The University of British Columbia admitted its first 379 students in 1915. Since then, it has developed into a teaching and research institution and Canada's second-largest English Language university.
Nearly 32,000 students are enrolled in undergraduate, graduate and doctoral programmes in 12 faculties and nine schools. Of the more than 2,000 full-and-part-time faculty members, 70 percent hold the high degrees possible in their specific field.
Its library is the second-largest university library in the country with approximately 3 million: volumes. UBC also boasts a fine arts gallery, Asian centre, numerous museums, speciality gardens and a research forest.
The sweeping 403-hectare campus is located in the West Coast city of Vancouver, Canada's gateway to the Pacific Rim(环太平洋圈) and the third largest city in the country. Surrounded by forests, mountains and beaches, Vancouver is world-renowned for its beauty.
Clean and safe, this modern, multicultural city of 1.8 million offers an abundance of natural and cultural attractions. An added bonus(利益) is Vancouver's year-round temperate climate.
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