Canada
The University of British Columbia, or UBC, is consistently ranked among the best 50 universities in the world. The university's two main campuses are Vancouver Campus, and Kelowna Campus in the Okanagan Valley.
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TU Delft-wide contract with the UBC Faculty of Applied Sciences (CIE agreement)
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Exchange students need to take 12-15 credits per term (15 UBC credits are equal to 30 ECTS). Always check if you meet the pre-requisites of the courses, it is an important requirement and check whether the course is open for exchange students. There are some restrictions listed on this website. For an overview of the courses click here (select the term in the right corner and in the top left menu bar search for courses with 'Browse'). Makre sure to select to correct campus (Vancouver or Okanagan).
CIE students may request a maximum of two courses per term outside the Faculty of Applied Science. Registration is dependent on course availability. Due to limited capacity in Computer Science, Economics, Commerce, and Physics courses, requests for those courses normally cannot be accommodated.
UBC offers exchange possibilities at Okanagan campus and Vancouver campus, depending on exchange places available each year. Students can take a maximum of 2 courses outside the Faculty of Applied Sciences. Please note, especially for the non-engineering courses it is known very late if you are accepted for requested courses.
Courses in the following programmes are not open to exchange students: Audiology and Speech Sciences, Journalism, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Rehabilitation Sciences and Vantage College. Furthermore, courses within Business, Computer Science and Physics have special restrictions for exchange students, found here. Also courses that include a lab project might have limited availability.
Undergraduate students may take graduate-level courses (500+ level) and are required to complete a special request form, but we highly recommend you to take only undergraduate level courses.
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English Language Statement from TU Delft.
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Students to this university are eligible for the STIR fund
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UBC can not arrange accomodation in Vancouver. UBC will provide a leaflet with information about the external options. For Okanagan on-campus housing is available.