Information Sheet 2025/2026
Go Global: International Learning Programs
Contact Information
Executive Director Cheryl Dumaresq cheryl.dumaresq@ubc.ca (Office of Global Engagement)
Associate Director Wendy Kang wendy.kang@ubc.ca
Assistant Directors Sarah Cameron sarah.cameron@ubc.ca / Mathew Lyle mathew.lyle@ubc.ca / Dana Lowton dana.lowton@ubc.ca
(Okanagan)
Campus UBC Vancouver UBC Okanagan
General Enquiries go.global@ubc.ca goglobal.okanagan@ubc.ca
https://goglobal.ubc.ca/ https://students.ok.ubc.ca/global-engagement-
Go Global Website office/go-global/
Advisors Inbound Programs: Inbound Programs:
Alexandra Wai alexandra.wai@ubc.ca (semester exchange) Viktoria Drigo viktoria.drigo@ubc.ca
Jonathan Lopez jonathan.lopez@ubc.ca (semester exchange &
UBC-Tec de Monterrey Joint Academic Program) Outbound Programs:
Haruho Kubota haruho.kubota@ubc.ca (Visiting International Matt Harling matt.harling@ubc.ca (semester
exchange – all countries)
Research Students)
Alex Basaraba alex.basaraba@ubc.ca (summer
Outbound Programs: study)
Eyobe Melketsadik eyobe.melketsadik@ubc.ca (semester
exchange & balances - English-speaking countries)
Haruho Kubota haruho.kubota@ubc.ca (semester exchange &
balances - continental Europe & Scandinavian regions)
James Leeder james.leeder@ubc.ca (semester exchange &
balances - Asia, Latin America)
Jessica Tsai jessica.tsai@ubc.ca (summer study)
Jennifer Lemche jennifer.lemche@ubc.ca (research abroad)
Agreements: global.partnerships@ubc.ca
Telephone (during Tel: +1 604 822 0942 Tel: +1 250 807 8098
operational hours)
Campus Security (for Tel: +1 604 822 2222 (open 24 hours) Tel: +1 250 807 8111 (open 24 hours)
Emergency)
Address Go Global: International Learning Programs Go Global: International Learning Programs
The University of British Columbia The University of British Columbia, Okanagan
1100- 6138 Student Union Boulevard (UBC Life Building) UNC 227 – 3272 University Way (University
Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 1Z1 Centre)
Kelowna, BC, Canada V1V 1V7
Facts and Figures http://www.ubc.ca/about/facts.html
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Important dates Term 1 - Winter Session 2025/2026 Term 2 – Winter Session 2025/2026
Class Dates September 2 - December 4, 2025 January 12 – April 10, 2026
Exam Period December 8 - 19, 2025 April 14 – 25, 2026
Midterm Breaks November 10 - 12, 2025 February 16 - 20, 2026
Orientation September 2, 2025 January 12, 2026
Academic Calendar https://vancouver.calendar.ubc.ca/dates-and-deadlines (UBC Vancouver)
https://okanagan.calendar.ubc.ca/dates-and-deadlines (UBC Okanagan)
Nomination & Application
Round 1 (Term 1, Term 2, Full Year, Split Year) Round 2 (Term 2, Split Year)
(for partners with spaces remaining or who
are unable to nominate students in Round 1)
Nomination Periods January 15, 2025 – March 15, 2025 July 1, 2025 – August 25, 2025
(Law & Computer Science not available)
Nomination Process Nominations are completed online through our partner university nomination portal on Salesforce.
Log into the nomination portal (https://ubccrm.my.site.com/ggpu). The account username will be your email
address. If logging in for the first time, you will be asked to verify email. Afterwards, you will be able to access the
nomination portal to submit your nominations AND upload your students’ application documents. A tutorial video
on how to nominate students is available here.
Please ensure your contact information is accurate & up-to-date. For any changes to contact details, or if you do not
have access to the portal, please notify the Go Global team at: go.global@ubc.ca.
UBC Terms for reference when nominating students:
• Term 1 (one semester space): Sept-Dec 2025
• Term 2 (one semester space): Jan-Apr 2026
• Full Year (two semester spaces): Sept-Dec 2025 + Jan-Apr 2026
• Split Year (two semester spaces): Jan-Apr 2026 + Sept-Dec 2026
Application April 1, 2025 September 15, 2025
Documents Deadlines (files of all the students nominated in Round 1) (files of all the students nominated in Round 2)
Application UBC Vancouver: https://goglobal.ubc.ca/go-global/coming-ubc/coming-ubc-exchange/step-2-application-process
Documents UBC Okanagan: https://students.ok.ubc.ca/global-engagement-office/go-global/study-abroad-at-ubc-okanagan-
2/documents/
UBC Go Global only accepts supporting application documents in electronic format uploaded by the partner
university via the nomination portal. Please refer to the Document Checklist section for the required documents. We
ask partners to gather the documents from the students and upload them by the application document deadline.
Partners will need to upload each document separately for individual students. A handy tutorial video on how to
upload documents is available here.
Application Process & UBC Vancouver: https://goglobal.ubc.ca/go-global/coming-ubc/coming-ubc-exchange/step-2-application-process
Instructions UBC Okanagan: https://students.ok.ubc.ca/global-engagement-office/go-global/study-abroad-at-ubc-okanagan-
2/apply/
Upon nomination, the student receives a link by email to complete online Go Global application. This link is for Go
Global exchange and visiting students only. Please advise your students NOT to use the UBC Undergraduate
Program application/admission portal for their application.
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After submitting the online application in the student application portal, students receive an email with their UBC
student ID number. They must also forward their supporting application documents (see “Application Documents”
above) to their home university for submission through the partner nomination portal by the application document
deadlines. Then, they should follow the remaining steps as indicated on the respective application instructions pages
by campus to apply for on-campus student housing if needed (prior to admission) and create a Campus-Wide Login
(CWL) account (after admission).
Admission & Course Registration
Admission Process Application files are reviewed by Go Global and/or faculties for admission. Once admitted, students will receive an
email notification prompting them to download a Letter of Acceptance (LOA) from the student application portal.
LOAs will be available late May for Round 1 and late October for Round 2 students.
As an administrative step, students will also need to accept their admission offer in the Applicant Service Centre
(ASC) by the stated deadline on their admission notification email. The steps for students to accept the offer are:
1. Go to the ASC to obtain a login link
2. Select “Student, Applicant, External Student Portal”
3. Enter your UBC student number and the email used to create your Go Global application
4. You will get an email with a link* that logs you into UBC Applicant Service Centre (ASC) with no password
required
5. Accept your admission offer in ASC before the deadline indicated
*NOTE: The link in step 4 expires after 15 minutes. To receive a new link, repeat steps 1- 3. Check your junk mail in
case the email gets accidentally sorted there. If you do not receive an email, please submit a ticket to the UBC IT Help
Desk for technical support.
After accepting the offer in the ASC, the student can proceed with creating a CWL account to access UBC’s online
systems, including Workday Student (UBC’s new student information system).
Provincial Attestation Letters (PALs) for full-year and split-year students only: This document is used for initial study
permit applications from outside Canada. Within two (2) weeks of students accepting their admission offer in the
Applicant Service Centre, the PAL will be emailed directly to students. More information about the PAL and other
documents required for study permit applications can be found here.
NOTE: Because of the limited number of PALs available, students will only receive one (1) PAL. Students MUST ensure
all information is correct prior to accepting their admission offer as we are unable to re-issue PALs. Students
must notify Go Global within five (5) business days of the notification about their admission if they do not require a
PAL or if their personal information needs to be updated.
More information about admissions can be found under the section on Admission & Acceptance Procedures here:
https://goglobal.ubc.ca/go-global/coming-ubc/coming-ubc-exchange/step-2-application-process
Course Registration UBC’s course schedule can be found here: https://courses.students.ubc.ca/
Registration period:
July - Sept: registration for both Term 1 and Term 2 courses for Round 1 students
Nov - Jan: Term 2 course registration for Round 2 students
Students nominated in Round 1 have the full range of courses to select from (restrictions here)
Students nominated in Round 2 have a limited selection of courses as some may already be full
Course registration is NOT finalized until after the course add/drop deadline in the third week of classes, and Go
Global cannot guarantee access to specific courses. For more information about course registration timelines, please
see: https://vancouver.calendar.ubc.ca/dates-and-deadlines. For details about course registration processes and
restrictions, please see: https://goglobal.ubc.ca/go-global/coming-ubc/coming-ubc-exchange/step-4-course-
registration.
