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Problem-solving creativity

22 October 2026

Our students learn to solve problems through designing and building. You get to bring ideas to live and turn ingenuity into entrepreneurship. Find out about problem-solving creativity at UC Engineering.

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Bringing ideas to life

We use real-world and simulated projects to teach you the creative problem-solving skills that employers are looking for. Each discipline offers a different competitive challenge to second year students. For example, Civil and Environmental Engineering students complete a bridge design and building competition as part of their studies. Student groups must draw and design a bridge, while understanding material strength and estimating loads on structures before building and testing their bridge in a fun competition.

Ingenuity to entrepreneurship

Our students are encouraged to research more and push the boundaries of our thinking. We give them the business and entrepreneurial skills they will need to make their ideas happen. We allow students to think big – while at the same time giving them a solid grounding in science and technology so that their ideas can be realised.

Product Design students learn to combine creative design, science, engineering, and business studies to plan and develop items for use in homes, businesses, and industry.


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