University of British Columbia (UBC)

The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a public research university with campuses near Vancouver and in Kelowna, British Columbia. Established in 1908, it is British Columbia's oldest university. With an annual research budget of $759 million, UBC funds over 8,000 projects a year. It is a global centre for research and teaching, consistently ranked among the top 20 public universities in the world.