The University of British Columbia

About UBC

The University of British Columbia is a global centre for teaching, learning and research, consistently ranked among the top public universities in the world.

UBC embraces innovation and transforms ideas into action. Since 1915, UBC has been opening doors of opportunity for people with the curiosity, drive and vision to shape a better world.

UBC Interim President and Vice-Chancellor Deborah Buszard

President’s Welcome

President and Vice-Chancellor Benoit-Antoine Bacon welcomes you to this inspirational place of learning and research.

Read the President’s welcome

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Vision & Values

UBC inspires people, ideas and actions for a better world.

Learn about UBC’s vision, purpose and values

Aerial view of UBC Vancouver campus: the Point Grey cliffs and peninsula as seen from the ocean

UBC Global

We are “in service” to the world, collaborating with partners to help build a more just, sustainable society.

Learn about UBC’s international connections

UBC Campuses

Our two major campuses are located in Vancouver and the Okanagan.

Explore UBC campuses

UBC’s Institutional Rankings

World university rankings recognize UBC for its excellence in teaching and research as well as its global impact.

See how UBC places in world university rankings

We acknowledge that UBC’s two main campuses are situated within the ancestral and unceded territory of the Musqueam people, and in the traditional, ancestral, unceded territory of the Syilx Okanagan Nation and their peoples.