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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Paris Peace Forum No-Shows Prove Liberal Global Order Is in ‘Crisis’

 
The absence of the US and UK leaders was keenly felt at the Paris Peace Forum this month. MPPGA student, Tommy Koh, ‏and SPPGA Faculty Associate, Yves Tiberghien, call this trend of retreating from multilateralism a global order crisis. 

MPPGA Student Chiamaka Mọgọ Appointed as Director of CRRF

 
We are excited to announce that second year MPPGA student, Chiamaka Mọgọ, has been appointed Director of the Canadian Race Relations Foundation (CRRF) by the Honourable Pablo Rodriguez, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Multiculturalism.

Congratulations to the 2019 Simons Award Recipients!

 
Seven UBC students have been selected by the Liu Institute for Global Issues in the UBC School of Public Policy and Global Affairs for the Simons Award in Nuclear Disarmament and Global Security.
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