At EDST we want your university experience to be a lasting and memorable one. Contributing to your success plays a big part of determining our own level of success and as such it is our department’s mandate to help you in any way that we can. UBC is a big place and there are many ins and outs to successfully completing your studies. We hope by offering you a few key resources your life at the university will be a little easier.

Special Information Feature: Copyright in the Classroom

Joy Kirchner, UBC’s Scholarly Communications Coordinator, was interviewed by Carrie Hunter, resulting in this video about UBC’s Copyright and Fair Dealing guidelines. An essential resource for students to learn more about copyright rules and fair use at UBC. You can also see the poster for the talk given by Joy Kirchner on January 10, 2012 [PDF].

Student Services

• Student Services 
• Career Services
• Academic English Support: Provides free, professional language support to students who speak English as a second/additional language

Indigenous Education

• First Nations House of Learning

Disability Services

• Access and Diversity: Disability Services

Equity Office

• UBC Equity Office
• Ombudsperson (About the Office of the Ombudsperson for Students)

International Students

• International Student Handbook
• International House

Counselling and Health Services

• Counselling Services 
• Counselling Services (Graduate Student Resources) 
• Medical Services Plan of BC (Provincial)
• Health Services at UBC

Recreation

• Athletics and Recreation 
• The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts 

Financial Assistance

• Student Financial Assistance and Awards 
• Faculty of Graduate Studies Awards and Financial Help

Graduate Student Society

• The Graduate Student Society
• Graduate Student Council of the Faculty of Education: News about the latest developments within the Faculty, finding out about social events, seminars, workshops, conferences happening around the Faculty, accessing resources on awards, scholarships, paper writing and other aspects of your graduate studies.

Housing

• General Housing Information
• Graduate Student Residential Colleges:
  • Green College
  • St. John’s College

Food

•   UBC Food Services 

More Information

If you can’t find the answer to a question you have, please feel free to contact: 

Roweena Bacchus

edst.educ@ubc.ca

Department of Educational Studies
Faculty of Education
2125 Main Mall
Vancouver BC
V6T 1Z4