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Women Deliver…Power, Progress, Change!

Women Deliver…Power, Progress, Change!

“From June 2- 6 2019, I joined young leaders, advocates, and policy makers at the 5th Women Deliver Conference. The event was held at the Vancouver Convention Centre, right in the heart of the beautiful city of Vancouver. As I walked to the foyer of the convention centre the Sunday afternoon of day 1 for […]

IPBES7- A Reflection from Tolu Afolabi; Master of Science in Forestry

IPBES7- A Reflection from Tolu Afolabi; Master of Science in Forestry

“Being an observer at the Intergovernmental Plenary session on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES7) was an awesome experience. It was a great privilege to learn and meet a network of equally passionate scholars, researchers and environmental enthusiasts. In addition, this experience was the closest I have been to a science and policy interface. It was […]

SLC Faces of Today Award Recipient 2019- Sharon Shamuyarira

SLC Faces of Today Award Recipient 2019- Sharon Shamuyarira

Sharon Shamuyarira, 4th year scholar from Zimbabwe was awarded the Student Leadership Conference- Faces of Today award to recognize her overwhelming efforts to go Beyond the Lines in her leadership, innovate, and build community on UBC campus. Read more about her leadership achievements here. Watch her talk about her experience as a speaker for UBC Jumpstart Orientation […]

Advancing Education in Africa through Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at UBC

Advancing Education in Africa through Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at UBC

Graduate Scholar Sam Adeyanju shares the role of the MCF scholarship at UBC, particularly in the Faculty of Forestry. He provides a brief overview on how the scholarship has evolved since being implemented  at UBC in 2013 . Sam also shares the personal impact this opportunity has had on him and his dreams. To read Sam’s […]