Community
Many international students say that making friends helps them succeed at UBC. Meeting people and making friends can reduce the impact of cultural transition and ease you into academic life.
Most Canadian students welcome the opportunity to meet new people and learn about other cultures, although you may find that you need to take the initiative.
- Come to orientation
- Attend I. House, GSS, and AMS events
- Join a student club or peer program
- Sign up for an intramural sports team
- Become a volunteer
- Join a community group
Vancouver is an ethnically and culturally diverse community, and many international students enjoy making connections with people from their home country through networks and organizations in the city. Many of the larger cultural groups and faith communities have their own cultural or community centres, such as the Italian Cultural Centre, SUCCESS (in the Chinese community), and the Jewish Community Centre. There is an association in the city for just about every cultural or national group.
