As an interdisciplinary hub for innovation and learning, the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs (SPPGA) at the University of British Columbia draws on the expertise of university institutes, research centres and faculties, and invites collaboration with local and global communities.

Core Partners
SPPGA is an interdisciplinary research hub comprised of the Liu Institute for Global Issues and the Institute of Asian Research.
Partners
The Canadian International Resources and Development Institute and the Centre for the Study of Democratic Institutions are housed within SPPGA.

Master of Public Policy and Global Affairs

Master of Public Policy and Global Affairs

Keskine Owusu Poku, MPPGA
Keskine Owusu Poku, MPPGA
Keskine Owusu Poku, MPPGA

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Dispatch from the Field – Global Policy Project Team in Ghana

 
One of this year’s Global Policy Projects is underway in Ghana, where MPPGA students Adedoyin Luwaji, Ali Bajwa, John Ede, Simin Yook, and Ros Seibert have been working closely with their client, Free the Slaves (FTS), a global NGO and a pioneer in the modern anti-slavery movement.

It’s Time for French Museums to Return Cambodian Artifacts

 
A new report recommends returning artifacts seized from French colonies in Africa. MPPGA student Darren Touch says Cambodia should also be included. Read more about what this could mean for the Asian nation in The Diplomat.

Expertise, Labour and Mobility in Nepal’s Post-Conflict, Post-Disaster Reconstruction

 
As a part of her SSHRC-funded research, Sara Shneiderman recalls the devastation wreaked by Nepal’s earthquakes in 2015, and how the process of reconstruction is still ongoing 3 years after the disaster. 
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