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About UBC's Okanagan campus

An Intimate Learning Community

Located in Kelowna, BC, the University of British Columbia’s Okanagan campus opened in September 2005. It’s an intimate learning community -- where students interact with one another and their professors on a daily basis, while becoming global citizens through interaction with their community and the world.

 

The Okanagan campus is earning a reputation as an important, respected centre of learning and research, enhancing knowledge creation and innovation in our region and around the world. This campus also offers a campus life rich with opportunities to build cultural and social connections, to learn, grow and express yourself.

 

Serving the post-secondary education needs of more than 7,500 undergraduate and graduate students, UBC's Okanagan campus offers the internationally respected UBC degree, delivering a wide range of interdisciplinary and integrated programs that let learners explore connections between diverse areas of study.

Learning UBC's Okanagan campus offers: Distinctive programs Post-graduate programs Integrated region-wide college transfer One world-class UBC degree An independent Okanagan Academic Senate Global linkages by technology	Research UBC's Okanagan campus offers: Access to research funding through UBC and national funding programs Expanded research programs Links to UBC's Vancouver campus and global research
Economic Benefits UBC's Okanagan campus is a regional economic driver: Impact of 7,500 students, new faculty and staff New research infrastructure Annual economic impact: $1 billion More than $400 million in new construction since 2005	Social Benefits UBC's Okanagan campus contributes to the region: Expanded access to post-secondary education Community service learning Co-op opportunities Health linkages with regional and national partners Creative studies and performance programs  Diverse cultural programs

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