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University of British Columbia
University of British Columbia
University of British Columbia
University of British Columbia
University of British Columbia
University of British Columbia
University of British Columbia
University of British Columbia
University of British Columbia
University of British Columbia
University of British Columbia
University of British Columbia
University of British Columbia
University of British Columbia
University of British Columbia
University of British Columbia
University of British Columbia
University of British Columbia
University of British Columbia
University of British Columbia
University of British Columbia
University of British Columbia
University of British Columbia
University of British Columbia
University of British Columbia
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Thursday8:30am - 4pm
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The University of British Columbia is a public research university with campuses in Vancouver and Kelowna, British Columbia. Established in 1908, UBC is British Columbia's oldest university. The university is ranked among the top 20 public universities worldwide and top three in Canada. With an annual research budget of $600 million , UBC funds over 8,000 projects a year.The Vancouver campus is situated about 10 km west of Downtown Vancouver. 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. One of the largest research libraries in Canada, the UBC Library system has over 9.9 million volumes among its 21 branches. The Okanagan campus, acquired in 2005, is located in Kelowna, British Columbia. UBC is internationally recognized in STEM fields, ranking 10th in Computer Science, 5th in Ecology, 22nd in Mathematics, and 25th in Medicine. In the humanities, the university ranks 22nd in Literature, 28th in Law, and 23rd in Economics worldwide.As of 2017, eight Nobel laureates, 71 Rhodes scholars, 65 Olympians, eight Fellows in both American Academy of Arts & Sciences and the Royal Society, and 208 Fellows to the Royal Society of Canada have been affiliated with UBC. Three Canadian prime ministers, including Canada's first female prime minister Kim Campbell and current prime minister Justin Trudeau have been educated at UBC.
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