Being a Ä¢¹½´«Ã½student doesn’t mean that you need to stay in British Columbia. Through , Ä¢¹½´«Ã½offers a variety of ways for you to explore the world while earning credits towards your degree.

Whether you want to live in Scotland for a year, spend a summer semester in Costa Rica or complete a global health practicum in Ghana and Zambia, there are plenty of international study options.

Go Global programs give you an opportunity to immerse yourself in a new culture, get a deeper understanding of current international issues and ideas in the real world, and connect meaningfully with people in a host country as a student—not just as a tourist. They also allow you to gain confidence, take courses not offered at UBC, and still pay Ä¢¹½´«Ã½fees outside of Canada.

The following are the programs that Go Global offers.

Exchange

With Go Global’s Exchange program, you can travel and study in another country for a term or longer while earning credits towards your degree. For example, you can explore pre-med or pre-law at Scotland’s or choose to go to at one of its campuses in Melbourne, Australia or Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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Summer AbroadÌý

For the Summer Abroad program, you can spend the summer studying in another country—such as France, India or Costa Rica—have fun, and get to know a new culture without interrupting your winter semester course load. You can also add a summer term before you begin your winter Exchange program.

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Research Abroad

As a Ä¢¹½´«Ã½student, you can get hands-on research experience at a university abroad and build non-credit work experience over the summer.

You can visit Switzerland’s and conduct research in a laboratory on the shores of Lake Geneva at the foot of the Alps. Or you can build your own self-directed research experience at the while taking part in Japanese cultural activities.

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Global Seminars

Global Seminars offer you the chance to take Ä¢¹½´«Ã½credit courses taught by Ä¢¹½´«Ã½faculty members with a group of other students in a location around the world. Global Seminars are customized Ä¢¹½´«Ã½courses involving engagement with international partners. They run in the summer and are each unique in terms of location, course content, length and cost. Study geographical migration patterns in Spain and Morocco, for example, or learn about sustainable food systems in Italy.

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International Conferences and Special Ä¢¹½´«Ã½

Through partnerships and memberships with international learning organizations, Go Global also offers a range of international programs beyond Exchange, Summer Abroad, Research Abroad, and Global Seminars.

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Find more information and talk to a Go Global Advisor:


goglobal.okanagan@ubc.ca


go.global@ubc.ca