INTERNATIONAL VIEWBOOK 2018/19 WWW.STUDYINCANADA.UALBERTA.CA We believe that education is an adventure. We know that the pathway to achieving excellence goes beyond the classroom—it’s a journey of exploration. Exploration is about doing research that inspires you, getting real-world job experience, building lifelong friendships in a new city, and trying new things in your day-to-day life. Exploration is about using your curious mind to discover and understand a subject inside and out. It means asking tough questions and actively seeking the answers, and knowing your area of expertise through and through. Exploration is also about you and your life experience. We want you to explore your skills and talents … and discover new ones that you never knew you had! UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA INTERNATIONAL VIEWBOOK 2018/19 “People say it takes a village to raise you, “In these four years, I learned “EDMONTON IS, IN CANADA, and UAlberta has become my village.” a lot. Not only in terms of ONE OF THE BEST PLACES knowledge, but also in terms of TO BE. YOU HAVE THIS how I see others. Canada is so WONDERFUL RESEARCH-BASED “At UAlberta, I learned that it’s not all about your grades or your multicultural and I’ve learned GPA. That’s just two lines on your resume. It’s more about your a lot about other cultures.” UNIVERSITY, AND THEN TWO OR networking, how many people you know, your extra-curricular NAFISA ABDULHAMID WATCH MY VIDEO ABOUT FACULTY OF ARTS YUZHE BAO FOUR HOURS AWAY, WHEREVER PLAYING RUGBY FOR activities, and doing things that actually count towards your future.” FACULTY OF SCIENCE POLITICAL SCIENCE THE UALBERTA PANDAS GENERAL ROUTE MOMBASA, KENYA YOU’RE GOING, YOU HAVE WWW.STUDYINCANADA. SHANGHAI, CHINA UALBERTA.CA/VIDEOS MABRUR BARI WATCH MY VIDEO ABOUT PARKS AND MOUNTAINS.” FACULTY OF ENGINEERING GETTING INTERNATIONAL CHEMICAL ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE AT UALBERTA DHAKA, BANGLADESH WWW.STUDYINCANADA. DAFNA RACHOK UALBERTA.CA/VIDEOS FACULTY OF ARTS ANTHROPOLOGY KYIV, UKRAINE AMEE SVATOS FACULTY OF PHYSICAL “Playing rugby for the UAlberta Pandas team on a WATCH MY VIDEO ABOUT HOW I FARHIA HAQUE EDUCATION & RECREATION (PER) pitch that has all the mountains in the background MADE NEW FRIENDS ON CAMPUS! FACULTY OF MEDICINE “I like the understanding that our professors RECREATION, SPORT & TOURISM WWW.STUDYINCANADA. & DENTISTRY I NEUROSCIENCE UALBERTA.CA/VIDEOS provide and I love how engaged the professors CANBY, OR, USA (in Jasper, AB), was a pretty amazing experience.” DHAKA, BANGLADESH are with their students.” 2 INTERNATIONAL VIEWBOOK 2018/19 INTERNATIONAL VIEWBOOK 2018/19 3 The Li Ka Shing Institute of CANADA’S LEADING HUB Mall, a student Virology THEATRE TRAINING residence and shopping mall FACILITY, THE TIMMS with 50 shops and services HUNDREDS OF POTENTIAL CENTRE FUTURE EMPLOYERS, THE GREAT VIEW OF ALL IN ONE PLACE TO CANADA’S FIRST EDMONTON FROM RATT MEET WITH UALBERTA ACCREDITED SCHOOL OF (ROOM AT THE TOP), STUDENTS! THE UALBERTA PUBLIC HEALTH THE RESTAURANT ON CAREER CENTRE HOSTS THE 7TH FLOOR OF SEVERAL CAREER FAIRS ON The new Physical THE STUDENTS’ UNION CAMPUS THROUGHOUT THE Activity & Wellness BUILDING YEAR centre (PAW) with THE MOST PROFESSORS WESTERN CANADA’S a climbing wall WITH 3M AWARDS LARGEST TEACHING (CANADA’S HIGHEST HOSPITAL and other