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It\u2019s been a busy summer for ¿ì²¥ÊÓƵ's new Lassonde School of Engineering as it prepares to welcome its first cohort of new students in September. Next year, the Lassonde School of Engineering will launch new programs in Mechanical Engineering and Civil Engineering, which will both drive the planned growth in students and faculty. The Ontario Universities Council on Quality Assurance has confirmed the final approval of the Mechanical Engineering program.
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\u201cIt\u2019s full steam ahead at Lassonde! This is yet another milestone in our speedy development,\" said Lassonde School of Engineering Dean Janusz Kozinski<\/strong> (right). \"The swift approval of this program is a tribute to our dynamic Chair of Mechanical Engineering, Professor Alidad Amirfazli, who joined us only this year, and our fearless team in the Dean\u2019s Office that has cut through the red tape like a hot knife through butter to get this done in record time. Next on the list is civil engineering.\"![\"image004\"](\"https:\/\/yfile.news.yorku.ca\/files\/2013\/08\/image004.jpg\")
vision into reality,\u201d he added.