In the Academic English Program (AEP) at Vantage College, we don’t have language text books, in no small part due to the fact that we’re using the theories of Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL) and Genre and applying them to a Content & Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) approach. At...
We recently had the opportunity to hear from Jennifer Walsh Marr, Vantage College Arts Lecturer, Academic English Program, on her experiences and interests engaging with Indigenous content and perspectives with international students.
Dr. Gabriel Potvin, Chair of the Engineering stream at Vantage College, believes that engineers have a crucial role to play in addressing global and humanitarian challenges, and has taken steps to ensure aspiring engineers develop the technical, leadership and communication skills necessary to...
Chemical and biological engineering student Alicia Cortez Romero remembers clearly what it felt like to leave her hometown of San Miguel in El Salvador to travel around the world to Vancouver and start studies at the University of British Columbia.
Science without Borders (SwB) was an international student mobility program devised, implemented and funded by the Brazilian federal government between 2011 and 2017. Its main objective was to promote the internationalization of Brazilian science and technology by enhancing the qualifications of...
Check out some of the final projects our Engineering students completed and displayed at the Capstone Conference of 2019, the theme of which was "Stepping Out to Inspire"!
Abby Bu found pictures online depicting the University of British Columbia’s Vancouver campus. Beautiful and welcoming, they were enough to convince her that she would love attending the university, even if there were multiple barriers to overcome, including her English language skills.
Arts Academic Advisor at Vantage College, Shane Campbell, describes what Vantage students can approach him about (hint: the answer is "just about anything and everything"!) and what his main piece of advice for students is.
We talked to Gabriel Potvin, instructor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and Chair of the Applied Science Program at Vantage College, about what he's reading.
“What I find most stimulating and challenging is inspiring students to recognize their inner potential and help them develop those talents,” says Daniel.
