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University of British Columbia University of British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada http://www.ubc.ca/ Available all disciplines (some programmes restricted) ONE APPLICATION DEADLINE - Apply by the December deadline ONLY to commence in either Semester 2 or Semester 1 the following year. City Population: 2.2 million Enrollment: 44,982 Standard Course Load: 15 Credits per semester ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA COURSES The University of British Columbia is the third largest Faculties, Schools & Departments open to exchange: university in Canada. Incorporated by the provincial Agricultural Sciences, Faculty of government in 1908, UBC is a research-intensive university Applied Science, Faculty of and a global centre of research and learning with state-of- Architecture, School of the-art facilities in its campuses at Point Grey and Robson Arts, Faculty of Square. Business, Sauder School of (very restricted) Community and Regional Planning, School of The spectacular UBC campus is a 'must-see' for any visitor Education, Faculty of to the city -- where snow-capped mountains meet ocean, and Forestry, Faculty of breathtaking vistas greet you around every corner. Buses for the University depart from just over the bridge in downtown Graduate Studies, Faculty of Vancouver every 5 minutes. The university boasts some of Human Kinetics, School of the city's best attractions & recreation facilities, including the Law, Faculty of Museum of Anthropology, the Chan Centre for the Library, Archival and Information Studies, School Performing Arts, the UBC Botanical Garden and Centre for of Plant Research, and endless opportunities to explore Music, School of forested trails in the adjoining 763-hectare Pacific Spirit Science, Faculty of Regional Park. Social Work and Family Studies, School of HOUSING UBC has one of the largest on campus residence networks SEMESTER DATES in North America, with 7 residence complexes housing over Term 1 early September to late December 6,000 students. Housing is guaranteed for exchange Term 2: Early January to late April students as long as you apply before the deadline. Single Students America, it attracts skiers from all over the world. You can UBC offers six residence complexes for single students: downhill ski, helicopter ski, or hire a guide and use your leg Totem Park, Place Vanier, Ritsumeikan-UBC House, power and aerobic capacity to climb up the mountains and Walter Gage, Fairview Crescent, Thunderbird ski back down. Check the website http://www.housing.ubc.ca for more detail ABOUT CANADA about accommodation costs. A land of vast distances and rich natural resources, For help with off campus accommodation, you can visit Canada became a self-governing dominion in 1867 while http://www.housing.ubc.ca/other_housing/overview.htm and retaining ties to the British crown. Economically and http://www.international.ubc.ca/handbook.cfm?page=offcam technologically the nation has developed in parallel with the pus US, its neighbour to the south across an unfortified border. Its paramount political problem continues to be the HEALTH INSURANCE relationship of the province of Quebec, with its French- UWA has insurance to cover its outgoing exchange students: speaking residents and unique culture, to the remainder of UWA Corporate Personal and Travel Policy. the country. However, all universities in Canada require you to purchase Canada’s human past begins with the long tenure of the a University Health Insurance Plan (UHIP) in addition to the indigenous societies, followed by the 500-year collision UWA insurance. More information regarding UHIP can be between those peoples and the newly arrived Europeans. viewed at http://www.uhip.ca/intro.aspx. In the 20th century Canada became one of the world’s small groups of wealthy, highly industrialized, ABOUT VANCOUVER technologically advanced, and heavily urbanized Vancouver is located in the southwest corner of Canada in democracies. Yet regional tensions, ethnic rivalries, global the province of British Columbia. Vancouver is surrounded pressures, and the powerful neighbouring presence of the by water on three sides and overlooked by the Coast Range United States continued to challenge Canada’s political - mountains that rise abruptly to more than 1,500 m. Its unity and cultural identity. climate is one of the mildest in Canada. Temperatures average 3°C in January and 18°C in July. Vancouver's There is general agreement that Native American peoples average annual precipitation is 1,219 mm. Most rainfall are related to Asiatic peoples, and that the closest occurs in winter. Archaeological evidence shows that coastal resemblances are between North American Arctic peoples Aboriginals had settled the Vancouver area by 500 B.C. and their counterparts in Siberia. Vancouver was founded as a sawmill settlement called Granville in the 1870s. The city was incorporated in 1886 and The indigenous peoples say they have been in Canada as renamed after Captain Vancouver. long as the landscape itself. Evidence of their presence dates from the time when the land reappeared from under In recent years, Vancouver has expanded as a centre for the great ice sheets that covered most of the country during software development and biotechnology, while film studios the Pleistocene Ice Age at its peak about 18,000 years and the streets provide a backdrop for the developing film ago. industry. OTHER INFORMATION Vancouver is a major tourist destination. In addition to the Read the UBC section in the blue files in the Study Abroad city's scenic location, visitors enjoy beautiful gardens and Office. You will find some very useful information from world-famous Stanley Park returned UWA students. http://www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/parks/parks&gardens/stanle y1.htm, one of more than 180 city parks, and a combination CONTACTS of natural forest and parklands near the city center. http://www.ubc.ca/ http://www.students.ubc.ca/global/coming-to-ubc/ Even though Vancouver has a mild climate and snow seldom falls in the city, Vancouverites enjoy some of the best Our contact details: downhill and cross country ski facilities in North America. Tel: 6488 8199 Grouse Mountain, Cypress Bowl and Mount Seymour are [email protected] just minutes from downtown. Many of the city's residents http://www.international.uwa.edu.au/se/welcome strap on snowboards or skis and flee the stresses of urban life. You can leave work early and get a few runs in or hit the slopes after dark for a few hours of night skiing. Vancouver is also the host city for the 2010 Winter Olympics which are being held in the City of Vancouver & at Whistler. Cypress boasts the highest vertical drop and superb track- set cross-country skiing, Grouse features tremendous summit views and easy access, while Mount Seymour specializes in lessons for first-timers and offers snowshoe rentals. Many of Vancouver's local mountains offer shuttle services to link avid skiers with the powdery snow they love. If you have the time, travel two hours north to Whistler and Blackcomb. Rated the #1 destination ski resort in North 2 .
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