Welcome to UBC!

We are looking forward to meeting you! Our next graduate student orientation is on August 30, 2018. Visit our Events page for details, and to see other upcoming workshops and seminars for new UBC grad students.

The Orientation Program is now available as a PDF and a mobile-friendly epub. The Program includes event schedules for the International Student Welcome Orientation, and the G+PS Welcome, a list of participants in the Campus Resource and Student Activity Fair,  maps, a list of upcoming events hosted by the GSS and G+PS, and other great resources!

Be sure to visit the Graduate Student Community (community.grad.ubc.ca) to connect with fellow graduate students.

Graduate Student Orientations take place each year in January and in August/September. Graduate Student Orientation is brought to you by Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, the Graduate Student Society and International Student Development.

Orientation links and resources now posted

Looking for one of the links that we mentioned at the Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Welcome on August 31, 2017? Here is the list of useful links, as well as the 7 keys for success in graduate school.