Artwork by xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) artist təlnaq̓ə, Alec Guerin

UBC honours Orange Shirt Day Sept 30  

The UBC community joins Canadians this month to mark Orange Shirt Day, an annual day raising awareness of the history and consequences of Canada's residential school system. Every year on Sept. 30 people across Canada wear orange and participate in Orange Shirt Day events to engage with the...

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Japan's Mt. Fuji

Canada Japan Co-op Program diversifying Canadian student talent in Japan with $500K award

Japanese employers can now tap into an expanded pool of Canadian undergrads through the Canada Japan Co-op Program, thanks to new Universities Canada funding. The Global Skills Opportunity grant will support 53 additional students, including Indigenous, low-income and those with a disability.

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UBC Go Global exchange student Siara Less with flatmates on a trip to Valencia

Tips from abroad: Smoothing the turbulence of foreign exchange

UBC undergrad Siara Less spent her 2018 second term as an exchange student at University of Edinburgh in Scotland. Here's her account of the experience. As my plane slowly descended, I looked out the window to see where I would be living for the next five months. I saw grey skies, green fields and...

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UBC alum Marley Blok adopted Banku, a local puppy in Ghana (photo: Marley Blok)

This Veterinarian Without Borders is optimizing health of people, animals & the environment in Ghana

UBC Applied Biology alumna Marley Blok is volunteering to make sustainable socioeconomic change in rural communities by improving animal production systems.

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Sea turtles having an afternoon nap at Punalu’u Beach (photo: Ahmed Neelim Novo)

Learning about Systems Approaches to Regional Sustainability in person with residents & locals on Hawai'i Island

Studying on the Hawai'ian shore or learning about policymaking at the European Union HQ is all within reach for UBC students taking Global Seminars. Led by UBC faculty and supported by Go Global , these special offerings give UBC students the chance to explore topics in-depth in small groups on-...

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Students from UBC and VinUni mingle at the reception hosted by UBC in Vietnam (photo: HNE Asia Media & Technology Company Ltd.)

Taking UBC’s Vietnam connection to the next level

UBC made major strides towards deepening its Vietnam partnerships recently at a UBC gathering in Hanoi. In honour of Canada’s 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations with Vietnam, representatives from the UBC Office of the Vice-Provost International (OVPI) hosted a reception May 23 at the Grand...

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Artist Emily Chou takes notes during a story group meeting (photo: Gabriele Dumpys Woolever)

As Canada’s population grows, UBC Centre for Migration Studies is uncovering how society can respond in ways advancing inclusion & sustainability

Here’s why the UBC Centre for Migration Studies (CMS) hosted a workshop exploring “Graphic Narratives on Migration” last year—with nine local artists on the power of story, connecting with others and smashing hierarchies: “It’s exciting what can happen when you work across disciplines with new...

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A mother and daughter having a consultation with two doctors (photo: FatCamera/iStock)

Building clinical courage and confidence in new-to-BC doctors

Helping patients by tapping into their knowledge of medicine is a doctor’s obligation across countries and continents. But is practicing as a physician the same throughout the world? Definitely not. Critical practice details vary from Melbourne to Mumbai, Atlanta to Athens. “Prescribing medications...

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UBCO students and professors at Exeter University on a digital arts exchange

UBCO students and professors share ideas on augmented reality artwork in England

Four UBCO undergrad students and two professors travelled to England's University of Exeter to explore digital design forms in a collaborative internship exchange.

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Dr. Rumee Ahmed, Vice-Provost Internatioal, pro tem and Cheryl Dumaresq, Managing Director, Office of the Vice Provost International, met with a delegation from Querétaro, Mexico in the UBC President’s Office to discuss partnership opportunities between UBC and Querétaro on February 27, 2023 (photo: Paul H. Joseph/UBC Brand & Marketing)

Advancing strategic partnership development between UBC, Canada and Mexico

Exploring synergies with UBC and ways to engage Canadian universities, a delegation from Querétaro, Mexico talked with representatives from UBC’s Office of the Vice-Provost International (OVPI) , Faculty of Applied Science , entrepreneurship@UBC , Innovation UBC and the English Language Institute...

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