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  • Welcome to UBC

    We are excited to welcome new graduate students to our campus and are enthusiastic about you becoming part of our community.

Welcome to UBC!

Starting your program in September 2023?

Join us for GradStart Welcome events in August and September.  Our main welcome events will take place in person and livestreamed on Thursday, August 31. Pre-arrival webinars for international students as well as about Living in Vancouver, Thriving in Grad School, and more are underway.  Check out our events page for details.

Connect with Fellow Graduate Students

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

Graduate student orientation welcome events take place each year in January and in August/September.  These events are brought to you by Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, the Graduate Student Society and International Student Development. Stay tuned for details on our next event!

GradStart Welcome

Join us for GradStart Welcome Day on Thursday, August 31, 2023. Visit the Events page for details on this and other events, including pre-arrival webinars, GradStart Prep Day and GSS Social Events. The full schedule is now posted on the Events page.

Check out the recordings from previous sessions on our Resources page under "Preparing for arrival."

Upcoming events

  • GSS X Bard on the Beach: Julius Caesar on September 24, 2023 7:30 pm
  • GSS Goes Bowling on September 29, 2023 6:00 pm

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Graduate Student Orientation
Vancouver Campus
Thea Koerner House
Vancouver, BC Canada V6T 1Z4
Website orientation.grad.ubc.ca
Email graduate.orientation@ubc.ca
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