UBC and Vancouver

University of British Columbia

Of UBC’s 1,970 full-time faculty, 98% have PhDs, the highest rate of any Canadian university. An outstanding range of programs at undergraduate, postgraduate and professional levels are available through 12 Faculties and 11 Schools, leading to globally recognized degrees and diplomas.

Learn more about UBC and our place among the world’s best.

General: Directory, Maps, Finance, IT

• UBC Faculty and Staff Directory
• Financial Services
• IT Services – Main Page
• UBC Copyright website
• Map of UBC: printable
• Map of UBC: interactive

Housing and Transportation

• UBC Housing
• Graduate Student Housing:
  • Green College
  • St. John’s College College
• Conference Centre Hotel Housing
• Off campus housing listing offered by The Alma Mater Society (AMS)
• Rentals offered via Faculty Association for visiting scholars, etc.
• Transportation choices to get to UBC (The UBC Trek Program)
• Transit for UBC students (UBC’s U-Pass system

Student Information and Services

• UBC Course Calendar
• Student Services
• UBC Student Society (Alma Mater Society)
• Graduate Student Society (GSS)
• UBC Tuition & Fees for Graduate Programs
• Financing your Education: how to set a budget, living expenses, tuition, student fees, financial assistance, scholarships
• Currency Converter
• International Student Information
• International Student Handbook
• Campus Security
• Equity Office

Vancouver, BC

Learning at UBC means enjoying a superb campus in one of the planet’s truly spectacular regions – beautiful British Columbia. Vancouver is BC’s cosmopolitan urban centre, providing a temperate climate, safe streets, a vibrant arts and cultural scene, and a welcoming, culturally diverse population. And if you are from outside Canada, you probably already have a positive impression of our country – a peaceful, progressive society that welcomes all ethnicities, nationalities, and creeds into its cultural fabric.

General Information

• About Vancouver – facts about the city, weather, history
• Vancouver Tourism Info – calendar of events, things to do, accommodation
• City of Vancouver – information about the Vancouver city govenment
• Vancouver School Board – public school education system
• Metro Vancouver – information about the greater Vancouver metropolitan area
• British Columbia (BC) Government – provincial government
• Greater Vancouver Real Estate – finding homes to buy

Transportation

• TransLink – bus and skytrain routes within the metropolitan area
• BC Ferries – ferry schedules, fares, etc.
• Greyhound Canada – Canadian intercity bus service
• Vancouver International Airport – airlines serving Vancouver, etc.
• Via Rail – Canadian passenger railway service
• Bicycling Route Planner
• Vancouver Bike Route Map
• Regional Bike Route Maps