Seeking Study Participants to Participate in a Project about Online Dating in Canada
Sep 22, 2018
A project about online dating in Canada, with a special emphasis on online dating experiences of Chinese immigrants and native-born Canadians, is looking for study participants. If you have any online dating experience and are interested to join, please email yue.qian@ubc.ca.
UBC China Studies Forum
Sep 04, 2018
UBC China Studies Forum contains regular series of meetings and talks for the UBC China studies community, offering opportunity for conversation as well as presentations. The forum is made up of three research groups: China in the World, China&, and China Environmental Science and Sustainability Research Group (CESS). Events List: September 12, 2018: Fires in […]
[Blog] Exploring China’s Conservation Efforts in Yunnan Province
Aug 10, 2018
Our Political Science Prof. Yves Tiberghien’s new blog series China’s Frontier Landsare published via the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada. The blog series feature the Himalayan regions of China, they recently published the fourth chapter: Exploring China’s Conservation Efforts in Yunnan Province. This chapter is written by Prof. Yves, along with his writer/lecturer wife Yvonne Xiao […]
Painting the Life: Professor and Artist Wang Min (Dao Zi) Visiting Vancouver
Aug 01, 2018
In the upcoming October, artist, poet, curator, art critic and professor Wang Min王敏 – pen named Dao Zi （島子） will be visiting the Regent College (near UBC Campus). During his visit, he will be exhibiting his art in the gallery, the Lookout, as well as presenting a public lecture, and participating in several classes. Professor […]
[Opportunity] $8,000 (USD) Award for a One Term Exchange to University of Washington
Jul 30, 2018
The Gary & Conseulo Corbett Canada-U.S. Fellowships Program will award $8,000 (USD)to an Exchange student going to University of Washington for their Winter (January 7-March 15) and Spring quarters (April 1 – June 7). $8,000 (USD) would comfortably cover all costs associated with a one term exchange located in Seattle. You can experience a semester […]
[CBC Interview] Sketching the Hope – Gu Xiong’s Journey From China to Canada
Jul 19, 2018
“When I was in China I dreamed about freedom. After I landed here, I understood the real meaning of freedom. It is not something given — it is paid for through pain and suffering. Pain is a state of transition from one culture to another.” In the CBC Arts series “Arts In My Country”, Gu Xiong, artist […]
[Survey] How Do International Students Adjust to Studying in Canada
Jul 15, 2018
Are you an international student studying in Canada? You got an invitation! Florin Timish from the Education Psychology at the University of Victoria is looking for participants for her study about international students’ adjustments to studying in Canada. This study attempts to identify the dynamics of the cultural fit in international students, in regard to academic […]
[Faculty Publications] New Translation by Dr. Josephine Chiu-Duke and Dr. Michael S. Duke
Jul 09, 2018
Translated by Josephine Chiu-Duke & Michael S. Duke, this book reveals a history of traditional Chinese knowledge, thought and belief from the seventh through the nineteenth centuries with a new approach that offers a new perspective. It appropriates a wide range of source materials and emphasizes the necessity of understanding ideas and thought in their proper […]
[Summit] Forum for American-Chinese Exchange at Stanford Annual U.S.-China Summit
Jul 02, 2018
The Forum for American-Chinese Exchange at Stanford (FACES) Annual U.S.-China Summit is now open for registration. Students and staff (aged 20-28) are welcomed to apply. The application is closing on July 8th, 2018. Over the last two decades, the FACES Annual Summit has brought together forty exceptional student scholars from across the globe to engage […]
Searching for Graduate Student Mentors: Research Experience Program (REX)
Jun 24, 2018
Undergraduate Research Opportunities is a student-led, AMS-constituted UBC club. They run the Research EXperience (REX) program where undergraduate students are paired with post-doctoral and graduate students to design a theoretical research project. At the end of the program, the undergraduate students present their finished projects at MURC, one of the largest undergraduate research conferences in […]