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University of British Columbia

The University of British Columbia (UBC) is located on Point Grey in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Located just 30 minutes from downtown Vancouver, it is located on the water, near several beaches, with views to the local mountains, and the 763-hectare Pacific Spirit Regional Park, which serves as a green-belt between the campus and the city.

UBC, along with the park and the residential University Hill, is in the University Endowment Lands.



One of UBC's oldest buildings: Chemistry
Motto: Tuum est (Previous official translation: "It's up to you"; now: "It's yours")
Founded 1908
School type Public
Chancellor Allan McEachern
President Martha Piper
Location Vancouver, British Columbia
Enrollment 28,893 undergrad, 6,489 grad
Campus surroundings Forest, ocean, beach
Campus size 425 acres maintained
Mascot Thunderbird

Table of contents
1 Facts and figures
2 Alumni
3 Famous instructors
4 Brief History
5 Current Faculties and Schools
6 Sites of interest
7 External link

Facts and figures

In 2001, UBC had 1,740 full-time faculty, and 7,339 non-faculty full-time employees. It boasts 28,893 undergraduate students, 6,489 graduate students, and 180,000 alumni in 120 countries. UBC had an operating income of $366 million CAD in 2001. Buildings on campus occupy 1,091,997 gross m2, located on 172 hectares of maintained land. Current UBC president is Martha Piper, and VP Students Brian Sullivan.

In 2001/2002, UBC had one of the lowest undergraduate tuition rates in Canada, at $2,181 CAD per year for a full-time program. This was due to a freezing of tuition rates by the New Democratic Party government. In 2002 the Liberal government came into power, and removed the tuition freeze. In 2002/2003 UBC increased its undergraduate and graduate tuition rates by roughly 30%; give or take 10%, depending on faculty/school. This has led to increased enrollment and better facilites, but also to student unrest, union strikes, and population unrest. UBC plans to increase tuition fees by another 30-40% in the upcoming 2003/2004 Academic Year.

Alumni

The most famous alumni from UBC include:

Famous instructors

Brief History

Current Faculties and Schools

Sites of interest

Gardens

Museums and Galleries

Libraries

Performance Arts Theatres

Sports Arenas

Student Services and Residences

External link