The University of British Columbia

http://www.ubc.ca

The University of British Columbia was established in 1908 and has been situated on a Pacific Ocean peninsula called Point Grey bordering the city of Vancouver since 1925.  A second campus, UBC Okanagan was opened in September 2005 as a distinctive, small university campus in a valley in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. 

UBC is one of Canada’s leading learning and research universities, and is consistently ranked among the world's top 50 universities.  It has 46,900 students (38,900 are enrolled in undergraduate programs and 8,000 are enrolled in graduate programs) drawn from more than 120 countries.  It has over 4,000 faculty members, the largest percentage of faculty members with doctorates of any Canadian university, and more than 150 Royal Society Fellows. UBC currently receives more than $350 million annually in government and non-government research funding, and has one of the largest university research libraries in Canada.  Furthermore, the university has consistently ranked among the top ten universities in North America in creating spin-off companies and has been the top university in Canada in filing patents.

Internationalization is expressed in the University’s mission, core values, and responsibilities towards a world in which communities are increasingly interdependent.  All UBC students receive an international education, even if they spend all four years on campus.  Each year the University welcomes over 5,300 international students from more than 135 countries, along with a highly diverse population of Canadian students.  Our partnerships with universities in Korea, Mexico, Japan and China lets UBC students live and learn alongside students from these countries.  Students who wish to study abroad can take advantage of student exchange and mobility programs with 150 partner universities in 35 countries for up to two consecutive terms while remaining registered at UBC. Students who participate get a fresh academic perspective, an opportunity to strengthen their language skills, and that rare chance to immerse themselves in another culture.

The Universitas 21 Contact Manager at the University of British Columbia is Dr Craig E Klafter, Associate Vice President International.