Office of Regional and International Community Engagement

Fostering meaningful engagement between students, faculty, and communities, ORICE allows students to bring their discipline to life through mutually beneficial connections with community partners. ORICE provides several opportunities for engagement through programming such as the International Service Learning (ISL) program, regionally-based community engagement, and academic courses at UBC that bring community partners and their current areas of focus into the classroom. ORICE is part of the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs.

Humanities 101

Humanities 101, or Hum, is a 19-year-old community programme that offers university-level courses and public programmes to individuals situated in the Downtown Eastside and Downtown South. Individuals in the program participate in study groups and workshops that are designed to overcome financial, institutional, educational, governmental, health, and social obstacles.

Arts Vancouver Summer Program

The International Summer Arts Program was launched in 2013 to provide a cross-cultural learning experience for groups of students from several partner universities. The program provides an opportunity for undergraduate students to learn about Canadian culture firsthand through the study of the social sciences, social/cultural activities, and intercultural workshops.

Tec de Monterrey-UBC Joint Academic Program

The Tec-UBC Joint Academic Program recruits students from Mexico’s Tec de Monterrey to study at UBC. This program allows students to combine education, travel, cultural exchange, and life learning in a supportive environment. Most regular credit courses from the Faculty of Arts, the Faculty of Land and Food Systems, and the Sauder School of Business are open to Tec students.

Sciences Po Dual Degree (BA)

The University of British Columbia has partnered with renowned French university Sciences Po (l’Institut d’études politiques de Paris) to launch its first international undergraduate dual-degree program. Students can now pursue a four-year dual Bachelor of Arts or dual Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce, while studying two years at each institution and earning degrees from both.

International Program at UBC Vantage College

UBC’s Vantage College offers a pathway program that is custom designed for international students, to support the transition from high school to university studies. This 11 month program combines undergraduate study with additional English language coursework, mentorship, and tutoring to facilitate a seamless transition into the second year of a UBC undergraduate degree.

Arts Studies in Research and Writing

Arts Studies in Research and Writing (ASRW) supports undergraduate students’ participation in the research culture of UBC. Drawing on cutting edge theories of writing and teaching, ASRW aims to show how scholars think about the world, and how that way of thinking shapes both the kind of research they do and the ways they write about their research.

Coordinated Arts Program

Coordinated Arts Program (CAP) provides students the opportunity to explore a range of courses within the humanities, social sciences, and creative and performing arts within a supportive cohort setting.

Students can select one of five streams that group linked-but-separate courses connected by a broad research focus designed to help them make connections across courses, ideas, and issues. Recent streams include: Law and Society; Media Studies; Individual and Society.

Arts One Program

Arts One is team-taught by five instructors from a variety of disciplines. Students can read and discuss classic and contemporary texts from different historical periods and cultural contexts, and consider their influence on society.

Liu Institute for Global Issues

The Liu Institute for Global Issues is an interdisciplinary research hub that aspires to influence academic and public debates about global issues, inform policy decisions, and become an important source of ideas, education, information and perspectives. Research has largely focused on three global themes – security, social justice, and sustainability. The Liu Institute is a founding partner of the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs.