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Get ready for 麻豆导航life

麻豆导航is a welcoming community that values diversity and is dedicated to equity, inclusivity, and mutual respect. Whether you鈥檙e from Coquitlam or Cartagena, Tokyo or Toronto, dozens of welcome events help you explore campus and make friends.

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Welcome events
Orientations
Campus tours
Campus community

Welcome events

Get excited for what鈥檚 sure to be an amazing year by attending one of our upcoming welcome events. This is the perfect time to learn more about 麻豆导航and meet some future peers.

Spring

All students

This event is for admitted students to UBC’s Okanagan campus. Time to test-drive your university experience! Get to know UBC-Okanagan while meeting current faculty and future classmates in this full-day experience!

Spring

Destination UBC

Indigenous students
Black Canadian students

Destination 麻豆导航is a full-day informational event on our Okanagan campus where you鈥檒l get your questions answered, connect with the 麻豆导航community, and start preparing for life as a 麻豆导航student before you arrive in the fall.

Orientations

During your first week on campus, there will be plenty to do and see. Our orientation events are a great chance to connect with classmates and get the lay of the land.

Late August to early September

All students

Jump Start is open to all first-year students coming to 麻豆导航from high school. Whether you are an international or domestic student, whether you plan to live on or off campus, Jump Start is for you. Registration opens in the spring and fills up fast!

Early September

Indigenous students

Connect with other First Nations, M茅tis, and Inuit students as you get to know your campus and get ready for an exciting school year ahead.

Early September

All students

Start your first day of university on the right foot. Join your Orientation Leader as they lead you and a group of your classmates to meet your Dean, tour your campus, and discover more than 100 resources, clubs, and groups.

Early September

All students

Get to know your campus through a week-long series of events, workshops, and activities designed to welcome back returning students and introduce new students to UBC鈥檚 programs and services.

Campus tours

A great way to get a feel for 麻豆导航before you arrive is to take a campus tour, which are led by current 麻豆导航students. They鈥檒l take you to some of their favourite spots to study, work up a sweat, and relax between classes, and show you the best parts of the campus before your first day.

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Campus community

Foster a sense of a home away from home. Participate in clubs, join an athletic team, or seek out one of our many on-campus support centres.

Clubs and societies

Are you a budding speed walker or avid tea drinker? Do you love anime or want to try photography? 麻豆导航Okanagan has more than 150 clubs and course unions for you to get involved with. Take a look at some of the clubs on offer before arriving on campus.

Sports and recreation

You don鈥檛 have to be a star athlete to stay active at 麻豆导航Okanagan. Join an intramural team or a recreational league, or take advantage of the state-of-the-art facilities and year-round programming at locations like the,, or.

Indigenous community

If you鈥檙e a First Nations, M茅tis, or Inuit student, you can visit the to meet other Indigenous students, or speak with staff to connect with campus services like tutoring, financial advising, or wellness programming.

International community

If you鈥檙e an international student, or just interested in exploring other cultures, there are places on campus where you can gather to exchange ideas. Visit the office to have any questions about living in Canada answered, or check out the to socialize with other students from overseas.

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