This fall Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz joins UBC as the inaugural Lind Initiative scholar to lead a campus-wide dialogue on Inequality. Professor Stiglitz is one of the world’s foremost thinkers...

The Vancouver Institute, an all-volunteer, non-profit, public educational forum, has been in existence since 1916 when it was founded by UBC’s first president, Dr. Frank Wesbrook.  The Institute’s mandate...

Learn how to get the most out of parent-teacher conferences, report cards, and standardized tests results, and how to use informal ways to learn about your child's progress with...

In this hands-on workshop for kids, parents, grandparents, and teachers, find out how you can inspire students to engage with mathematics and science, and boost their confidence and interest...

The Evolution, Current Status and Future of the "Best Interests of the Child" Principle in the Protection of Children's Rights Lecture Abstract:  This lecture and discussion will focus on...

Engineers save the world! Did you know engineers do more than build bridges and design fast cars? Engineers help prevent disease, reduce poverty and create solutions to protect people and our planet....

SOLD OUT. In celebration of UBC’s Centennial, the UBC Centennial Committee and the UBC Opera Ensemble welcome members of the Beijing Central Conservatory’s Opera Centre to the Chan Centre...

This is a free event and open to the public.  As part of the Nitobe Memorial Garden Concepts and Prospects symposium, the research curators of the Collective for the...

Free, general admission event.  No ticket required.  All members of the UBC community are invited to join us in celebrating UBC's Centennial and the holiday season at this noon...

Gold is the most valued of metals. Throughout history it has played a key role in global civilizations as a symbol of wealth with unique cultural, spiritual and aesthetic...