UBC Okanagan Geering Up Summer Camp Instructor Spotlight
Geering Up – based out of UBC Okanagan in Kelowna, B.C. – is all about connecting, inspiring and nurturing the engineers of tomorrow, one design challenge at a time. The Geering Up team offers summer camps, in-person Saturday clubs, classroom workshops and more. This year’s summer camps are once again focused on making science, technology, […]
Students can earn micro-credentials through Okanagan Global Summer Program
UBC Okanagan (UBCO) will welcome students from around the world this July for the inaugural Okanagan Global Summer Program—a unique program that blends academic exploration with global adventure. Following a successful pilot in 2023, UBCO is expanding the program to offer six innovative course packages that tap interdisciplinary perspectives and knowledge to solve issues of global significance.
School of Engineering hosts students from China’s Northwestern Polytechnical University
Students from Northwestern Polytechnical University (also known as NPU; Chinese: 西北工业大学), in Xi’an, Shaanxi, China, recently visited UBC’s Okanagan campus to participate in an intensive research program led by School of Engineering faculty. The enriched academic content including research activities was targeted at first and second-year NPU students from a variety of disciplines including engineering. It […]