UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
Live in a cosmopolitcan city in a spectacular setting.
QUICK FACTS
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
City Size: Large
University Type: Campus
Climate: Oceanic - short comfortable summers and long, cold, wet winters. (Vancouver has milder winters than the rest of Canada but is very rainy)
Cost of Living: More expensive than Norwich
Local Language: English
Be Inspired: Beautiful wildlife is on your doorstep in Vancouver and orca-spotting and seeing cougars, bears and deer is on the cards too.
What's Unique: Vancouver is consistently named in the Top 5 liveable cities around the world.
Read Emily's Blog Entry on UBC
WHY CHOOSE UBC
The University of British Columbia (UBC), established in 1908, is one of Canada's leading research universities and is consistently ranked among the top 40 in the world. The Vancouver campus is situated in a spectacular location that is a ‘must-see' for any visitor to the city – where the snow-capped mountains meet ocean, and breathtaking vistas greet you around every corner.
The University of British Columbia's Vancouver campus is located at the western tip of the Point Grey Peninsula. The stunning campus is surrounded by forest on three sides and ocean on the fourth, and is a 30 minute bus ride to Vancouver's downtown core. The campus has been located on this site for most of its 100 year history; a location that is the traditional territory of the Musqueam people.
Vancouver's vibrant downtown core offers all of the amenities of an international destination: including hundreds of restaurants and clubs, countless parks and recreation facilities, and world-class entertainment and sporting events. Vancouver's natural surroundings offer limitless opportunities for outdoor pursuits, such as hiking and mountain biking in the spring and summer, and skiing at nearby Whistler-Blackcomb resort in winter.
Contact us
Contact us via email: studyabroad@uea.ac.uk