students to learn what it takes to develop a flight-ready spacecraft. We compete in the Canadian Satellite Design Challenge between university teams for a chance to launch the winning cubesat.
UVic Seismic Design Team
UVic Seismic aims to engage undergraduate students in earthquake engineering by providing education, research and networking opportunities and attending the annual Earthquake Engineering Research Institute Seismic Design Competition.
UVic Submarine Racing Club
This club’s goal is to design, build and race a human-powered submarine at an annual international race in the US or UK. To achieve this, the club strives to develop students’ research, technical and manufacturing skills in marine systems engineering.
Health, outreach & sustainability groups
UVic Biomedical Design Team
BMED is a dedicated group of students who help address health challenges in the community by designing, developing and testing medical devices and assistive biomedical technologies.
UVic Environmental Engineering Club
This student group aims to create projects and products that help the local environment. A recent example is an Unmanned Surface Vehicle that is designed to collect microplastic debris from beaches in the area.
UVic Global Engineering Brigade
Being part of this club lets you explore your passion in engineering through skill-based community volunteering. Develop life-long friendships and improve your cultural competency during our in-person or Telebrigade to Honduras.
UVic Renewable Energy Club
UREC gives its members opportunities to develop key skills and knowledge related to the ever-important field of sustainable energy production and climate change solutions so they can work toward making a difference.
Software & gaming clubs
UVic GameDev
This club is focused on gaming and making games, whether professionally or for fun, solo or in teams. Game developers of all disciplines and skill levels are encouraged to check them out. Most of the action happens on the group’s Discord server.
UVic Minecraft Club
Members from across UVic enjoy regular party games, movie nights and social events in addition to Minecraft and other games. Computer Science and Software Engineering students have played key roles in this group. A great place to meet new people.
UVic Programming Club
This programming club is made up of students who enjoy solving programming problems. The group competes annually in the International Collegiate Programming Contest and meets weekly to practice and discuss algorithms.
Vike Labs
VikeLabs is a collective of students who learn to build, deploy and test software apps quickly. The group views UVic as a kind of laboratory for testing solutions to problems that exist within the campus community.