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 ranks among the top three universities in Canada. With an annual research budget of $600 million, UBC funds over 8,000 projects a year. The Vancouver campus is situated on the University Endowment Lands, 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.
| Motto | Tuum Est no (language?) |
| Motto (English) | It is up to you, It is yours |
| Established | 1908 |
| Endowment | CAD$2.33 billion (2020) |
| Budget | CAD$2.6 billion (2018) |
| Chancellor | Steven Point |
| President | Santa J. Ono |
| Provost | Andrew Szeri (Vancouver) and Ananya Mukherjee Reed (Okanagan) |
| Academic staff | 5,531 (Vancouver), 526 (Okanagan) |
| Administrative staff | 10,174 (Vancouver), 660 (Okanagan) |
| Students | 66,266 |
| Undergraduates | 44,882 (Vancouver), 8,990 (Okanagan) |
| Postgraduates | 9,981 (Vancouver), 945 (Okanagan) |
| Campus | Vancouver: 4.02 km², Okanagan: 2.09 km² |
| Language | English |
| Newspaper | The Ubyssey |
| Colours | Blue and Gold |
| Athletics | NAIA, U Sports, CWUAA |
| Affiliations | ACU, APRU, ASAIHL, AUCC, U15 |
Informazioni su University of British Columbia
Public university that enrolls over 60,000 students annually. It is known for its massive research library which contains around 10 million volumes in its system.
Realizzazione di University of British Columbia
The school was originally founded as the McGill University College of British Columbia. It became independent in 1915.
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