world- AWARD FOR President David MESSAGE FROM class sports and UNDERGRADUATE THE ROOFTOP ASTRONOMY Turpin is the 13th PRESIDENT recreation facilities TEACHING EXCELLENCE) DAVID TURPIN OBSERVATORY, WHERE president and YOU CAN SEE PLANETS, vice-chancellor of “As a global university striving for ECLIPSES AND MORE the University of excellence, the University of Alberta FROM THE ROOFTOP OF seeks the best students from THE CENTENNIAL CENTRE Alberta. around the world. We have built an FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY exceptional and diverse community SCIENCE One of Canada’s most admired by bringing global ideas and and respected post-secondary perspectives to our five campuses. leaders, Dr. Turpin has held several I invite you to bring your talents leadership roles including president and ideas to our university. You will of the University of Victoria from discover unique experiences within 2000-2013. A distinguished scholar a different country and culture, and and Thomson ISI highly cited find new friends. At the University TAKE A VIRTUAL researcher, Dr. Turpin has earned of Alberta, you can choose among many honours and distinctions for a wide range of courses and his research, teaching, and service programs. Join us in a learning TOUR OF to the community. He is a member experience that will transform you of the Order of Canada, a fellow of and prepare you for success in an ever-changing world.” UALBERTA the Royal Society of Canada and a Steacie Fellow. www.studyincanada.ualberta.ca/tour 4 INTERNATIONAL VIEWBOOK 2018/19 INTERNATIONAL VIEWBOOK 2018/19 5 "Volunteering was something I started in my first year. I was surprised at how volunteering is such a big part of the "Getting to be with people who are culture here. It really doesn’t exist anywhere else I’ve been. from all over the world, SO I DECIDED TO JOIN SOMETHING. IT WAS AMAZING.” ALISHA KADAM FACULTY OF MEDICINE & DENTISTRY ONCOLOGY MUMBAI, INDIA has really given me a good experience.” VITALII DODONOV FACULTY OF ENGINEERING CHEMICAL ENGINEERING KOLOMNA , RUSSIA HORIA HASANI FACULTY OF PHARMACY COMPUTATIONAL DRUG DESIGN AND DISCOVERY TEHRAN, IRAN “I’M CURRENTLY IN THE ECO CAR CLUB. IT’S A STUDENT RUN ORGANIZATION THAT BUILDS HYDROGEN FUEL CELL POWERED VEHICLES. IT IS VERY INTERESTING. WE RECENTLY WON A COMPETITION FOR A CAR WE DESIGNED AND BUILT AND ARE NOW HEADING TO THE WORLD FINALS IN LONDON, UK.” FARROW SANDWICHES & COFFEE Less than 500 m from campus 6 INTERNATIONAL VIEWBOOK 2018/19 INTERNATIONAL VIEWBOOK 2018/19 7 UALBERTA TOP 10s 10 1. Get work experience in a strong JOIN A STUDENT GROUP OR CLUB! MEET economy! The province of Alberta is NEW PEOPLE AND EXPLORE YOUR COMMON leading Canada in the number of job INTERESTS. opportunities and job creation. TAKE A COURSE OR PROGRAM WITH A “FIELD 2. Enjoy city life in a beautiful outdoor WORK” COMPONENT. YOU’LL BE OUT IN A environment. You can hike, bike, REAL-WORLD SETTING, PUTTING YOUR ski, and more in the beautiful river valley that goes through ACADEMIC SKILLS INTO PRACTICE. Edmonton, all just minutes from WORK WHILE YOU STUDY! GET EXPERIENCE UAlberta and downtown. IN A CANADIAN SETTING AND FOLLOW YOUR Canada’s first Nobel Prize in Physics, awarded to alumnus Richard Taylor in 1990. 3. You are welcome here. Edmonton is CAREER GOALS. a friendly, multicultural city where VISIT OUR CAMPUS MUSEUMS—WE HAVE people are happy to get to know you. The Canadian Maple Leaf flag, designed by alumnus George Stanley. CANADA’S LARGEST UNIVERSITY-BASED 4. Winter, Spring, Summer, and METEORITE COLLECTION, A PALEONTOLOGY Alumnus Joe Clark is a former Prime Minister of Canada and was the Fall—new seasons bring great MUSEUM WITH DINOSAUR BONES, AND MORE … youngest person ever to take on this role. new Canadian adventures ALL ON CAMPUS. and experiences! JOIN THE GATEWAY STUDENT NEWSPAPER OR 5. Exciting weekend road trips! Great video games such as Bejeweled and Plants vs Zombies! PopCap CJSR, THE STUDENT RADIO STATION. YOU CAN Explore Alberta’s prairies, canyons, Games was co-founded by UAlberta alumnus Jason Kapalka. waterfalls, and, of course, the GET JOURNALISM EXPERIENCE AND CONNECT beautiful Rocky Mountains, which WITH ALL KINDS OF NEW PEOPLE. Discovering an asteroid and naming it after UAlberta! Alumnus Andrew are just a few hours from Edmonton. ENJOY THE SNOW DURING THE WINTER Lowe named the asteroid he discovered “UofAlberta”—it’s located 6. The Alberta blue sky and sunshine. SEASON—IT’S YOUR CHANCE TO SKI, between Mars and Jupiter. There is nothing else like it. SNOWBOARD, SKATE, AND MORE! Edmonton is one of the sunniest cities in Canada, even during winter. GET INVOLVED WITH INTERNATIONAL WEEK— The invention of early sonar in 1917 by faculty member Dr Richard Boyle. EXPLORE IMPORTANT WORLD ISSUES AND 7. Enjoy live music, art, theatre, BUILD GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP DURING THIS Canada’s first successful open-heart surgery, performed in 1956 by carnivals, sports, and more at EXCITING ANNUAL EVENT. faculty member Dr John Callaghan. Edmonton’s 30+ festivals throughout the year—that’s why we’re known as RUN FOR A POSITION IN OUR STUDENTS’ “Canada’s Festival City.” UNION—MANY INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS ARE The life-saving Hepatitis B treatment, Heptovir, developed and ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN UALBERTA’S STUDENT administered for the first time in 1998 by faculty member Dr Lorne Tyrrel. 8. Edmonton celebrates diversity— throughout the city, you can connect GOVERNMENT! with many different cultural The co-discovery of insulin in 1922 by faculty member Dr James Collip, who WORK, STUDY, AND RESEARCH ABROAD! associations and enjoy restaurants ENHANCE YOUR INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE worked with Frederick Banting, Charles Best, and John MacLeod. with food from all over the world. EVEN FURTHER BY SPENDING A TERM OR 9. Have a great Canadian experience. YEAR AT A UALBERTA PARTNER INSTITUTION Developing a new vaccine to combat Hepatitis C—UAlberta researcher Go to a hockey game and cheer on OUTSIDE OF CANADA. Dr Michael Houghton discovered the vaccine, which could eventually be the Edmonton Oilers, explore the used to fight all strains of the disease. lands that were once the home TAKE THE TIME TO LEARN ABOUT CANADIAN of the dinosaurs, learn about the CULTURE—EXPERIENCE OUR MUSIC, FOOD, history of the “wild west,” and more. FILMS, ACTIVITIES, AND BE SURE TO JOIN US FOR CELEBRATIONS LIKE CANADA DAY! 10. A world-class education at the University of Alberta! You can also study at the Augustana Campus in PHOTO CREDIT: PHOTOGRAPH EFFECTS CREDIT: PHOTO Camrose, Alberta, about an hour’s drive from Edmonton.