University of British Columbia

The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a public research university with campuses near Vancouver and Kelowna, in British Columbia, Canada. Established in 1908, it is the oldest university in British Columbia and the oldest Canadian university west of Winnipeg. With an annual research budget of $893 million, UBC funds 9,992 projects each year across various fields of study, including the industrial sector, as well as governmental and non-governmental organizations.

The Vancouver campus is located adjacent to the University Endowment Lands, an unincorporated area featuring multiple beaches and the Pacific Spirit Regional Park. It is situated 10 km (6 miles) west of downtown Vancouver. UBC is also home to TRIUMF, Canada's national particle and nuclear physics laboratory, which houses the world's largest cyclotron. In addition to the Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies and the Stuart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute, UBC, in collaboration with the Max Planck Society, established the first Max Planck Institute in North America, specializing in quantum mechanics. Green College, UBC's transdisciplinary, semi-independent, live-in postgraduate college, is located at the northeastern tip of the campus, adjacent to Burrard Inlet. The UBC Library system, one of Canada's largest research libraries, holds over 8.3 million items (including print and electronic materials) across its 21 branches and is visited by 3.1 million people annually, with an additional 9.7 million virtual visits. The Okanagan campus, acquired in 2005, is located in Kelowna, British Columbia.

UBC has a notable affiliation with eight Nobel laureates, 75 Rhodes scholars, 231 Olympians (with 65 medals collectively), 306 fellows of the Royal Society of Canada, and 22 3M National Teaching Fellows. Among its alumni are Canadian Prime Ministers John Turner, Kim Campbell, Justin Trudeau, and former Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov.

The University of British Columbia is a global centre for teaching, learning and research, consistently ranked among the top public universities in the world.

UBC embraces innovation and transforms ideas into action. Since 1915, UBC has been opening doors of opportunity for people with the curiosity, drive and vision to shape a better world

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