In 1908, the provincial government proclaimed the University Act to establish British Columbia's first higher education institution. From this act of foresight, UBC has grown into one of the world's best public Universities by richly serving its provincial, national and global communities through its core mission of teaching, research and service.
Only 30 minutes from the heart of downtown Vancouver, the University of British Columbia holds an international reputation for excellence in advanced research and learning.
The University of British Columbia will provide its students, faculty, and staff with the best possible resources and conditions for learning and research, and create a working environment dedicated to excellence, equity, and mutual respect. It will cooperate with government, business, industry, and the professions, as well as with other educational institutions and the general community, to discover, disseminate, and apply new knowledge, prepare its students for fulfilling careers, and improve the quality of life through leading-edge research.
In recent years UBC has seen dramatic changes. Enrolment has grown from 31,000 students in 1995-96 to more than 45,000 today, with a corresponding expansion of UBC Vancouver's academic core, including new buildings dedicated to science and engineering, forestry, the health sciences, and the library. A UniversityTown is emerging on our campus, bringing lively residential, social and cultural diversity to a more complete community.
The University of British Columbia, aspiring to be one of the world's best universities, will prepare students to become exceptional global citizens, promote the values of a civil and sustainable society, and conduct outstanding research to serve the people of British Columbia, Canada, and the world.
Student Housing Vancouver provides accommodation for more than 8,000 students, faculty and staff in the eight residence complexes that circle our beautiful vancouver campus.
The Trudeau Scholars Programme seeks candidates at the level of the most competitive scholarship programmes worldwide. To be eligible, candidates must be applying into the first year of a PhD at UBC, or be registered in the first or second year of a PhD at UBC.
The Senior Women Academic Administrators of Canada (SWAAC) are pleased to offer Graduate Student Awards of Merit to women graduate students who have demonstrated outstanding leadership in the university or general community while maintaining exemplary academic records.
The Vanier Scholarships Program aims to attract and retain world-class doctoral students by supporting students who demonstrate a high standard of scholarly achievement in graduate studies and leadership skills.
The UBC Library is the 2nd-largest research library in Canada. Its collection include 5.4 million volumes, 5.2 million microforms, more than 808,000 maps, audio, video and graphic materials and nearly 56,000 serial subscriptions. The library has more than 261,000 e-books, the largest biomedical collection in Western Canada, and the largest Asian-language collection in Canada.
UBC has grown into one of Canada's finest universities, one that in so short a time already ranks among the world's 40 best.
UBC is one of the world’s great public universities. UBC was ranked 34th in the Times Higher Education Supplement in 2008, and for the past five years has been among the top 40 institutes in the world as ranked by the Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
UBC was recognized as the most sustainable campus in Canada (College Sustainability Report Card 2009)
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