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Alumni
Staying Connected Alumni
We are proud to enable more than 24,000 McMaster Engineering alumni worldwide to revisit, relive and connect with the Faculty after they graduate.
FAST FACTS 2019-20
• 24,231 degrees conferred across our graduate and undergraduate programs
• 22,209 alumni in more than 85 countries, 2,022 have more than one degree from
McMaster
• 21,434 are still connected with the
McMaster community
• 23 events were held to engage with our alumni around community engagement, professional development, women in engineering and mentorship Ninety McMaster Engineering alumni and 150 students gathered at our Backpack to Briefcase networking night in January 2020 to share experiences, advice and mentorship. Try to build as much as you can – technical skills, people skills, “ soft skills...network and build relationships with people because you might have to reconnect with them in the future.”
Princess Samaka, Data Manager at Hoffman-La Roche, BTech Biotechnology '07 alumna and Backpack to Briefcase mentor.
4,118 ALUMNI 767 MEMBERS in the Alumni & Partners attendees Advisor Network participated at 23 events
My years as a student at McMaster enabled me to “ form a solid foundation to solve practical engineering Going virtual problems [such as] making contributions In 2020, McMaster Engineering began hosting to society with the Silicon chips my colleagues monthly Virtual Fireside Chats with Alumni. and I have developed throughout the years.” Visit eng.mcmaster.ca/connect/alumni for event dates.