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Academic Information & Transcripts
Language of English language requirements: https://goglobal.ubc.ca/go-global/coming-ubc/coming-ubc-exchange/english-
Instruction & language-requirements-coming-ubc-exchange
Requirements
GPA Requirement Academic standing must be established at the nominating partner institution at time of application. For UBC to
assess admissibility, students must have completed a minimum of one term of full-time studies at the nominating
institution.
Minimum 70% on average or equivalent ranking in the top half of the student's class in previous academic work at
the home university (OR B OR 2.8 on a 4.33 scale; OR 3.0 on a 4.0 scale).
Program Restrictions Vancouver: https://goglobal.ubc.ca/go-global/coming-ubc/coming-ubc-exchange/step-4-course-registration
Okanagan: https://students.ok.ubc.ca/involvement-activities/go-global/study-abroad-at-ubc-okanagan/
Note: Priority access to engineering programs is given to students from partner institutions that have a Coordinated
International Experience (CIE) or faculty-specific agreements with UBC’s Faculty of Applied Science.
Access to Computer Science (CPSC) courses is given to students majoring in Computer Science at their home
university and nominated during Round 1. Students must also be prepared to provide proof of completed
prerequisites by submitting updated transcripts and detailed course syllabi.
Law exchange students must be nominated during Round 1.
Graduate Students UBC Go Global welcomes graduate students wishing to do coursework through exchange. For more information,
please see: https://goglobal.ubc.ca/go-global/coming-ubc/coming-ubc-exchange/step-1-planning-
eligibility/studying-graduate-student-ubc
Students interested in conducting research may consider coming to UBC through our Visiting International
Research Students pathway: https://goglobal.ubc.ca/go-global/coming-ubc/visiting-international-research-students
For more info about graduate programs at UBC: https://www.grad.ubc.ca
Transcripts and Go Global provides official PDF transcripts to the exchange office of the partner institution approximately eight
Additional Transcript weeks after the end of exchange term. Students can order extra transcripts online at:
Ordering https://students.ubc.ca/enrolment/records/ordering-transcript
Accommodation
Campus UBC Vancouver: https://vancouver.housing.ubc.ca/ UBC Okanagan: http://okanagan.housing.ubc.ca/
On-campus Housing A limited number of spots are reserved for exchange While housing is not guaranteed, the Housing office in
students. Due to very high demand, on-campus housing the Okanagan prioritizes exchange applicants who apply
is not guaranteed, and only about 50-60% of exchange by the deadline. Term 2 students will be able to apply for
students will receive on-campus housing. housing in the fall semester.
*For Split Year students, housing is NOT guaranteed for
Sept to Dec 2026 (2026-27 Term 1)
More information about housing at UBC Vancouver can
be found here: https://goglobal.ubc.ca/go-
global/coming-ubc/coming-ubc-exchange/step-3-
housing
Apply for Housing As soon as students receive their UBC ID number, they should submit a housing application online at
https://secure.housing.ubc.ca/. There is a $50 non-refundable application fee.
Deadlines for the housing application vary by nomination period and the term the student is coming for.
Details can be found here: https://goglobal.ubc.ca/go-global/coming-ubc/coming-ubc-exchange/key-
dates-applying-ubc-exchange
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Housing Selection & Priority consideration for on-campus housing is given to: Priority consideration for on-campus housing is given to:
Placement • Full year students • All inbound exchange students
• Students in special cohort programs (e.g. Tec All residence offers are sent by email from the Okanagan
JAP, Global SCLM, etc.) Housing office and include an expiry date to respond and
• students with disabilities, medical conditions pay a deposit.
and extenuating circumstances**
• indigenous students**
• students from partner schools that evenly
distribute Term 1 and Term 2 nomination spots
• students whose nomination is submitted during
the regular nomination periods
**Go Global contacts partner universities to help identify
these students prior to the selection process.
