Global InformationUniversity of British Columbia information
 Coat of arms | |
| Motto | Tuum Est (Latin)[1] |
|---|---|
Motto in English | "It is up to you" "It is yours" |
| Established | 1908 |
Academic affiliations | ACU, APRU, ASAIHL, Universities Canada, U15 |
| Endowment | CA$2.8 billion (2023)[2] |
| Budget | CA$3.4 billion (2023)[3] |
| Chancellor | Steven Point |
| President | Benoit-Antoine Bacon |
| Provost | Gage Averill (Vancouver) and Rehan Sadiq (Okanagan) |
Academic staff | 5,696 (Vancouver) 600 (Okanagan)[4] |
Administrative staff | 10,647 (Vancouver) 835 (Okanagan)[4] |
| Students | 66,266[5] |
| Undergraduates | 44,882 (Vancouver) 8,990 (Okanagan)[5][note 1] |
| Postgraduates | 9,981 (Vancouver) 945 (Okanagan)[5] |
| Location | Vancouver, British Columbia , Canada
Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
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| Campus | Vancouver: 4.020 km2 (993 acres) Okanagan: 2.086 km2 (515 acres) |
| Language | English |
| Newspaper | The Ubyssey (Vancouver) The Phoenix News (Okanagan) |
| Colours | Blue and gold[7] |
| Nickname | Thunderbirds (Vancouver) Heat (Okanagan) |
Sporting affiliations | NAIA, U Sports, CWUAA |
| Website | ubc |
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The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a public research university with campuses near Vancouver and Okanagan in British Columbia, Canada. Established in 1908, it is the oldest university in British Columbia. With an annual research budget of $773 million, UBC funds over 10,000 projects a year.[4]
The Vancouver campus is situated adjacent to the University Endowment Lands located about 10 km (6 mi) west of downtown Vancouver.[8] UBC is home to TRIUMF, Canada's national laboratory for particle and nuclear physics, which houses the world's largest cyclotron. In addition to the Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies and Stuart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute, UBC and the Max Planck Society collectively established the first Max Planck Institute in North America, specializing in quantum materials.[9] One of the largest research libraries in Canada, the UBC Library system has over 10 million volumes among its 21 branches.[10][11] The Okanagan campus, acquired in 2005, is located in Kelowna, British Columbia.
Eight Nobel laureates, 74 Rhodes scholars, 65 Olympians garnering medals, ten fellows in both American Academy of Arts & Sciences and the Royal Society, and 273 fellows to the Royal Society of Canada have been affiliated with UBC.[4] Three Canadian prime ministers, John Turner; Kim Campbell, Canada's first female prime minister; and current prime minister, Justin Trudeau have been educated at UBC.[12]
- ^ UBC Communications and Marketing (December 2015). "UBC Coat of Arms Usage Policy and Guidelines" (PDF). Retrieved April 14, 2018.
- ^ "2023 Endowment Update" (PDF). UBC. 2023. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
- ^ "UBC Overview and Facts". UBC News. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
- ^ a b c d "UBC Overview and Facts". Retrieved April 9, 2022.
- ^ a b c Szeri, Andrew; Mukherjee-Reed, Ananya. "University of British Columbia 2018/19 Annual Enrolment Report" (PDF). UBC. pp. 23, 65. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
- ^ "Undergraduate and Post-baccalaureate" (PDF). UBC. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
- ^ "UBC's Colours: Blue & Gold". University of British Columbia. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
- ^ "UBC Facts & Figures (2009/2010)". University of British Columbia. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
- ^ "UBC, Max Planck formalize partnership among world's top quantum physicists". October 4, 2010. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
- ^ "Library Facts and Figures". UBC library. Archived from the original on December 14, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
- ^ "UBC Library hits all-time high in ARL rankings". UBC library. August 19, 2013. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
- ^ "UBC alumnus Justin Trudeau sworn in as Canada's 23rd prime minister". UBC News. November 4, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
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