Leveraging a Canadian Advantage in Asia: Strategic Expansion of the Canada-Japan Co-operative Education Program
Established in 1991, the Canada Japan Co-op Program (CJCP) has sent more than 1,200 (mostly STEM) students to Japan for work terms; the Program is comprised of a consortium of Canadian colleges and universities, with the Program office housed at UBC. The university seeks to diversify the students who participate, ultimately strengthening Canada’s future workforce […]
Designing inclusion into faculty-led and co-curricular short programs abroad
UBC uses this innovation grant to investigate and compile a repository of good practices for enhancing the accessibility of faculty-led and co-curricular programs like field schools in disciplines like conservation, geography, earth sciences, marine ecology and archaeology which are often physically and mentally demanding. A graduate students are doing this research and creating a new […]
Forests and Livelihoods International
Students supported by this project embark on exciting journeys to study how the complex interactions of global forest management, conservation and land use shape the livelihoods of people. The University of British Columbia breaks down barriers of historical exclusion for experiential learning by developing and disseminating best practices to support Indigenous, disabled and lower-income students […]
Global Indigenous Connections
Global Indigenous Connections is a multifaceted program aimed at connecting Indigenous and non-Indigenous University of British Columbia students with Indigenous students, faculty and community members in other areas of the world. The objectives of the program are to provide students with virtual and in-person learning opportunities to develop a stronger understanding of the Indigenous lands […]
Pueblos Originarios en Argentina: UBC and Universidad Austral
The Virtual Forum on Indigenous Peoples of the Global South consisted of four 1.5-hour long workshops for Indigenous students at UBC to learn with and from Indigenous peoples of Argentina and Brazil. Throughout the workshops students were in active discussions with Indigenous community members from Argentina and Brazil to learn about their life history, cultural […]