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Thursday 26 February 2015

University of British Columbia - University in Vancouver, British Columbia

The University of British Columbia, commonly referred to as UBC, is a public research university with campuses and facilities in the province of British Columbia, Canada.It is the oldest institution of higher learning in British Columbia and enrolls over 58,000 students at its Vancouver and Okanagan Valley campuses.

Address:                       2329 West Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
Phone:                         +1 604-822-2211 
Former names
McGill University College of British Columbia (1906–1915)
MottoLatin: Tuum Est
Motto in English
It is Yours
It is up to you
Established1908
TypePublic
EndowmentCAD$1.3 billion
ChancellorLindsay Gordon
PresidentArvind Gupta
ProvostDavid Farrar (Vancouver) and Cynthia Mathieson (Okanagan)
Academic staff
4,659 (Vancouver)
471 (Okanagan)
Administrative staff
9,459 (Vancouver)
582 (Okanagan)
Students58,284
Undergraduates39,984 (Vancouver)
7,748 (Okanagan)
Postgraduates9,912 (Vancouver)
640 (Okanagan
LocationVancouver and Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
CampusVancouver: 4.02 km2 (993 acres), Okanagan: 2.086 km2 (515 acres)
School Song'Hail, U.B.C'.; 'High on Olympus'
Colours          Blue and Gold
NicknameUBC Thunderbirds
MascotThunderbird
AffiliationsAPRU, ASAIHL, AUCC, IAU, U15, Universitas 21.
Websiteubc.ca