Posts Tagged ‘Education’
Apr. 4, 2013 | Filed under: Arts and Humanities, Media Release | Tags: BHER, Borderless Higher Education for Refugees, Dadaab, East Africa, Education, Faculty of Education, Kenya, learning, moi university, Rita Irwin, Samson Nashon, Somalia, student, teacher, teacher ed, Teacher Education Office, University of British Columbia, york university
The University of British Columbia will soon be offering teacher education programs in the Dadaab Refugee Camp, Kenya, through a partnership that will increase access to education for resident children and youth.
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Apr. 3, 2013 | Filed under: Arts and Humanities, Business, Law and Society, UBC Reports Stories | Tags: academia, arts, Dept. of Sociology, Education, Faculty of Arts, ivory towers, Neil Gross, politics, post-secondary education, Q&A, Sociology, teaching and learning, universities
A Q and A with Prof. Neil Gross on universities and liberal thinking
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Apr. 3, 2013 | Filed under: Media Release, News Feed, University News | Tags: Education, Stephen Toope, University of British Columbia
Professor Stephen Toope, the 12th president of the University of British Columbia, will leave on June 30, 2014 to pursue academic and professional interests in international law and international relations, UBC Board of Governors Chair Bill Levine announced today.
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Feb. 25, 2013 | Filed under: Arts and Humanities, Media Release, Science, Health and Technology | Tags: adolescent, cardiovascular, children, Education, Faculty of Education, Hannah Schreier, health, Kimberly Schonert-Reichl, Psychology, school, UBC, volunteering, youth
Giving back through volunteering is good for your heart, even at a young age, according to University of British Columbia researchers.
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Dec. 5, 2012 | Filed under: Media Release, News Feed, Uncategorized | Tags: arts, business, economics, Education, Mark Carney, school of economics
An expansion of Canada’s top-ranked economics department will create the Vancouver School of Economics at the University of British Columbia, a new global centre for research and learning on the world’s most pressing economic issues.
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Nov. 2, 2012 | Filed under: Media Release | Tags: community, community engagement, Education, health, Marvin Westwood, start an evolution, tim laidler, veterans transition network, veterans transition progr, vtp
A University of British Columbia program to help former members of the Canadian military make the transition back to civilian life is expanding into a non-profit organization that will provide services across Canada.
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Oct. 11, 2012 | Filed under: Media Advisory, News Feed | Tags: Aboriginal, community engagement, Education, learning, YIE
UBC’s Faculty of Education kicks-off the Year of Indigenous Education with the Musqueam Lecture: Excellence in Education
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Oct. 4, 2012 | Filed under: UBC Reports Stories | Tags: david anderson, Education, learning, MMed, museum, studentlife
Renee Zhang is one of 17 students enrolled in a new masters program designed to help museums engage their patrons.
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Sep. 4, 2012 | Filed under: Media Release, News Feed | Tags: Education, Enrolment Services, student life, studentlife, UBC students
The University of British Columbia is serving more B.C. students on its campuses than ever before, with continued growth at its Okanagan campus.
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Aug. 8, 2012 | Filed under: Hot Topics, Media Advisory, News Feed | Tags: back-to-school, early alert, Education, experts, k-12, learning, post-secondary education, teaching, technology, UBC, university, University of British Columbia
UBC experts are available to comment on kindergarten to Grade 12 and post-secondary education issues.
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