About the University of British Columbia (UBC)
The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a globally-renowned teaching, learning and research university, consistently ranked among the top 20 public universities in the world. Founded in 1908, the University opened its doors in 1915. Today, UBC is home to over 70,000 students at its Vancouver and Okanagan campuses, over 20,000 employees, a budget approaching $4 billion, and over 400,000 alumni in more than 145 countries.
UBC’s campuses are situated within the traditional territories of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh, and in the traditional, ancestral, unceded territory of the Syilx Okanagan Nation and their peoples. Pursuing reconciliation is a collective university responsibility, a commitment that runs through all areas of the university, and pursuing excellence through diversity and a commitment to a just society are embedded across the university.
UBC transforms ideas into action through research and innovation. Last year, UBC has hit record research funding of over $936M towards over 10,000 research projects across all faculties on both campuses, including Medicine, Science, Arts, Law, Applied Science, Business and many others. Over the past 20 years, UBC researchers have also created 284 spin-off companies that are a result of the university's innovation ecosystem, which aims to turn research discoveries into real-world products, services, and therapies.
The University boasts 8 Nobel laureates, 75 Rhodes Scholars including 4 in the last 5 years, 23 3M National Teaching Fellows, 313 Royal Society of Canada Fellows, 3 Canadian prime ministers, and 66 Olympic medals won by varsity athletes, including 19 gold medals.
UBC is a dynamic place to learn, reflect, discover and potentially transform the world; an incredible community of distinguished researchers, teachers, students, staff and alumni.
