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.

Global Affairs

Global Affairs

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

Featured News

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2020 Lind Initiative Seminar

Apply to GPP 591C Lind Initiative Seminar: Thinking While Black

 
UBC students are invited to apply to the 3-credit Lind Initiative Seminar on the topic of the 2020 Phil Lind Initiative series, Thinking While Black, taking place in Term 2 at UBC Vancouver.
Xiaojun Li & Paul Evans

International Media Coverage of UBC Released Report

 
UBC SPPGA Professor Paul Evans and Political Science Professor Xiaojun Li’s, National Opinion Survey on Canadian Public Attitudes on China and Canada-China Relations, was referenced in Yahoo News, LTN News, Radio Free Asia, World Journal, INA News, DW News, and Ming Pao Daily News, in continued discussion regarding Chinese-Canadian relations amidst rising tensions.

SPPGA Professor Ramana Selected as a 2020/2021 Wall Scholar

 
SPPGA Professor Ramana has been selected as a Wall Scholar 2020/2021 at the UBC Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies. As a Wall Scholar, he aims to explore nuclear energy through various intellectual lenses and work towards a comprehensive and interdisciplinary understanding of the nuclear energy sector.
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Featured Events

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Canada China Relations Forum

Canada-China Relations Forum

 
November 18, 2019
12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
RSVP
place Allard School of Law- Franklin Lew Forum (Room 101)
Mining Industry

The Challenge of Strengthening the Social and Environmental Performance of the Mining Industry

 
November 20, 2019
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
place Forestry Science Centre - FSC 1005

UBC Master of Public Policy and Global Affairs Info & Networking Session

 
November 25, 2019
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
RSVP
place Boardroom, Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada
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