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Growing academically and exploring her identity

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.

Coming to UBC with a heart full of excitement

Meet second-year student and peer mentor, Tsewang Diki!

Active Collaboration Trains Engineers to be Better Communicators and Leaders

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 translate their innovative ideas into reality.