The GSS is excited to see the Federal Governements’ announcement of a new pathway to permanent residence for international graduates.
The policy opens a new opportunity for 90,000 essential workers and recent international graduates to achieve permanent residence. 40,000 places are allocated for international students who have completed a degree at a post-secondary institution in the last 4 years.
As part of the Graduate Student Society (GSS) you will support individual UBC graduate students that encounter academic, social, or personal issues. In addition to directly advocating on behalf of these students, advocacy coordinators work to connect students with campus resources that can provide the appropriate assistance to students. In addition, this role will play…
Thanks to everyone who took the time to enter our Spring Haiku Competition. We were blown away by the quality and creativity of the responses. Our Theme was: Grad Students in Spring, and we had 5 awesome entries who will all be winning a prize for their creativity. Our Winners Name Program Poem Title…
The University of British Columbia Graduate Student Society (UBC-GSS) is delighted by today’s announcement by the BC Government of the extension of the BC Graduate Scholarship with $3.75 million in additional funding over the next two years.
The University of British Columbia Graduate Student Society (UBC-GSS) is delighted by today’s announcement by the BC Government of the extension of the BC Graduate Scholarship with $3.75 million in additional funding over the next two years.
Asian students both domestic and international are a large and valued part of the graduate student community here at UBC. Whether you are from Canada’s diverse Asian communities or an international student coming to study in British Columbia, you deserve the right to study in an environment that is safe and free from prejudice. The…
Eight graduate student societies and associations, representing 91,000 graduate students across Canada, are calling on the federal government to approve university-administered quarantine plans at university residences as an equitable alternative to 3-day mandatory hotel stay for arriving international students. Read Graduate Students’ Joint Letter to the Federal Government On February 21st, 2021, Canada introduced new…
Calling all poets and Haiku-enthusiasts! Spring is here and we’re feeling sentimental. Tell us about all your big grad student feels in tiny 5-7-5 haiku form, get some laughs, and maybe even win a prize! Theme: Grad Students in Spring Do you have a love for language? A preference for poetry? A hankering for haiku?…
The GSS Elections Committee has served a notification of disqualification to candidate Remzi Fuentes for the 2021 GSS Executive Elections. This decision was made as a result of violations of elections policy and in the interest of preserving the integrity of the elections by ensuring fairness for all candidates. Please note that this does not affect the elections…
We invite you to the Graduate Student Society’s Annual General Meeting- 2020. All graduate students at UBC Vancouver are members of their Graduate Student Society. The Annual General Meeting, is your opportunity to make important collective decisions for the society and to hear about the Society’s work in 2019.