After the priority considerations, Go Global conducts a
random lottery of students to receive housing offers. All
residence offers are sent by email from the Vancouver
Housing office and include an expiry date to respond and
pay a deposit. Specific residence and room assignments
are managed by the Vancouver Housing office.
Immigration Requirements
Temporary Resident International students who will study at UBC for less than 6 months will need to apply for a Temporary Resident
Visa (TRV) or Visa (TRV, “entry visa” or “visitor visa”) or Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) in order to ENTER Canada. To
Electronic Travel find out if you require a TRV or eTA, please check http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/visit/visas.asp or contact the
nearest Canadian visa office.
Authorization (eTA)
Additional information and tutorials can be found at: https://students.ubc.ca/international-student-guide
Study Permit A study permit is required for international students studying at UBC for more than 6 months. Single-term students
need to obtain a study permit if they intend to work on campus, want to extend their study to full-year, or plan to
enter Canada early (more than one month before school starts). If students arrive too early without a study permit,
their extension request for the period of authorized stay in Canada may not be approved by immigration officers.
If you apply for a study permit, you do not need to apply for a TRV or eTA because it will be issued to you when your
study permit application is approved. International Student Guide – How to apply for initial Study Permit.
New as of January 22, 2024: study permit applications from outside Canada require a Provincial Attestation Letter
(PAL) in addition to a Letter of Admission. UBC will automatically issue PALs to full-year and split-year exchange
students within 2 weeks of accepting the offer in the Applicant Service Centre. Please refer to the section above on
“Admission & Course Registration”. More information about documents required for study permits can be found
here: https://students.ubc.ca/international-student-guide/immigration/study-permits/ubc-documents-required-
study-permit
Cost
Estimated Expenses Vancouver: https://goglobal.ubc.ca/go-global/coming-ubc/coming-ubc-exchange/step-1-planning-
eligibility/studying-graduate-student-ubc
Okanagan: https://students.ok.ubc.ca/global-engagement-office/go-global/study-abroad-at-ubc-okanagan-
2/finances/
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Health Insurance & Student Services
Medical Insurance Students staying less than 6 months (one term only): Single-term students are automatically covered under
(Mandatory) iMED (mandatory health insurance plan) for the duration of their exchange at UBC. The cost of iMED for one term
students is $338 CAD + a one-time $10.76 CAD direct billing fee.
Students staying for more than 6 months (full year or split-year students): Full year students are automatically
covered by iMED ($237) for the first three months before they can be enrolled in BC Medical Services Plan (MSP)
($75/month). MSP is the basic medical insurance provided and required by BC government. iMED ensures students
have adequate medical coverage from the time they leave home (up to ten days prior to arrival if within the coverage
dates) and while they are waiting to be enrolled in BC MSP. Full year and split-year students must apply for MSP as
soon as they arrive in BC, Canada. More information: iMED and BC MSP.
Resources and Go Global assists students with registration and liaises with faculties and departments on academic matters. UBC
Advising also offers many supports, resources & services for students including:
• Support for international students (immigration, visas, health insurance, working on campus, etc.):
o International Student Advising (Vancouver): online contact form here
o Global Engagement Office (Okanagan): geo.ubco@ubc.ca
• International Student Guide: Vancouver here and Okanagan here
• First Nations House of Learning
• Centre for Accessibility (Disability Resource Centre)
• Career Services
• Wellness Centre
• Counselling Services
• Student Health Service
For more information: https://students.ubc.ca/ (Vancouver); https://students.ok.ubc.ca/ (Okanagan)
Orientation Students will receive invitations to orientations (pre-arrival webinars and Imagine Day/International Welcome
sessions) by email with detailed information and a schedule for September or January start.
Recommended Arrival Term 1: first week of September (classes begin Sept. 2, 2025)
Dates Term 2: first week of January (classes begin Jan. 12, 2026)
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