Events

Social Insurance Number (SIN) Clinics

Does your TA position begin soon or do you want to work in Canada? Before you can start working you need to get a Social Insurance Number (SIN) from Service Canada. You will also need to provide your SIN to UBC for tax purposes. Service Canada will come to the UBC Life Building to issue SINs […]

GradStart Orientation Welcome

GradStart is our orientation welcome event and you’re invited! It’s a day of inspiration, resources, and strategies for getting started and thriving in graduate school. International Student Advising will also offer a session for international students. The Graduate Student Society (GSS) will host a variety of events to help you meet other new students and […]

GradStart Welcome BBQ Lunch

The Graduate Student Society (GSS) and Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (G+PS) are hosting a BBQ welcome lunch! Pre-order a BBQ burger (beef or veggie) or hot dog, drink and chips for just $6.50 (includes tax & processing fees). There are two ways to pre-order: Eventbrite (credit card only) in person (cash only) at the GSS […]

Doctoral Scholarship and Award Opportunities (In-Person Session)

This session will provide a detailed overview of upcoming doctoral award competitions, including advice on writing a successful application. Full-time, research-based domestic and international students who are (i) Master’s students planning to undertake a PhD program by September 2020 or (ii) PhD students who are currently starting the first, second or third year of their […]

Doctoral Scholarship and Award Opportunities (Webinar)

    This session will provide a detailed overview of upcoming doctoral award competitions, including advice on writing a successful application. Full-time, research-based domestic and international students who are (i) Master’s students planning to undertake a PhD program by September 2020 or (ii) PhD students who are currently starting the first, second or third year of their […]

    Time Management

    As a graduate student, you likely wear many hats – perhaps as a student, an employee or a friend. Each of these hats entails different responsibilities and commitments. How these responsibilities align with your personal priorities and relatedly, how you choose to spend your time, can contribute to your sense of work/school-life balance. This interactive […]

    GradStart Welcome

    Join us on August 29, 2019 for GradStart, our graduate student orientation welcome. See Events page for details.

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