UBC Grads and alumni: Apply for fully-funded grad program at Peking U

If you're a UBC alumni or about ready to finish your undergraduate studies, you might want to consider taking your education to the next level in China. The Yenching Academy at Peking University is offering a fully funded graduate program. The Yenching Academy has asked the UBC, as a valued partner...

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Building global capacity with partners around the world?

Are you collaborating on a capacity-building project? Or working with a university in a low- or middle-income country? Consider introducing your project proposal to non-profit Academics Without Borders (AWB) to help cover expenses. AWB leads capacity-building projects in partnership with higher...

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In person at last: UBC Global Seminar students meet in 'real time'

The ACAM 390A Food and the Heritage of Chinese Migrations class gathered over Malaysian food face-to-face for the first time after meeting online for the Go Global Virtual Global Seminar . While the program ran 100% virtually over the summer, the students made new friends and created thoughtful...

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Join us in support of Orange Shirt Day and National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

We recognize and honour the Sept. 30 Orange Shirt Day and National Day for Truth and Reconciliation . The University of British Columbia’s two campuses are situated on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the Musqueam people and Syilx Okanagan Nation. Through our friendship with BC’s...

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Meet UBC Emeritus College, where retirees change the world

Pioneer in geriatric medicine. Canada’s foremost probability theory expert. A distinguished recording artist. These are just a few of the luminaries affiliated with UBC Emeritus College . Formerly the UBC Association of Professors Emeriti and based on the Vancouver campus, UBC Emeritus College is a...

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Spotlight: Demet Kirmizibayrak, pandemic lock-down hero

It seems improvisation is another thing St. John’s College students have in common besides being international graduate students living together on the UBC Vancouver campus. After COVID-19 lockdowns swept through, shuttering the campus in April 2020, the 165 St. John’s students from 40 countries...

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Vie for a chance to take your research abroad

Applications for Mitacs Globalink Research Award program due Dec. 1 International research collaborations are more important than ever, says Mitacs , a national non-profit offering training programs and research funding to Canadian universities. Mitacs is supporting researchers to collaborate on...

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Finding hope in the face of hopelessness

How do you find hope in the face of violence, tragedy and crushing adversity? How do you stay optimistic? How do you keep fighting when the odds are against you? Peace activist, scholar and former political prisoner Dr. Peter Biar Ajak shared his thoughts, relaying the circumstances and his...

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UBC Vancouver Summer Program debuts bright new student-centric website

UBC Vancouver Summer Program (VSP) just unveiled its splashy new website designed to attract overseas students and make it easier to connect and find information quickly. Launched Aug. 16, the new site is visually inviting, friendly and scannable, as well as video- and photo-driven. “The goal is to...

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Spotlight: Dr. Bozena Karwowska

No matter how you look at it, the Holocaust is hard. It’s deeply disturbing. Examining the history of it can traumatize, alienate and surface obsessive tendencies. It’s also a must, says Dr. Bozena Karwowska , advisor and chair of UBC’s Modern European Studies Program, as well as professor of...

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