Orientation for New Graduate Students

Graduate Student Orientation is a joint offer by UBC Faculty of Graduate Studies, the Graduate Student Society (GSS), International Student Development and and the Office of the Vice President, Students and is highly recommended for all new graduate students as they provide an opportunity to meet your fellow new graduate students and learn important campus and academic information.

Orientations take place 2-3 times per year. The largest Orientation event happens just prior to the Labour Day weekend and is a week full of activities and events welcoming both local, national and international students to UBC and Vancouver.  Winter orientation is an afternoon session offered each January for all students.  International student development host an orientation specific to international students in August/September, January and May.

Please visit the event website orientation.grad.ubc.ca to view a schedule of events, location maps, pictures of previous events and much more.